Nucleation for this glass occurred in the temperature region of glass transition where the nucleation rate had a maximum value at 770 k. Pandolfelli mg oh 2 nucleation and growth parameters applicable for the development of mgo based refractory castables journal of the american ceramic society 10 1111 jace 14019 99 2 461 469 2015. We have proven that two mechanisms are important for the precipitation of needle like apatite in a fluoroapatite leucite glass ceramic.