Interactive IRUG Spectrum

Details

IRUG filename:
RMP00224
Data type:
Raman
IRUG material class:
Minerals and pigments (MP)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Plaster of Paris, calcium sulfate hemihydrate (bassanite structure)
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Sulfuric acid, calcium salt, hydrate (2:2:1)
CAS name:
Plaster of Paris (Ca(SO4)​.1/2H2O)
Sample source 1:
Wadsworth Howland (Wads. Howland)
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:
1.01.12, Plaster of Paris
Sample source 3:
Forbes Pigment Collection, Winterthur Museum
Source location 3:
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735, US
Color:
White
Age:
1917, 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 * 0.5 H2O
CAS registry no:
26499-65-0