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Sunday 27 January 2008

Desert - Yellow / Arizona

Antimony yellow, can range from a somewhat muted, or earthy, reddish yellow pigment to a bright light yellow, and is the chemical compound lead(II)-antimonate. Its chemical composition is Pb(SbO3)2Pb3(Sb3O4)2. It is also known as jaune d'antimoine. It is one of the oldest synthetic pigments, dating from around 1620.




"My spirits infallibly rise in proportion to the outward dreariness. Give me the ocean, the desert, or the wilderness!"
Henry David Thoreau

"To say nothing is out here is incorrect; to say the desert is stingy with everything except space and light, stone and earth is closer to the truth."
William Least Heat Moon

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