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Brief description of Van Dyke brown:           transparent brown pigment containing usually over 90% of organic matter.     Names for Van Dyke brown:             Pronounciation: van dike   braoon Alternative names: Cassel earth, Cologne earth Non-English names:  German      French      Italian   Kasseler Erde, Kölnische Erde   terre de Cologne, terre de Cassel   terra di Colonia, terra di Cassel  Chemical name: Humic substances

Other browns         (intro) - Brown ochre - Umbra - Van Dyke brown