Section: 6 | Minerals and pigments (MP) | Page: 56 |
IRUG filename: RMP00056 | Data type: Raman | IRUG material class: Minerals and pigments (MP) |
Sample type: Reference material | Common name(s): Vermilion, Pigment Red 106 (PR106), CI77766 | Chemical/botanical name(s): Mercury(II) sulfide |
CAS name: Mercury sulfide (HgS) | Sample source 1: Roberson | 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: Red | Application: Raman microscopy/microspectroscopy | Excitation source (nm): 785 |
Mode: Scat | Originating institution name: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Originating institution acronym: MFAB |
Molecular formula: Hg S | Linear formula: HgS | CAS registry no: 1344-48-5 |