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Kauri tre Agathis australis

Description

A medium-hard variety of Copal resin obtained from the kauri pine, Agathis australis, native to New Zealand. Kauri can be collected as a resin or found in fossilized deposits, although both sources became scarce prior to 1930 due to zealous collection methods. Kauri is a pale yellow to reddish brown resin with a pine-like odor. It was widely used in the early 20th century for floor and furniture varnishes (Mayer 1969). Kauri was also used in adhesives, enamels, and linoleum.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Agathis australis; copal kauri (Esp.); kauri gum; kauri copal; New Zealand gum; cowrie; kowrie gum

Risks

Combustible, burning with a bright flame, dense smoke and strong smell.

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in alcohols, ketones and turpentine.
May fluoresce white under short-wave UV light.

Melting Point	182 - 232 C
Density	1.05 g/ml

Resources and Citations

R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966

G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 431

Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Kauri Pine." Accessed 2 Sept. 2004.

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauri (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)

Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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 == Description ==
-A medium-hard variety of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copal copal] resin obtained from the kauri pine, ''Agathis australis'', native to New Zealand. Kauri can be collected as a resin or found in fossilized deposits, although both sources became scarce prior to 1930 due to zealous collection methods. Kauri is a pale yellow to reddish brown resin with a pine-like odor. It was widely used in the early 20th century for floor and furniture varnishes (Mayer 1969). Kauri was also used in adhesives, enamels, and linoleum.
+A medium-hard variety of [[copal]] resin obtained from the kauri pine, ''Agathis australis'', native to New Zealand. Kauri can be collected as a resin or found in fossilized deposits, although both sources became scarce prior to 1930 due to zealous collection methods. Kauri is a pale yellow to reddish brown resin with a pine-like odor. It was widely used in the early 20th century for floor and furniture varnishes (Mayer 1969). Kauri was also used in adhesives, enamels, and linoleum.
 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==
-''Agathis australis''; copal kauri (Esp.); kauri gum; kauri copal; New Zealand gum; cowrie; kowrie
+''Agathis australis''; copal kauri (Esp.); kauri gum; kauri copal; New Zealand gum; cowrie; kowrie gum
-== Other Properties ==
+== Risks ==
-Soluble in alcohols, ketones and turpentine. May fluoresce white under short-wave UV light.
+* Combustible, burning with a bright flame, dense smoke and strong smell.
+== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
+* Soluble in alcohols, ketones and turpentine.
+* May fluoresce white under short-wave UV light.
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
 ! scope="row"| Melting Point
-| 182 - 232
+| 182 - 232 C
 |-
 ! scope="row"| Density
-| 1.05
+| 1.05 g/ml
 |}
-== Hazards and Safety ==
+==Resources and Citations==
-Combustible, burning with a bright flame, dense smoke and strong smell.
-== Additional Information ==
-R. Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
-== Authority ==
-* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
+* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
-* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 431
+* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 431
-* Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
+* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
-* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Kauri Pine." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2 Sept. 2004  .
+* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "Kauri Pine." Accessed 2 Sept. 2004.
-* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauri (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)
+* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauri (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)
-* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
+* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
-* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
+* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
-* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
+* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
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