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celedons

updated fri 20 oct 00

 

Karen Sullivan on wed 18 oct 00


I have two that are George Lowe Celedons, both cone 10

Good Grey Celedon

custer 25.3
Kona F-4 11.5
Flint 28
Whiting 6.4
kaolin 5.2
Gerstley
borate 5.8
Barium carb 6.3
dolomite 5.8
zinc 1.3
zircopax 3.7
iron ox 0.5
cobalt carb 0.007

The above has the disappeared gerstley borate.
Also it has so little cobalt that I measure a piece of paper on my balance
beam, then measure the cobalt...truely sensitive in the quality of blue.

The other...
Jade Celedon

custer 32.65
flint 30.60
kaolin 5.60
whiting 6.56
gerstley
borate 7.35
dolomite 7.35
zinc 1.60
barium 3.95
zircopax 2.33
F4 2.33
iron
chromate 1.00
iron oxide 0.13
cobalt 0.11

both cone ten, the good grey is a light blue on porcelain.
bamboo karen

Llewellyn Kouba on thu 19 oct 00


Karen,

I would love to try your celedons but since they have Gerstley I think I
will pass. I don't seem to want to get involved with anything 'new' that
has Gerstley in since it is now all too rare and going to be nonexistent in
time.

Couldn't help notice your name Bamboo Karen? Are you into bamboo? I have
a few and just love them. I keep bonsai and orchids for some years and
only recently got involved with bamboo and just love the stuff!

Llewellyn



At 07:11 PM 10/18/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>I have two that are George Lowe Celedons, both cone 10
>
>Good Grey Celedon
>
>custer 25.3
>Kona F-4 11.5
>Flint 28
>Whiting 6.4
>kaolin 5.2
>Gerstley
>borate 5.8
>Barium carb 6.3
>dolomite 5.8
>zinc 1.3
>zircopax 3.7
>iron ox 0.5
>cobalt carb 0.007
>
>The above has the disappeared gerstley borate.
>Also it has so little cobalt that I measure a piece of paper on my balance
>beam, then measure the cobalt...truely sensitive in the quality of blue.
>
>The other...
>Jade Celedon
>
> custer 32.65
>flint 30.60
>kaolin 5.60
>whiting 6.56
>gerstley
>borate 7.35
>dolomite 7.35
>zinc 1.60
>barium 3.95
>zircopax 2.33
>F4 2.33
>iron
>chromate 1.00
>iron oxide 0.13
>cobalt 0.11
>
>both cone ten, the good grey is a light blue on porcelain.
>bamboo karen
>
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