Cobalt and Associated Impurities in Blue (and Green) Glass, Glaze and Enamel: Relationships between Raw Materials, Processing, Composition, Phases and International Trade

Minerals able to colour in blue (and green in combination with yellow pigments) are limited in number and geologically. After presenting a short history of the use of cobalt as a colouring agent of glass, glaze and enamel in the Western/Mediterranean, Islamic and Asian worlds since Antiquity, we wil...

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Main Authors: Philippe Colomban, Burcu Kırmızı, Gulsu Simsek Franci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/6/633