Azurite Half Pan

Rublev Colours Azurite is a greenish blue watercolor that is transparent, granulating and non-staining. Azurite is a basic copper carbonate mineral, which is found in many parts of the world in the upper oxidized portions of copper ore deposits. Azurite has been used as a pigment as early as the Fourth Dynasty in Egypt and was the most important blue pigment in European painting during all of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and later until the 18th century. It was largely displaced on the artists' palette by Prussian blue in the 18th century.




Rublev Colours Azurite Watercolor
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Color Names
Current Names:	English: azurite French: azurite German: Azurit Italian: azzurrite Russian: азурит Spanish: azurita
Synonyms:	English: Mountain blue French: bleu de montagne, bleu d'Allemagne German: Bergblau Italian: azzurro della magna

Color Information
Single Pigment:	Azurite
Binder:	Gum Arabic
Pigment Information
Color:	Blue
Colour Index:	Pigment Blue 30
Chemical Name:	Basic copper carbonate
Chemical Formula:	2CuCO3�Cu(OH)2
Properties
ASTM Lightfastness:	Not Rated
Opacity:	Transparent
Tinting Strength:	Medium
Staining:	Low
Granulating:	High

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