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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 />

Muscovite Derived from Muscovy<br />

(Russian prov<strong>in</strong>ce) where<br />

it was used <strong>in</strong> w<strong>in</strong>dows<br />

White mica KAl 2 (Si 3 Al)<br />

O 10 (OH,F) 2<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> 2.5 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

parallel lubricat<strong>in</strong>g agent <strong>in</strong><br />

to (001);<br />

4.0 4.0<br />

perpend.<br />

to (001)<br />

pa<strong>in</strong>ts<br />

Naple’s Yellow Modern name Antimony yellow Pb 3 (SbO) 2 Yellow Artificial Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment; colorant<br />

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

glazes<br />

Ochre Greek ochros mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“pale yellow”<br />

Orpiment Lat<strong>in</strong> auripigmentum mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“golden pa<strong>in</strong>t”<br />

Realgar Arabic rahj al-ghar mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“powder of the m<strong>in</strong>e”<br />

Red bole Greek bolos mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“a lump of clay”<br />

Sienna From city of Sienna <strong>in</strong><br />

Tuscany, Italy<br />

Sienna; umber;<br />

goethite; limonite;<br />

hematite; Indian red<br />

Various iron oxide<br />

compounds<br />

Yellow and red<br />

to brown<br />

K<strong>in</strong>g’s yellow As 2 S 3 Yellow <strong>Natural</strong> or<br />

artificial<br />

Sandarack AsS Red <strong>Natural</strong> or<br />

artificial<br />

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

for gold leaf; colorant<br />

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

ceramics; cosmetic<br />

pigment<br />

1.5–2 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment; cosmetic<br />

pigment<br />

1.5–2 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment; cosmetic<br />

pigment<br />

Armenia bole Ferrigi<strong>in</strong>ous Red <strong>Natural</strong> Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment; colorant<br />

alum<strong>in</strong>um silicate<br />

<strong>in</strong> ceramics and glazes<br />

Burnt sienna; raw<br />

sienna; goethite<br />

Fe O H O plus Yellow <strong>Natural</strong> Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment<br />

2 3 2<br />

alum<strong>in</strong>a and silica<br />

Silver leaf Ag <strong>Natural</strong> Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment and for<br />

gild<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Appendix A 331

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