EXHIBIT 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
333-92893 and No. 333-129220 on Forms S-8 of IKONICS Corporation of our report
dated March 21, 2007 relating to our audits of the financial statements which
appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of IKONICS Corporation for the year
ended December 31, 2006.


                                        /s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
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Duluth, Minnesota
March 21, 2007