Zinc fluorosilicate

Description

White, hexahydrate crystalline material used to fix acid dyes, as a mothproofing agent, and a hardener for concrete.

Synonyms and Related Terms

zinc fluosilicate; zinc silicofluoride; zinc hexafluorosilicate

Risks

• NIH: Technical and health info

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in water.

Composition	ZnSiF6.6H2O
Density	2.104 g/ml
Refractive Index	1.3824, 1.3956

Resources and Citations

• Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index = 1.3824, 1.3956