Section: 6 | Minerals and pigments (MP) | Page: 66 |
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 |