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| − | Glass can be made a transparent yellow color by the addition of small amounts of [ | + | Glass can be made a transparent yellow color by the addition of small amounts of [[uranium%20yellow|uranium oxide]] (bright yellow), [[cadmium%20sulfide|cadmium sulfide]] (lime yellow), metallic [[silver|silver]] (golden), [[selenium|selenium]] (yellow-orange), iron-manganese (straw) or iron sulfide (amber) or a mixture of [[antimony|antimony]] and [[lead|lead]]. |
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Revision as of 13:19, 9 May 2016
Description
Glass can be made a transparent yellow color by the addition of small amounts of uranium oxide (bright yellow), Cadmium sulfide (lime yellow), metallic Silver (golden), Selenium (yellow-orange), iron-manganese (straw) or iron sulfide (amber) or a mixture of Antimony and Lead.
Synonyms and Related Terms
amber glass; canary glass; vidro amarelo (Port.)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Glass"