Inorganic pigments

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Inorganic pigments

zaffre

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Zaffre, a pre-scientific substance, is a deep blue pigment obtained by roasting cobalt ore, and is made of either an impure form cobalt oxide or impure cobalt arseniate. During the Victorian Era, ...

zinc oxide

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO. It is a white powder that is insoluble in water. ZnO is present in the Earth's crust as the mineral zincite, however, most ZnO used ...

Zinc phosphate (Zn3(PO4)2) is an inorganic chemical compound. Natural forms of zinc phosphate include minerals hopeite and parahopeite, Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O. A somewhat similar mineral is natural hydrous ...

Han purple

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Han purple (also called Chinese purple ) is asynthetic barium copper silicate pigment that was developed in China at least 2,000 years ago. Han purple was used in ancient and imperial China from the ...

Han blue

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Han blue (also called Chinese blue) is a synthetic barium copper silicate pigment that was developed in China at least 2,000 years ago. Han purple and Han blue were used in ancient and imperial China ...

Minium

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Minium is the naturally occurring form of lead tetroxide, Pb2+2Pb4+O4. It is a light to vivid red and may have brown to yellow tints. It typically occurs as scaly to earthy masses. It crystallizes in ...

Naples yellow

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Naples yellow, also called 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 ...