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Mullite and the mystery of Hessian wares

Crucibles popular in the Middle Ages owed their success to an ingredient used in modern ceramics.

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Figure 1: Microstructure and composition of Hessian crucibles.

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Martinón-Torres, M., Rehren, T. & Freestone, I. Mullite and the mystery of Hessian wares. Nature 444, 437–438 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/444437a

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