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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Several colorants are used to make blue glass. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Cobalt | + | Several colorants are used to make blue glass. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Cobalt%20oxide Cobalt oxide] produces a vivid blue glass. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper%20oxide%20black Cupric oxide] produces a paler, sky blue color. when cupric oxide is mixed with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead lead], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=boron boron], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=titanium titanium], a brighter, greenish-blue hue is obtained. |
| − | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cobalt | + | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cobalt%20glass cobalt glass]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "glassware" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "glassware" Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed May 5, 2004]. |
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Revision as of 06:35, 24 July 2013
Description
Several colorants are used to make blue glass. Cobalt oxide produces a vivid blue glass. Cupric oxide produces a paler, sky blue color. when cupric oxide is mixed with lead, boron, or titanium, a brighter, greenish-blue hue is obtained.
See also cobalt glass.
Synonyms and Related Terms
vidrio azul (Esp.); vidro azul (Port.)
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "glassware" Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed May 5, 2004].