Interactive IRUG Spectrum

Details

IRUG filename:
IMP00066
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Minerals and pigments (MP)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Chinese blue pigment, synthetic, Han blue
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Barium copper silicate
CAS name:
Silicic acid (H2Si2O5)​, barium copper(2+) salt (2:1:1)
Sample source 1:
Synthesized by Gerhard Bayer
Color:
Blue
Age:
1977, dated
Application:
MFTIR (Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy)
Mode:
Tran
Literature Reference:
FitzHugh, E. W., and L. Zycherman. "An Early Man-made Blue Pigment from China-Barium Copper Silicate." Studies in Conservation 28 (1983): 15-23.
Originating institution name:
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution
Originating institution acronym:
FGA
Molecular formula:
O10 Ba Cu Si4
Linear formula:
BaCuSi4O10
CAS registry no:
16482-38-5