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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 599 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GROUP IV . Hydrates or Hydroxides.—Several native earths belong here, notably yellow ochre, raw See also:umber, raw sienna and Cappagh See also:brown. These substances owe their See also:colours mainly to hydrates and oxides of See also:iron and of See also:manganese, but the presence of a colourless See also:body such as See also:white See also:clay or See also:barium sulphate is usual with the paler See also:pigments. A false yellow ochre from See also:Cyprus is really a basic ferric sulphate, and does not properly belong to this group. Besides the yellow and brown pigments, there is a magnificent deep See also:green pigment in this group, known as See also:emerald See also:oxide of See also:chromium or viridian. The See also:blue See also:copper preparation which goes under the name of bleu lumiere and See also:mountain blue, a very unstable pigment, is also essentially a See also:hydrate, though by no means pure. It should be stated that all the earthy or native hydrates belonging to this group contain See also:water in two states, namely, hygroscopic or loosely-attached and constitutional. Before grinding them in oil, the reduction in the amount of the hygroscopic moisture by means of a current of dry See also:air or a See also:gentle warmth often improves the See also:hue and working quality of these pigments.

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