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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 />

Smalt Old High German smalzjan<br />

mean<strong>in</strong>g “to smelt”<br />

Stibnite Lat<strong>in</strong> stibium, old name for<br />

antimony<br />

CoO plus SiO 2<br />

plus K 2 O and<br />

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

Sb 2 S 3<br />

Blue Artificial Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment; colorant<br />

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

glazes<br />

Pale to dark<br />

gray<br />

Talc Arabic talq mean<strong>in</strong>g “pure” Soapstone/steatite Mg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2 Pale green,<br />

greenish,<br />

to grayishwhite<br />

Terre verte French mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“green earth”<br />

Ultramar<strong>in</strong>e This term usually refers to<br />

the artificial version of the<br />

pigment, but can also refer<br />

to natural m<strong>in</strong>eral. From<br />

Lat<strong>in</strong> azurrum ultramarium<br />

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

Umber Lat<strong>in</strong> umbra mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“shade” or Italian<br />

Umbria after prov<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

White Lead Lead from Old English<br />

mean<strong>in</strong>g “metal”<br />

Celadonite/glauconite/<br />

green earth<br />

K(Mg,Fe 2+ )(Fe 3+ ,<br />

Al)Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2<br />

or (K,Na)<br />

(Fe 3+ Al,Mg) 2<br />

(Si,Al) 4 O 10 (OH) 2<br />

Yellow-green<br />

to pale<br />

greenish<br />

gray<br />

Azurite Cu 3 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 2 Blue <strong>Natural</strong> or<br />

artificial<br />

Burnt umber/raw<br />

umber<br />

Flake white/Cremnitz<br />

white<br />

Earth pigment with Brown <strong>Natural</strong> or<br />

ferrous iron oxide<br />

processed<br />

plus manganese<br />

dioxide<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> 2 Cosmetic pigment,<br />

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

<strong>Natural</strong> 1 Inert filler <strong>in</strong> pa<strong>in</strong>ts; base<br />

for lake colors<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> 1 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment; colorant<br />

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

glazes<br />

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

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

PbCO 3 Pb(OH) 2 White Artificial Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment best <strong>in</strong> oil;<br />

colorant <strong>in</strong> ceramic<br />

glazes<br />

332 Appendix A

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