<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001179110-12-017780.txt : 20121217
<SEC-HEADER>0001179110-12-017780.hdr.sgml : 20121217
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20121217170945
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179110-12-017780
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121213
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121217

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SEVERANCE H LEIGH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001106312

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25727
		FILM NUMBER:		121269268

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 FILMORE ST
		STREET 2:		STE 300
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80206

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IKONICS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001083301
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3861]
		IRS NUMBER:				410730027
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4832 GRAND AVENUE
		CITY:			DULUTH
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55807
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2186282217

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4832 GRAND AVENUE
		CITY:			DULUTH
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55807

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHROMALINE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990405
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 -
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    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2012-12-13</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001083301</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>IKONICS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>IKNX</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001106312</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SEVERANCE H LEIGH</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>100 FILLMORE STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DENVER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80206</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-12-13</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4300</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>179379</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-12-14</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>700</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.05</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>180079</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Matthew R. Kuhn on behalf of H. Leigh Severance</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>poaseverance.txt
<TEXT>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

	I, H. Leigh Severance, hereby authorize and designate each of W.
Morgan Burns, Matthew R. Kuhn and Brook T. Nuernberg signing singly, as
my true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	execute for and on my behalf, in my capacity as an officer
and/or director of Ikonics Corporation (the "Company"), Form ID or Forms
3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder;

	(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on my behalf which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form ID or
Forms 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, and the
National Association of Securities Dealers; and

	(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be
to my benefit, in my best interest, or legally required of me, it being
understood that the statements executed by such attorney-in-fact on my
behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	I hereby further grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
I might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  I hereby acknowledge that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at my request,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of my responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
I am no longer required to file Form ID or Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to my holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such
attorney-in-fact hereafter ceases to be at least one of the following:
(i) a partner of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP or (ii) an employee of Faegre
Baker Daniels LLP, then this Power of Attorney shall be automatically
revoked solely as to such individual, immediately upon such cessation,
without any further action on my part.

	I hereby revoke all previous Powers of Attorney that have been
granted by me in connection with my reporting obligations under Section
16 of the Exchange Act with respect to my holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be duly
executed as of this 17th day of December, 2012.


						/s/ H. Leigh Severance

























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