A Long Beach type body with 60 mesh sand and color provided by manganese dioxide. LB 6 Fires to light gray when oxidized and is a good choice for hand building.

Characteristics:

Cone: 5

Wet Color: Dark Gray

Firing Color: Light Gray 

Texture: Medium Coarse

Penetrometer Target: 6.75

Avg. Shrinkage 2±%: 10%

Avg. Water Absorption 1±%: 3%