Section: 6 | Minerals and pigments (MP) | Page: 225 |
IRUG filename: RMP00225 | Data type: Raman | IRUG material class: Minerals and pigments (MP) |
Sample type: Reference material | Common name(s): Bassanite from Forbes Collection sample labeled: 'Gypsum, from Alabaster (terra alba)' | Chemical/botanical name(s): Calcium sulfate hemihydrate |
CAS name: Bassanite (Ca(SO4).1/2H2O) | Sample source 1: Munich | Sample source 2: Forbes Pigment Collection, Fogg Art Museum (Harvard Art Museums) |
Source location 2: 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, US | Sample identifier 2: 1.01.01, Gypsum from Alabaster (terre alba) | Sample source 3: Forbes Pigment Collection, Winterthur Museum |
Source location 3: 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735, US | Color: White | Age: 1914, dated |
Application: Raman microscopy/microspectroscopy | Excitation source (nm): 785 | Mode: Scat |
Originating institution name: Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library | Originating institution acronym: WM | Linear formula: CaSO4*0.5H2O |
CAS registry no: 17033-35-1 |