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Inorganic pigments

Vermilion

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Vermilion is an opaque orangish red pigment, similar to scarlet. As a naturally occurring mineral pigment, it is known as cinnabar, and was in use around the world before the Common Era began. Most ...

Venetian Ceruse

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Venetian Ceruse, also known as Spirits of Saturn, was a 16th century cosmetic used as a skin whitener. It was in great demand and considered the best available at that time. The pigment of white lead ...

White lead

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

White lead is the chemical compound (PbCO3)2·Pb(OH)2. It was formerly used as an ingredient for lead paint and a cosmetic called Venetian Ceruse, because its opaque quality made it a good pigment. ...

Viridian

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed more of green than blue. Specifically, it is a dark shade of spring ...

Barium borate

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Barium borate, also called barium diborate, barium boron oxide, barium metaborate, or (as an optical crystal) BBO (BaB2O4 or Ba(BO2)2) is an inorganic compound, a borate of barium. It is available as ...

Verdigris

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

Verdigris is the common name for a green pigment obtained through the application of acetic acid to copper plates or the natural patina formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered and exposed to ...

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 ...