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Topic: Ocher


In the News (Fri 10 Jul 09)

  
  ocher. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
It occurs naturally as yellow ocher (yellow or yellow-brown in color), the iron oxide being limonite, or as red ocher, the iron oxide being hematite.
Ocher grades into sienna, a yellow-brown pigment containing a higher percentage of iron ore than ocher as well as some manganese dioxide; sienna grades into umber, which is darker brown and contains a higher percentage of manganese dioxide.
Ocher is produced in the United States, in France (French ocher being of a very high grade), and in some other parts of Europe.
www.bartleby.com /65/oc/ocher.html   (183 words)

  
 Vermeer's Palette: Yellow Ocher
Yellow ocher is a natural earth pigment which consists mostly of clay colored by iron oxides.
Ochers vary widely in transparency; some are quite opaque, while others are valued for their use as glazes.
Ocher was not strong enough to color key parts of a compositions, but mixed with other colors it produces a great variety of useful natural tones.
essentialvermeer.20m.com /palette/palette_ocher.htm   (375 words)

  
 Vermeer's Palette: Red Ocher
The red iron oxides, which replace natural red ochers are artificial pigments made from iron ore or the waste material of chemical industries, though they are closely related to the red earths and have very similar properties.
Minimum quantities of smalt and red ocher in roughly equal portions were mixed with white-lead white to produce a light grey in which neither the bluish tone of smalt nor the pinkish tone of red ocher dominate.
Once dry, a thin reddish-brown glaze (perhaps umber and/or red ocher) was applied to darken the tone and to convey the transparency of the ceramic tiles.
essentialvermeer.20m.com /palette/palette_red_ocher.htm   (656 words)

  
 Stone Age Code Red: Scarlet symbols emerge in Israeli cave: Science News Online, Nov. 1, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Her argument hinges on the discovery of 71 pieces of red ocher, a form of iron oxide typically used as a pigment, as well as ocher-stained stone tools, near several of Qafzeh's oldest H.
In the August-October Current Anthropology, Hovers and her coworkers propose that, more than 90,000 years ago, lumps of ocher from nearby sources were brought to the cave, carefully heated in hearths to yield specific hues of red, and used with the shells in possibly symbolic activities related to burying the dead.
A simpler explanation for ancient humans' use of red ocher might be cosmetics, much as in modern mortuary practice.
www.sciencenews.org /20031101/fob6.asp   (590 words)

  
 Adlabs, Ocher in animation tie-up | Televisionpoint.com News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Anil Ambani-owned Adlabs Ltd has joined hands with Ocher Studio, which is owned by Latha Rajnikant, wife of Tamil film star Rajnikant, to coproduce an animation project featuring Rajnikant.
Soundarya Rajinikanth, has quietly, but significantly made a foray into the world of films, not in front of the camera like her legendary father, but behind the screens in the form of animation.
Till recently, her company Ocher Studios Pvt Ltd., took up animation work for a number of Tamil films.
www.televisionpoint.com /news2006/newsfullstory.php?id=1138582920   (392 words)

  
 Ohio Council of Higher Education Retirees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Ray Skinner, secretary of OCHER and chair of the First Ohio Conference of University Retirees, announced that 84 representatives from 12 of the state-supported universities retirees' organizations and two guests attended the Conference of University Retirees.
The fourth meeting of OCHER was held at the Wright State University Kettering Center in Dayton on October 8, 1993.
OCHER continues to meet and share information about "What Is Happening on Your Campus?" and encourage the formation of retirees groups on campuses not already represented in OCHER.
cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu /~ocher   (2912 words)

  
 Glacial Kame/Red Ocher Cultures
Circa 3,000 to 500 B.C. The Glacial Kame and Red Ocher cultures are names for the burial practices of certain Late Archaic groups.
The Red Ocher culture is found in western Ohio and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario.
Red Ocher burials are known for the use of red ocher and for a distinctive style of flint spear point called a Turkey-tail point.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=2049   (159 words)

  
 Houses / homes for sale or for rent in Ocher - Vacation Rental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
If you are considering buying real estate in Ocher, or anywhere else for that matter, the most widely used method of borrowing the funds to make the purchase is a mortgage.
When renting a home in Ocher you are usually limited to the changes/improvements you can make.
In many cases vacation rentals in Ocher are offered by the owners of the property but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Ocher.
www.propertyworld.com /_Russia_Perm_Ocher   (675 words)

  
 Brilliant, Yellow, Ocher, Peach, Blue Pied Diamond Doves
The next two birds, the Ocher and the Peach, are results of combining Yellow Diamond doves with other mutations.
**Ochers must have the same saddle of color as the Yellow do, only the cream coloring is darker showing strong rust sprinkled throughout the cream.
This is not a separate mutation, but a distinct color variant of the Yellow when it is combined with Silver.
www.diamonddove.com /MutationsList-Pg3.html   (759 words)

  
 clayart - thread 'yellow ocher'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
I have often used ochers for a colorant in pit firing..
Ocher in cone 04 oxidation comes out much like the color it is in the raw
This ocher is so fine that no crushing is necessary...in fact, it
www.potters.org /subject38021.htm   (804 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for ocher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
ocher OCHER [ocher], mixture of varying proportions of iron oxide and clay, used as a pigment.
'Try some ocher, Mom' - agonizing over the right shade of beige for Thornhill was not the joke it sounds like.(From Thornhill Farm)(Column)
Warming trend: what could be toastier than mocha, ocher, and sienna?(pin ups)
www.encyclopedia.com /articles/34314.html   (454 words)

  
 How to Paint a Mammoth
A piece of red ocher had been carved out of a deposit several miles away from the cave, and was again shaped like a large crayon or piece of chalk.
Evidence of scraping on the red ocher from both the French and South African sites show us that our ancestors had been storing the red pigment in this form, then removing only what they needed for a particular project.
The piece of red ocher from the Blombos Cave was engraved with geometric designs over 70,000 years ago.
www.primitiveways.com /paint_a_mammoth.html   (2232 words)

  
 GundamOfficial :: Cosmic Era :: Gundam Seed :: Mechanics :: GINN OCHER Type   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In this OCHER (Operation Commando Hard Environment Reinforced) Type, the thrusters and cooling systems of the space version are replaced by extra batteries and gas turbine generators to extend the mobile suit's operating time.
It's also equipped with dustproof filters for its air intakes, flexible sleeves on its joints, folding plates on its feet for extra stability on the ground, and other minor modifications.
A few of these OCHER Types are stationed at Andrew Waltfeld's headquarters in Banadiya.
www.gundamofficial.com /worlds/ce/mechanics/ms_ginnocher.html   (107 words)

  
 Definition of Ocher from dictionary.net
we found 1 entry for the meaning of ocher
(b) A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.
Define ocher and 150,000 other words at dictionary.net
www.dictionary.net /ocher   (66 words)

  
 14kt gold necklace Ocher enamel Citrine and diamond pendant - SHOP.COM
This 14kt gold necklace has a delicious Ocher enamel pendant with a Citrine center stone and diamonds (.26ctw) all around.
(N6373) 17 $1,199 Ocher is an orange enamel.
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www.shop.com /op/aprod-p37579796   (239 words)

  
 TMF/S-3 GINN OCHER Type
This particular variant is specifically designed for use in harsh desert environments and features parts designed to keep it from overheating or being clogged with sand.
The OCHER Type's armament consists of a machine gun, rile, heavy axe and a trio of smoke dispensers.
The OCHER Type is used by Andrew Waltfeld's forces in Africa as support units as well as for patrolling and defending occupied territories, such as the city of Banadiya.
www.mahq.net /mecha/gundam/seed-msv/tmfs-3.htm   (197 words)

  
 Womens Ocher Italian Leather Gloves. Gloves. Gifts Gift   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Gifts >> Gloves >> Women's Ocher Italian Leather Gloves
Add some extra color and pure Italian style to your look with these Forzieri fine leather gloves.
Hand-made with special attention to every detail, the center stitching gives a refined touch and a classic accent.
giftgrabber.co.uk /gifts/womens_ocher_italian_leather_gloves_5287.php   (44 words)

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