Description
The Albuquerque Mosaic Tile Mini Mix is a 1-lb assortment of 3/8-inch vitreous glass tile with desert-themed earth tones, sage greens, turquoise teals, and fire red. This curated assortment combines our smooth low-grain MiniGee™ tile with Morjo™ Vitreous minis, giving it textural variety and visual depth.
For a similar 3/4-inch version of this mix, check out our Painted Desert assortment.
3/8-Inch Albuquerque Mosaic Tile Mini Mix 1 lb
- tile size: 3/8 inch (10mm)
- thickness: 1/8 nominal (4mm)
- sales unit: 1 pound (approximately 675 pieces)
- material: glass
- variety: low grain vitreous for fewer specks
- pigments: colorfast, UV resistant
- durability: frost-proof, impervious to liquid
- usage: suitable for indoor and outdoor use
Albuquerque Assortment Colors:
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MiniGee™:
- A19n-mossy cream
- A23n-spring green Morjo™ Vitreous Minis (10MV):
- greens: A021-faint green tint, A060-chartreuse
- tans: A030-light khaki, A033-caramel, A032-caramel tint, A034-brown tint
- A062-teal tint 2
- A086-salmon
- A095-orange red (low grain)
Coverage
Each 1-pound bag will cover approximately .90 square feet assuming a standard grout gap of approximately 1/32 inch. Most Mosaic Mounting Paper is 1.15 square feet and requires 841 tiles (29 tiles x 29 tiles). Use our tile estimator to calculate how much you need for your project.
Compatibility
Tile thickness is 1/8 inch nominal, the same as most of the glass mosaic tile we sell, which means that these can mix and match with other types and brands.
Cutting Glass Tile
We recommend the Mosaic Glass Cutter for cutting all types of glass mosaic tile including these. Note, however, that there is a limit to how small they can be cut. Due to their tapered edges, small pieces will tend to tip over. We advise cutting halves, quarters, and diagonal triangles, and not much smaller than that. For creating outlines and other details, check out our Rectangle Border Tiles or our Outliners Mosaic Sticks™.
Mounting Tiles
Weldbond adhesive works well for mounting dry indoor mosaics. However, for outdoor and wet mosaics, use thinset mortar. For an organized design you can set aside and rework, use a mounting grid.
Use in Mosaic Art
The affordability, ease of use and durability of these tiles makes them suitable for children’s crafts projects and outdoor home décor. The pigment quality lends itself equally well to photorealistic mosaic images and fine art. The advantage of this material is that you can use tiles from different manufacturers if you find you need additional colors.
How To Make Mosaics
For more advice on designing your mosaic project or mounting, cutting, and grouting tile, please see our page of Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions or our Mosaic Information Guide, which lists instructional pages described by topic. We also post new articles about making mosaics at our How to Mosaic Blog.
