EXHIBIT 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-92893 and Registration Statement No. 333-129220 of IKONICS Corporation on
Form S-8 of our report dated January 20, 2006, appearing in this Annual Report
on Form 10-KSB of IKONICS Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2005.


                                        /s/  McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
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Duluth, Minnesota
March 21, 2006