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Record 1 2004-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
DEF

A brownish orange-yellow clay colored by iron and manganese oxides; used as a pigment.

DEF

Iron-bearing earth pigment that is brownish yellow naturally but when roasted becomes orange red or reddish brown.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
DEF

Oxyde naturel de fer ou ocre [...]

OBS

terre de Sienne naturelle : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
  • Pigmentos y colores (Artes)
CONT

[...] pigmentos minerales de colores ocre claro o pardo, constituidos por arcillas teñidas por óxidos de hierro, entre las cuales destacan la tierra de Siena y la tierra de sombra, que deben su color al peróxido de hierro hidratado.

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