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1.  Overview     2. History of use     3. Making the pigment     4. Technical details

About the chemical structure:          Chemical name: Cobalt(II)-stannate Formula: CoO · n SnO2 Refractive index: n/a

A swatch of Cerulean blue paint:

How can you identify Cerulean blue?          Chemical identification: Microscopically, its particles are fine, rounded and uniform. It is not affected by strong chemicals. Spectra: Raman spectra (at University College London), (pdf file download; at University of Florence, Italy)   Usage and handling:          Permanence: Excellent n/a

Other blues         (intro) - Azurite - Cerulean Blue - cobalt blue - Egyptian blue - Indigo       Prussian blue - smalt - Ultramarine