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Natural Science in Archaeology

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Appendix A (cont<strong>in</strong>ued)<br />

Pigment Orig<strong>in</strong> of the name Alternate names Chemical formula Color Source Hardness Uses<br />

Lapis lazuli Lapis, Lat<strong>in</strong> for<br />

“stone” and Persian<br />

lazhward mean<strong>in</strong>g “blue”<br />

Limonite Greek leimon mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“meadow”<br />

Litharge Greek lithargyros mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“rock silver”<br />

Malachite Greek moloche mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“mallow” allud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to green color<br />

Manganese<br />

dioxide<br />

Massicot French, from Spanish<br />

mazacote, from Arabic<br />

orig<strong>in</strong><br />

M<strong>in</strong>ium Term orig<strong>in</strong>ally applied to<br />

c<strong>in</strong>nabar. From Lat<strong>in</strong>,<br />

derived from Iberian word<br />

Lazurite (Na,Ca) 8 (Al,Si) 12<br />

O 24 [(SO 4 ),Cl 2<br />

(OH) 2 ]<br />

Goethite; ochre FeO(OH) Yellow to<br />

brown<br />

Blue <strong>Natural</strong> Pa<strong>in</strong>t<br />

pigment<br />

Massicot PbO Yellow <strong>Natural</strong> or<br />

artificial;<br />

processed by<br />

roast<strong>in</strong>g lead<br />

white<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

colorant <strong>in</strong> glazes,<br />

glass and ceramics<br />

2 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

colorant for<br />

ceramic glazes<br />

Mounta<strong>in</strong> green Cu 2 (CO 3 )(OH) 2 Green <strong>Natural</strong> 3.5–4 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

cosmetic pigment,<br />

especially eye-l<strong>in</strong>er<br />

Shades of p<strong>in</strong>k,<br />

purple, brown<br />

and black<br />

<strong>in</strong> glass and<br />

ceramic glazes<br />

Litharge PbO Yellow Artificial, by<br />

roast<strong>in</strong>g lead<br />

white<br />

Red lead/orange<br />

m<strong>in</strong>eral<br />

Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

colorant <strong>in</strong> glass<br />

and ceramic<br />

glazes; pigment <strong>in</strong><br />

cosmetics<br />

Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

colorant for<br />

ceramic glazes<br />

Pb 2+<br />

2 Pb4+ O 4 Red Artificial 2.5 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

cosmetic pigment<br />

330 Appendix A

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