Mud to Glaze

"Earth is a ball of rock whose hard crust floats on a molten core"  -- Paul Colinvaux

What will a seafloor sediment do when it melts?   From 1996 to 2016, I made pots glazed with muds that researchers collected from the seafloor and drilled from rocks.  Firing them to 2300˚fahrenheit melts them and amplifies their characters.  Except for adding water, I didn't alter them -- they are glazes, by nature.   

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Separate & Together

Words name the places beneath them. The dark brick band is Mid-Atlantic Ridge rock melted.