Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 22. Characteristics " frothy " appearance. Identical with ordinary household pumice....

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 14. Iron Sand Ordinary black sand. many of the grains are strongly magnetic, low in...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 12. Semi Schistose argillite or fine-grained greywacke Sample 13. Greywacke Sample 41....

Having a play with the greener tones of the Bondy glazes. The aim is to produce a palette of New Zealand glazes which will be mapped with...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 89. Sand near Nelson Principally quartz and feldspar (mainly microcline) derived from...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 88. Sand Near Motueka Considerable Quartz and feldspars mainly potash, little grains of...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 86. Waimea River Sand Some Quartz and Feldspar and also fragments of not well-preserved...

So while it looks like I'm still travelling the country, in real-time there has been more time spent in the studio grinding and testing...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 91. Takaka River Sand Principally composed of fine-grained tiny pebbles of argillitic...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 81. Mātakitaki River Sand Mainly quartz and feldspar. Occasional flakes of chlorite and...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 84. Maruia River Sand Mainly quartz and feldspars, minor chlorite, epidote and...

Many of you are curious about the transition from rock to glaze. Firstly to those of you wondering what glaze actually is, the glaze is...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 80. Lewis Pass Gravel Mainly Quartz and Feldspar. Also a good deal of very fine probably...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 87. Waiau River Sand. Mainly composed of somewhat weathered tiny pebbles of argillitic...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 83. Hurunui River Sand Probably derived from greywacke 42°54'00.1"S 173°06'06.9"E The...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 20 Reddish Scoria A maroon coloured fine-gra ined volcanic rock rough to the touch,...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 68. Trachyte From large volcanic dyke on Lyttleton Sumner road near Christchurch I...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 76. Rakaia River Sand Minerals similar to 75 but larger grains are accompanied by much...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 85. Rangitata River Sand Almost certainly derived from greywacke 43°58'27.7"S...

Based on 'Rock glazes of NZ' Minna Bondy Sample 94. Fairlie River Sand Probably derived from fine-grained schist. 44°05'47.7"S...