rockminx-4-2-1

Abstract/Description: FeO(OH) - nH2O - Mohs Hardness: 4 - 5 1/2. Limonite has been used by people since prehistoric times. Their first use of limonite was probably as a pigment. It is found in many Neolithic pictographs, and throughout history it has been one of the most important pigments for creating paints in the yellow to brown color range known as ocher. Its use as a pigment continues today.
Subject(s): Michigan, United States
environmental sciences
Title: Limonite.
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: natural object
Physical Form: image/jpeg
Abstract/Description: FeO(OH) - nH2O - Mohs Hardness: 4 - 5 1/2. Limonite has been used by people since prehistoric times. Their first use of limonite was probably as a pigment. It is found in many Neolithic pictographs, and throughout history it has been one of the most important pigments for creating paints in the yellow to brown color range known as ocher. Its use as a pigment continues today.
Identifier(s): rockminx-4-2-1 (IID)
Subject(s): Michigan, United States
environmental sciences
Held by: The University of Toledo
Location: Digital Initiatives, University of Toledo Libraries
Rights Statement: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Related Title: UT Department of Environmental Sciences.
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