Difference between revisions of "Blue glass"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Several colorants are used to make blue glass. [ | + | Several colorants are used to make blue glass. [[Cobalt oxide]] produces a vivid blue glass. [[copper%20oxide%20black|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 [ | + | See also [[cobalt glass]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 8 January 2014
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].