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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Common name for iron sulfate used prior to the 1800s when chemical compound names were standardized (Schur 1985).  It was also called green copperas to differentiate from blue copperas (See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper sulfate copper sulfate]) and white copperas (See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc sulfate zinc sulfate]).  
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Common name for iron sulfate used prior to the 1800s when chemical compound names were standardized (Schur 1985).  It was also called green copperas to differentiate from blue copperas (See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper%20sulfate copper sulfate]) and white copperas (See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc%20sulfate zinc sulfate]).  
  
See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ferrous sulfate ferrous sulfate].
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See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ferrous%20sulfate ferrous sulfate].
  
 
== Other Properties ==
 
== Other Properties ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* Susan E. Schur, Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, ''Technology and Conservation'', Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
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* Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, ''Technology and Conservation'', Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 322
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 322
  
* Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Revision as of 07:24, 24 July 2013

Description

Common name for iron sulfate used prior to the 1800s when chemical compound names were standardized (Schur 1985). It was also called green copperas to differentiate from blue copperas (See copper sulfate) and white copperas (See zinc sulfate).

See ferrous sulfate.

Other Properties

Soluble in water.

Additional Information

S. Schur, "Conservation Terminology: A Review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials", Technology and Conservation, 1985.

Authority

  • Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 322
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

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