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How many murex snails does it take to make one pound of purple dye?
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60,000. It says in my textbook.
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What was the snails name that Phoenician used to make purple dye?
A species of tropical marine snail belonging to the Murex genus, or more specifically the Murex brandaris and Murex trunculus sp., more commonly referred to simply as the Murex, as by Aristotle, used to used to make 'Tyrian Purple' dye.
Are murex snails still used to make dye?
Murex snails are no longer used as dyes because this use led to over harvesting and near extinction of the species. A synthetic dye that is close to the original color of the snail dye is now used instead.
How did the Phoenicians make purple dye?
The Phoenicians discovered that crushed shellfish( the specific shellfish is the murex) oozed a fabulous wine-colored goop. Cloth soaked in this substance turned shades ranging from deep pink to rich purple. Royalty soon chose purple as their favorite hue, so every king and queen needed purple dye!
What Tropical sea snail is used to make tyrian dye?
The tropical sea snail that is used to make tyrian dye is the purple dye murex or spiny dye-murex), its scientific name being Haustellum brandaris (also Murex brandaris or Bolinus brandaris). See Related Link below.
What color did snails make for dye by the pheonicians?
The snails made a rich purple dye, which was used for clothing
Did queen Cleopatra make purple out of snails?
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How did the Romans make purple colours?
they made it by grinding up carnivorous snails or conk shells.
Did the Phoenicia make inventions?
yes, they made Tyrian Purple. they made if from boiling snails, but it took thousands of snails to make a tiny bit, so only extremely rich people could afford it. so it became a royal color.
What animal helps make gum?
snails and slugs snails and slugs
Are pond snails producers?
No, snails are not producers. They do not make their own food.
How do garden snails have baby garden snails?
I've already answered a similar qst. Jst type in : How do snails make more snails and u'll find my answer.
What color do you mix with purple to make white?
you cant make white with purple. But you could make purple with white
