Ultramarine Blue (Green Shade) Pigment, Size: 500 G Bag

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    Pigment type
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    Description

    Ultramarine Blue (Green Shade)

    Pigment Names
    Common Names (rock): Dutch: ultramarijnblauw
    English: ultramarine blue
    French: bleu outremer
    German: Ultramarinblau
    Italian: blu oltremare
    Spanish: azul ultramarino
    Alternate Names: azure blue, azzurrum ultramarine, azzurrum transmarinum, azzuro oltramarino, azur d'Acre, Lazurstein, pierre d'azur
    Nomenclature:
    Common Name Primary Mineral Source
    Ultramarine Blue Lazurite India

    Pigment Information
    Color: Blue
    Pigment Classification: Synthetic Inorganic
    Colour Index: Pigment Blue 29 (77007)
    Chemical Name: Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate Sulfate
    Chemical Formula: (Na, Ca)8Al6Si6O24(S, SO4)
    CAS No.: 1302-83-6
    Series No.: 3
    ASTM Lightfastness
    Acrylic: I
    Oil: I
    Watercolor: I
    Physical Properties
    Particle Size (mean): 2 microns
    Density: 2.35 g/cm3
    Hardness: 5.0–5.6
    Refractive Index: 1.50–1.55
    Oil Absorption: 38–42 grams oil / 100 grams pigment
    Health and Safety There are no acute or known chronic health hazards associated with the anticipated use of this product (most chemicals are not fully tested for chronic toxicity). Always protect yourself against potentially unknown chronic hazards of this and other chemical products by keeping them out of your body. Do this by avoiding ingestion, excessive skin contact, and inhalation of spraying mists, sanding dusts and vapors from heating. Conforms to ASTM D-4236.

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    Origin and History

    In 1814, Tassaert observed the spontaneous formation of a blue compound, very similar to ultramarine, if not identical with it, in a lime kiln at St. Gobain, which caused the Societé pour l'Encouragement d'Industrie to offer, in 1824, a prize for the artificial production of the color. Processes to make the artificial pigment were devised by Jean Baptiste Guimet (1826) and by Christian Gmelin (1828); but while Guimet kept his process a secret, Gmelin published his and thus became the founder of the "artificial ultramarine" industry.

    Source

    Ultramarine is a blue pigment consisting of a double silicate of aluminum and sodium with sulfide and occurring in nature as a component of lapis lazuli. The Colour Index designation is Pigment Blue 29 and Colour Index number is 77007. Ultramarine is one of the most complex mineral pigments, a sulfur-containing compound of sodium-silicate, essentially a mineralized limestone containing a blue cubic mineral called lazurite (the major component of lapis lazuli). The term ultramarine designates both the natural mineral and the artificial pigment, although today most distinguish the natural mineral by its name lazurite or the rock containing it, lapis lazuli.

    Permanence and Compatibility

    Ultramarine is a synthetic blue pigment that is rated by the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM International) as lightfastness category I, which is the highest lightfastness. It is compatible with all pigments, but is sensitive to weak acids, so avoid using it with acidic mediums and supports, and in outdoor applications where it may be exposed to acid air pollution and rain.

    Oil Absorption and Grinding

    Ultramarine blue absorbs a moderate amount of oil (38 to 42 grams of linseed oil per 100 grams of pigment), which may slow the drying of oil paint and hence is a moderate drying oil color. It is a highly refractive pigment and is difficult to grind in oil, because of its poor wetting properties in oil, although it easily disperses in water.

    Toxicity

    Ultramarine blue is not considered toxic but care should be used in handling the dry powder pigment so as not to inhale the dust.

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