Patent References 3799836 3839056 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/308143 filed on 10/05/1981US Classes:501/3, Halogen containing crystalline phase (e.g., fluormica, etc.)501/5, Binary, ternary, quaternary, etc., metal silicate crystalline phase (e.g., mullite, diopside, sphene, plagioclase, slagcerams free of alumina, etc.)501/57, Fluorine501/58, And boron501/59, And aluminum501/62, And aluminum501/63And phosphorus, niobium, or tantalumExaminersPrimary: McCarthy, Helen M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC03C 10/00 (20060101)C03C 10/16 (20060101) AbstractThe instant invention is directed to the production of highly crystalline glass-ceramic articles demonstrating high intrinsic mechanical strength and toughness containing crystals of canasite and/or agrellite and/or fedorite as the predominant crystal phase. The articles have overall compositions consisting essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of about | |