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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Originally used for impure [ | + | Originally used for impure [[gold|gold]]. Later, alchemists used the name regulus for [[antimony|antimony]] since it readily formed an [[amalgam|amalgam]] with gold. By the 1900s, regulus was used for an impure product obtained from ore smelting and has at times been used to refer specifically to just the residual impurities and slag. Regulus of antimony now refers to pure antimony while regulus of Venus refers to a violet color alloy of antimony and [[copper|copper]] (Schur 1985). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:51, 10 May 2016
Description
Originally used for impure Gold. Later, alchemists used the name regulus for Antimony since it readily formed an Amalgam with gold. By the 1900s, regulus was used for an impure product obtained from ore smelting and has at times been used to refer specifically to just the residual impurities and slag. Regulus of antimony now refers to pure antimony while regulus of Venus refers to a violet color alloy of antimony and Copper (Schur 1985).
Synonyms and Related Terms
regulus of antimony; regulus of Venus; Regulus (Deut.)
Additional Information
S. Schur, "Conservation Terminology: A Review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials", Technology and Conservation, 1985.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- 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