Which byproduct accumulation inhibited early mosaic tesserae production?

💡 Explanation

Efflorescence impairs firing because alkali salts migrate to cause crusting. The crusting prevents the tesserae from bonding correctly, therefore the furnace temperature never reaches full vitrification, rather than a stable homogeneous glass formation occurring.

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