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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A pigment which produces a pearly luster. Nacreous pigment, or pearl essence, contains [ | + | A pigment which produces a pearly luster. Nacreous pigment, or pearl essence, contains [[guanine|guanine]] crystals obtained from fish scales. Guanine crystals are rhombic platelets composed of multiple layers. They are transparent but have a high index of refraction that partially reflect and transmit light from layer to layer thus producing a pearly luster. Nacreous pigments are used in simulated pearls and plastics. [[Argentine|Argentine]], silvery fish scales, have also been used to imitate pearls. See also [[luster%20glaze|luster glaze]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | pearl essence; pigment | + | pearl essence; pigment nacré (Fr.); |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 521 |
| − | * | + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "lustreware." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "lustreware." Accessed 1 Oct. 2004 . |
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Latest revision as of 07:25, 4 August 2022
Description
A pigment which produces a pearly luster. Nacreous pigment, or pearl essence, contains Guanine crystals obtained from fish scales. Guanine crystals are rhombic platelets composed of multiple layers. They are transparent but have a high index of refraction that partially reflect and transmit light from layer to layer thus producing a pearly luster. Nacreous pigments are used in simulated pearls and plastics. Argentine, silvery fish scales, have also been used to imitate pearls. See also Luster glaze.
Synonyms and Related Terms
pearl essence; pigment nacré (Fr.);
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 521
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "lustreware." Accessed 1 Oct. 2004 .