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== Description == | == Description == | ||
− | A soft, gray-green, iron silicate mineral. Celadonite was first described in 1847 on Mr. Baldo near Verona, Italy. It is a [[mica]] type mineral that has been found as a [[pigment]] in some Chinese and Indian paintings. | + | A soft, gray-green, iron silicate mineral. Celadonite was first described in 1847 on Mr. Baldo near Verona, Italy. It is a [[mica]] type mineral that has been found as a [[pigment]] in some Chinese and Indian paintings. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
green earth; celadonita (Esp.); Seladonit (Deut.), Celadonit (Deut.); céladonite (Fr.); seladonitis (Gr.); celadonite (It., Port.); terra verde (It.); groene aarde (Ned.) | green earth; celadonita (Esp.); Seladonit (Deut.), Celadonit (Deut.); céladonite (Fr.); seladonitis (Gr.); celadonite (It., Port.); terra verde (It.); groene aarde (Ned.) | ||
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File:celadonite C100x.jpg|Green earth (celadonite) | File:celadonite C100x.jpg|Green earth (celadonite) | ||
File:PIG376.jpg|XRD pattern of green earth | File:PIG376.jpg|XRD pattern of green earth | ||
+ | File:Celadonite, collodion slide (Forbes MFA 376), 532nm.TIF|Raman (MFA) | ||
+ | File:Celadonite.PNG|FTIR (MFA) | ||
+ | File:Slide2 celadonite.PNG|XRF | ||
+ | File:f376sem.jpg|SEM | ||
+ | File:f376edsbw.jpg|EDS | ||
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− | == | + | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == |
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 Comment: density 2.5-2.7 and ref.index.1.62 | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 Comment: density 2.5-2.7 and ref.index.1.62 |
Revision as of 09:01, 8 October 2019
Description
A soft, gray-green, iron silicate mineral. Celadonite was first described in 1847 on Mr. Baldo near Verona, Italy. It is a Mica type mineral that has been found as a Pigment in some Chinese and Indian paintings.
Synonyms and Related Terms
green earth; celadonita (Esp.); Seladonit (Deut.), Celadonit (Deut.); céladonite (Fr.); seladonitis (Gr.); celadonite (It., Port.); terra verde (It.); groene aarde (Ned.)
Composition | K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)[Si4O10](OH)2 |
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Mohs Hardness | 2 |
Density | 2.5-2.7 |
Refractive Index | 1.62 |
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Sources Checked for Data in Record
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966 Comment: density 2.5-2.7 and ref.index.1.62
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celadonite (Accessed Sept. 2, 2005)mohs=2, spec. grav=3)
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998