Difference between revisions of "Amber glass"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A pale yellow glass tinted with mixtures of [ | + | A pale yellow glass tinted with mixtures of [[sulfur|sulfur]] and [[iron%20oxide%20red|red iron oxide]]. Amber glass was often used for medicine bottles and to store light sensitive chemicals. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 7 January 2014
Description
A pale yellow glass tinted with mixtures of Sulfur and red iron oxide. Amber glass was often used for medicine bottles and to store light sensitive chemicals.
Synonyms and Related Terms
amberina; vidrio ámbar (Esp.); vidro âmbar (Port.)
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Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.365