How do black, red and yellow iron additions compare in a glaze?

Wednesday 25th July 2012

Example of 5% black insight-live.com/material/874">iron oxide (left), red iron oxide (center) and yellow iron oxide (right) added to G1214W glaze, sieved to 100 mesh and fired to cone 8. The black is slightly darker, the yellow has no color? Do you know why?

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Iron Oxide Black, Iron Oxide Red, Fe2O3, G1214W - Cone 6 Transparent Base

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