Manganese Carbonate

Code 3111 Manganese Carbonate.

MnCO3. Gives brown colours in glazes. Pink, purple or plum colours can be obtained in alkaline glazes. When mixed with iron, it produces brown; When mixed with cobalt, it produces violets.

0.2 – 5% giving pink to brown colours. Used as a high temperature flux in glazes (up to 10%) producing a semi matt surface. Larger quantities give an opaque dry appearance and may cause crawling and pin holing.