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Salt firing

Vapor-glazing process where salt (sodium chloride) is introduced into kiln firebox at high temperature. Salt vaporizes, and sodium vapour combines with silica in clay surface, forming extremely hard sodium-silicate glaze. See SODA FIRING.

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