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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Synthetically prepared [[goethite_yellow|iron oxide]] pigment. Mars yellow is medium to deep yellow color with good tinting strength and is permanent. It is inexpensive, has good-film forming properties and acts as a drier for oil paints. Synthetic yellow iron oxides are extensively used in the paint industry to produce cream tints with [[titanium%20dioxide|titanium dioxide]].  
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Synthetically prepared [[goethite|iron oxide]] pigment. Mars yellow is medium to deep yellow color with good tinting strength and is permanent. It is inexpensive, has good-film forming properties and acts as a drier for oil paints. Synthetic yellow iron oxides are extensively used in the paint industry to produce cream tints with [[titanium%20dioxide|titanium dioxide]].  
  
 
See also [[Mars%20colors|Mars colors]].
 
See also [[Mars%20colors|Mars colors]].
 
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
synthetic yellow ocher; Pigment Yellow 42 and 43; CI 77492; Marsgelb (Deut.); jaune de mars (Fr.); giallo di marte (giallo ossido) (It.); ijzeroxidegeel (Ned.); amarelo de Marte (Port.); yellow iron oxide; iron yellow; yellow oxide of iron; Ferrite; Ferrox; Mapico yellow
 
synthetic yellow ocher; Pigment Yellow 42 and 43; CI 77492; Marsgelb (Deut.); jaune de mars (Fr.); giallo di marte (giallo ossido) (It.); ijzeroxidegeel (Ned.); amarelo de Marte (Port.); yellow iron oxide; iron yellow; yellow oxide of iron; Ferrite; Ferrox; Mapico yellow
  
[[File:marsyellow C100x.jpg|thumb|mars yellow]]
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[[File:marsyellow C100x.jpg|thumb|mars yellow at 100x (visible light left; UV light right)]]
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== Risks ==
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! scope="row"| Composition
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
 
  
 
No significant hazards.
 
No significant hazards.
 
 
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|Mars Yellow (Forbes MFA 242) 785nm (640x445).jpg~Raman (MFA)|PIG242.jpg~XRD|f242sem.jpg~SEM|f242edsbw.jpg~EDS]]]
 
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|Mars Yellow (Forbes MFA 242) 785nm (640x445).jpg~Raman (MFA)|PIG242.jpg~XRD|f242sem.jpg~SEM|f242edsbw.jpg~EDS]]]
 
== Additional Information ==
 
 
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== Additional Images ==
 
== Additional Images ==
  
 
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File:11_Mars_yellow_200X.jpg|Mars yellow
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File:11_Mars_yellow_200X.jpg|Mars yellow at 200x transmitted light
File:11_Mars_yellow_200X_pol.jpg|Mars yellow
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File:11_Mars_yellow_200X_pol.jpg|Mars yellow at 200x polarized light
 
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</gallery>
  
 
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==Resources and Citations==
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* 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
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* 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
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Revision as of 12:11, 17 October 2022

Mars yellow

Description

Synthetically prepared iron oxide pigment. Mars yellow is medium to deep yellow color with good tinting strength and is permanent. It is inexpensive, has good-film forming properties and acts as a drier for oil paints. Synthetic yellow iron oxides are extensively used in the paint industry to produce cream tints with Titanium dioxide.

See also Mars colors.

Synonyms and Related Terms

synthetic yellow ocher; Pigment Yellow 42 and 43; CI 77492; Marsgelb (Deut.); jaune de mars (Fr.); giallo di marte (giallo ossido) (It.); ijzeroxidegeel (Ned.); amarelo de Marte (Port.); yellow iron oxide; iron yellow; yellow oxide of iron; Ferrite; Ferrox; Mapico yellow

mars yellow at 100x (visible light left; UV light right)

Risks

No significant hazards.

Raman (MFA)

Mars Yellow (Forbes MFA 242) 785nm (640x445).jpg

XRD

PIG242.jpg


Additional Images

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. 319, 835
  • Reed Kay, The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

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