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SMARAGO GREEN [1 record]

Record 1 1986-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
DEF

Hydrated chromium hydroxide; a bright-green pigment with a transparent, cool, emerald-green undertone ... absolutely permanent in all artists' colors and for all industrial uses except high temperature work, since it is a furnace product that reverts to chromium oxide green when roasted above a dull red heat.

OBS

Vert émeraude : Before our nomenclature was standardized, viridian was frequently sold in America under its French name and confused with emerald green.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
OBS

Tonalité : pierre émeraude. Origine : minéral. Nature chimique : oxyde de chrome hydraté. Très fixe, solide, stable dans les mélanges, moyennement colorant, peu couvrant, semi-transparent (...)

Spanish

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