Section: 6 | Minerals and pigments (MP) | Page: 160 |
IRUG filename: IMP00160 | Data type: Infrared | IRUG material class: Minerals and pigments (MP) |
Sample type: Reference material | Common name(s): Viridian w/ 1285 & 1252 cm-1 bands suggesting chromium borate, Pigment Green 18 (PG18), CI77289 | Chemical/botanical name(s): Chromium oxide hydrate w/ chromium borate |
CAS name: C.I. Pigment Green 18 | Sample source 1: Lefranc | Sample source 2: Forbes Pigment Collection, Straus Conservation Center, Fogg Art Museum |
Source location 2: 32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138 | Sample source 3: Forbes Pigment Collection Subset, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Scientific Laboratory, Marigene Butler | Source location 3: Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA, 19101, US |
Color: Green | Application: MFTIR (Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy) | Mode: Tran |
Literature Reference: Zumbuehl, Stefan, et al. “Early Viridian Pigment Composition Characterization of a (Hydrated) Chromium Oxide Borate Pigment.” Studies in Conservation, vol. 54, no. 3, 2009, pp. 149–159. | Originating institution name: Philadelphia Museum of Art | Originating institution acronym: PMA |
Linear formula: Cr2O3*xH2O-Cr3BO6 | CAS registry no: 12001-99-9 (PG18) |