Difference between revisions of "Alkaline earth"

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An oxide of any one of the alkaline earth metals (Calcium, Barium, Strontium, Radium and sometimes Magnesium). Alkaline earth compounds act as fluxes in the manufacture of Glass and ceramic glazes.

Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

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 == Description ==
-An oxide of any one of the alkaline earth metals ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium calcium], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=barium barium], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=strontium strontium], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=radium%20 radium] and sometimes [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=magnesium magnesium]). Alkaline earth compounds act as fluxes in the manufacture of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glass glass] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ceramic%20glaze ceramic glazes].
+An oxide of any one of the alkaline earth metals ([[calcium|calcium]], [[barium|barium]], [[strontium|strontium]], [[radium%20|radium]] and sometimes [[magnesium|magnesium]]). Alkaline earth compounds act as fluxes in the manufacture of [[glass|glass]] and [[ceramic%20glaze|ceramic glazes]].
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