Physical processes involved in production of the ancient pigment, Egyptian blue

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1426-1431

  Pradell, Trinitat ^a   Salvado, Nativitat ^a   Hatton, Gareth D ^b   Tite, Michael S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; SILICATES; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM-COPPER TETRASILICATE; EGYPTIAN BLUE; SYNTHETIC PIGMENTS;

PIGMENTS;

EID: 33645157340     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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