Amber glass
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Description
A pale yellow glass tinted with mixtures of sulfur and oxide red red iron oxide. Amber glass was often used for medicine bottles and to store light sensitive chemicals.
Synonyms and Related Terms
amberina; vidrio mbar (Esp.); vidro mbar (Port.)
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Authority
- G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.365