Interactive IRUG Spectrum

Details

IRUG filename:
IMP00327
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Minerals and pigments (MP)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Viridian w/ weak 1285 & 1252 cm-1 bands suggesting chromium borate, Pigment Green 18 (PG18), CI77289
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Chromium oxide hydrate w/ chromium borate
CAS name:
C.I. Pigment Green 18
Sample source 1:
Forbes Pigment Collection, Straus Conservation Center, Fogg Art Museum
Source location 1:
32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, 02138, US
Sample identifier 1:
Uncatalogued 9.09.12
Color:
Green
Application:
MFTIR (Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy)
Mode:
Tran
Literature Reference:
Zumbuehl, Stefan, et al. “Early Viridian Pigment Composition Characterization of a (Hydrated) Chromium Oxide Borate Pigment.” Studies in Conservation, vol. 54, no. 3, 2009, pp. 149–159.
Originating institution name:
Straus Center for Conservation, Harvard University Art Museums
Originating institution acronym:
HUAM
Linear formula:
Cr2O3*xH2O-Cr3BO6
CAS registry no:
12001-99-9 (PG18)