The object of the experiments described in this report was to develop the use of Oregon material to produce a low-cost flux for commercial ceramic use. The materials tested include volcanic ash, pumice, and, a material new to the ceramic field as a flux, perlite. These materials were combined with...
The boreal forest of North America is especially liable to destruction by fires. It is a region in which forest fires have been extremely common and wide spreading. Lightning is certainly one of the causes of fires but man, both aboriginal and white, has been an even more prolific source....
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