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Galena - An ore of lead sulphide used as a glaze.

Glaze - A vitreous substance used to decorate pottery and render it impermable to moisture.

Glaze firing - The last firing of a pot when the glaze is applied.

Greenhouse - Place where pots are kept to harden before biscuit firing.

Greenware - Pottery that has not been fired.

Grog - Gritty material added to clay to modify its behaviour in firing. It is usually ground clay that has already been fired, and can be course or fine depending on the type of work for which it is being used.

Gypsum - Plaster of Paris.

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