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Nicosia Green Earth (Glauconite)

Nicosia Green Earth (Glauconite)
ITEM NO.: 850-205
MANUFACTURER: Rublev Colours
CATEGORY: Paints
LIST PRICE:$11.95
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20 ml (0.68 fl oz)
Rublev Watercolour Nicosia green earth is the mineral glauconite, a greenish earth of hydrated iron potassium silicate, known as green earth or terre verte. This glauconite is a cool dark green earth from Nicosia, Cyprus.

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Rublev Watercolour Nicosia Green Earth Glauconite
Rublev Watercolour Nicosia Green Earth
Note: Colors swatches are shown in mass tone, at top, mixed with an equal amount of water and brushed out toward the bottom. All pictures of color swatches in this web site are only approximations of the actual color of the watercolor paint. We have taken every care to match the color in these pictures on calibrated color monitors to the actual color. However, because of the wide variance in color monitors the results you get may vary.

Color Names
Common Names: English: green earth
French: terre verte
German: grüne Masse
Italian: terre verde
Portuguese: terra verde
Russian: зеленая земля
Spanish: tierra verde


Color Information
Single Pigment: Green Earth (Glauconite)
Binder: Gum Arabic
Pigment Information
Color: Green
Colour Index: Pigment Green 23 (77009)
Chemical Name: Hydrated Iron Potassium Silicate
Chemical Formula: K(Mg,Fe)(Fe,Al)Si4O10(OH)2
Properties
ASTM Lightfastness: I
Opacity: Semi-Transparent
Tinting Strength: Low
Staining: Low


Note: Some separation of pigment and medium may occur in Rublev Watercolours and is a natural process when no stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.

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