Yellow &c Is A Mixture Of Chloride And Oxide Of Lead Obtainable
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ON THE PRIMARY, YELLOW.
either as a pale or a deep yellow. It is a hard, ponderous, sparkling
substance, of a crystalline texture and bright colour; hardly inferior,
when ground, to chrome yellow. Of an excellent body, and working well in
oil and water, but soon injured both by the sun's light and impure air.
A variety, mentioned by Merimee, in which bismuth and antimony are also
used, is of greater durability.