Patricia,  you're absolutely correct: I should have been more clear. : )

Thanks,

Kathy


On Dec 16, 2009, at 8:26 AM, Patricia Savage wrote:

> Nice article. I know I'm being a stickler, but Prussian Blue is not  
> the first synthetic blue. It is the first synthetic made using more  
> modern techniques.
>
> The Egyptians created two artificial blues: Alexandrian Blue (a  
> double silicate of copper and calcium) and the ancestor for Delft  
> blue which is based on cobalt.
>
> Cheers,
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> Kathleen Garness wrote:
>> Prussian Blue was the first synthetic blue pigment - but it seems  
>> its role in nature goes even deeper:
>>
>> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214121451.htm? 
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>> Interesting!
>>
>> KG
>>
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