Cassler/Vandyke Brown

 
Sample ID:
PSC18675
Origin:
Mineral
Chemical Information:
Brown earth containing, along with some iron oxide and hydrate, organic substances in the forms of humus or bituminous matter; extracted from oxyhumolite
Sample Type:
Reference material
Description:
Powder sample
History of use:
Starting with the 16th c.
Sample Source:
Schmincke (Series 18 - Pure artists’ pigments)
Alternative names:
C.I. Natural Brown 8, NBr8, Vandyke Brown, Cassel Earth, Cologne Earth, Coal brown
Material Class:
Mineral pigments
Acquisition Conditions:
Current intensity: 10.60 µA
Tube voltage: 40 kV
Analysis time: 60 s
No filtering, air atmosphere