Transactions of the INDIAN CERAMIC SOCIETY Vol. 23 1964
Application of Petrography in Glass and
Ceramic Research*
J. C. BANERJEE AND N. R. SIRCAR
Pages : 1N-6N
DOI : 10.1080/0371750X.1964.10855504
Abstract
The utility of polarization microscopy in different branches of glass and ceramic has been
discussed. Beside identification of different constituents, and evaluation of the raw materials,
petrographic studies ~ay help in explaining anomalous observations and in correlating properties.
The role of impurities has been discussed quoting a few examples. In the study of
stones in glass, petrography is extended from identification to locating the source of the
defect. It may ensure a control over quality during production as also over the degree of
firing of some ceramic materials.