Form: 10KSB

Optional form for annual and transition reports of small business issuers [Section 13 or 15(d), not S-B Item 405]

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-92893 of IKONICS Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated January 21,
2005, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of IKONICS Corporation for
the year ended December 31, 2004.


/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
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Duluth, Minnesota
March 18, 2005