Nicosia Green Full Pan

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.



Rublev Watercolour Nicosia Green Earth
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Color Names
Common Names:	English: green earth French: terre verte German: gr�ne 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.