Section: 6 | Minerals and pigments (MP) | Page: 75 |
IRUG filename: RMP00075 | Data type: Raman | IRUG material class: Minerals and pigments (MP) |
Sample type: Reference material | Common name(s): Cerulean blue, Pigment Blue 35 (PB35), CI77368 | CAS name: C.I. Pigment Blue 35 |
Sample source 1: Madderton | Sample source 2: Forbes Pigment Collection, Harvard University Art Museum | Source location 2: 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, 02138, US |
Sample source 3: Forbes Pigment Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Source location 3: 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, US | Color: Blue |
Other: Specific comp. by SEM/EDS: solid sol. (inverse spinel structure) w/variations in rel. Mg & Co content in diff. particles. Atom ratios of Mg/Co vary betw. approx. 4-6. Ni present, Co/Ni approximately 13-17. Some Si, poss.in solid sol., substituting for Sn. | Application: Raman microscopy/microspectroscopy | Excitation source (nm): 785 |
Mode: Scat | Originating institution name: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Originating institution acronym: MFAB |
Linear formula: Mg2-xCoxSn2O4 (Ideal) | CAS registry no: 83712-59-8 | Other analytical methods: EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy), SEM (scanning electron microscopy) |