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american pumice volcanic ash

updated wed 30 apr 97

 

Jeff Lawrence on thu 17 apr 97

Randy O'Brien posted:
>Four years ago I purchased a bag of volcanic ash from Marjon in Tucson,
>Arizona called "Navajo Processed Pumice" which was made by American Pumice
>Co., Santa Fe, New Mexico. I've been unable to obtain the same effects
>with the volcanic ash I've obtained on the east coast. I called
>information in Santa Fe but they had no listing for this company. Does
>anybody know if American Pumice Co. still exists and if their pumice is
>available on the east coast?
>
Hi Randy,

American Pumice still makes "Navajo Processed Pumice", their east coast
distributor is Eastech, 800-423-7423. For grade menu & chemical analysis,
call plant (now under some other name) at 800-527-7315.

What are the desired effects? For $8 per 50lb bag, I'm curious enough to
experiment. Hope this helps.

Jeff


Jeff Lawrence
jml@sundagger.com
Sun Dagger Design
Rt. 1 Box 394L
Espanola, NM 87532
vox/fax 505-753-5913

Dannon Rhudy on thu 17 apr 97

Jeff

There is an article in Claytimes dealing with some of the uses
of volcanic ash as a glaze ingredient. It was two issues ago,
I think, or perhaps three.

Mel Jacobson wrote the article.

Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com

, 800-423-7423. For grade menu & chemical analysis,
call plant (now under some other name) at 800-527-7315.

What are the desired effects? For $8 per 50lb bag, I'm curious
enough to
experiment. Hope this helps.

Jeff


Jeff Lawrence
jml@sundagger.com
Sun Dagger Design
Rt. 1 Box 394L
Espanola, NM 87532
vox/fax 505-753-5913