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black sand

updated tue 18 may 10

 

mel jacobson on mon 17 may 10


i have posted several times that i find an iron bearing
black silica sand on the north shore of lake superior. (the town of Schroe=
der)
and two harbors.
i mine it myself. with a shovel.

i also add crushed taconite pellets into my glazes.

the sand is added to my clay body.
mel
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