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List of inorganic pigments

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Reference excerpt

The following list includes commercially or artistically important inorganic pigments of natural and synthetic origin.

Purple pigments Aluminosilicate pigments

Ultramarine violet (PV15): a synthetic or naturally occurring sulfur containing silicate mineral. Arsenic pigments

London purple — an arsenical insecticide/pigment mixture derived from aniline-dye waste. Copper pigments

Han purple: BaCuSi2O6. Cobalt pigments

Cobalt violet (PV14): Co3(PO4)2. Gold pigments

Purple of Cassius: Gold nanoparticles suspended in tin dioxide - Aux • SnO2. Iron pigments

Caput mortuum (Mars Violet) — a purple‑brown hematite iron oxide pigment, Fe2O3. Manganese pigments

Manganese violet: NH4MnP2O7 (PV16) manganic ammonium pyrophosphate. Strontium pigments

Strontium Violet (PV62) — Sr5(PO4)3Cu0.3O.

Blue pigments Aluminosilicate pigments

Ultramarine (PB29): a synthetic or naturally occurring sulfur containing silicate mineral - Na8–10Al6Si6O24S2–4 (generalized formula). Smalt CoO·nSiO2. Cobalt pigments

Cobalt blue (PB28): cobalt(II) aluminate. Cerulean blue (PB35): cobalt(II) stannate. Cerium uranium blue Cobalt chromite blue-green spinel CoCr2O4. Cobalt zinc aluminate spinel CoZnAl2O4. Copper pigments

Azurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2. Blue Verditer Cu2(OH)2CO3. Iron pigments

Prussian blue (PB27): a synthetic inert pigment made of iron and cyanide: C18Fe7N18. Vivianite Fe3(PO4)2·8H2O. Manganese pigments

YInMn Blue: a synthetic pigment (YIn1−xMnxO3). Manganese blue: barium manganate(VI) sulfate. Zirconium pigments

Zirconium–vanadium blue zircon ZrSiO4:V.

Green pigments Arsenic Pigments

Scheele's Green: yellowish-green pigment commonly used during the early to mid-19th century (AsCuHO3). Paris Green: It was manufactured in 1814 to be a pigment to make a vibrant green paint. Cadmium pigments

Cadmium green: a light green pigment consisting of a mixture of cadmium yellow (CdS) and chrome green (Cr2O3). Chromium pigments

Chrome green (PG17): anhydrous chromium(III) oxide (Cr2O3). Viridian (PG18): hydrated chromium(III) oxide Cr2O3 • xH2O. Cobalt pigments

Cobalt green: also known as Rinman's green or zinc green (CoZnO2). Cobalt titanate green CoTiO3. Copper pigments

Malachite: cupric carbonate hydroxide (Cu2CO3(OH)2), unstable. Scheele's Green (also called Schloss green): cupric arsenite (CuHAsO3). Brunswick green: various pigments, some with copper. Verdigris Cu(CH3COO)2·nCu(OH)2. Atacamite Cu2Cl(OH)3. Brochantite Cu4SO4(OH)6. Green verditer Cu2(OH)2CO3. Egyptian Green CaCuSi4O10 + Fe compounds. Other pigments

Green earth: also known as terre verte and Verona green (K[(Al,Fe3+),(Fe2+,Mg](AlSi3,Si4)O10(OH)2).

Yellow pigments Arsenic pigments

Orpiment: natural monoclinic arsenic sulfide (As2S3). Pararealgar AsS. Bismuth pigments

Primrose yellow (PY184): bismuth vanadate (BiVO4). Bismuth molybdate Bi2MoO6. Cadmium pigments

Cadmium yellow (PY37): cadmium sulfide (CdS), which also occurs as the mineral greenockite. Cadmium Lemon (PY37) CdS + ZnS. Chromium pigments

Chrome yellow or crocoite (PY34): lead chromate (PbCrO4). Strontium yellow (PY32): SrCrO4. Barium Yellow (PY31) BaCrO4. Zinc Yellow (PY36) 4ZnCrO4·K2O·H2O. Cobalt pigments

Aureolin or cobalt yellow (PY40): potassium cobaltinitrite (K3Co(NO2)6). Iron pigments

Yellow ochre (PY43): a naturally occurring clay of monohydrated ferric oxide (Fe2O3·H2O). Mars Yellow (PY42) Fe2O3·nH2O.

Lead pigments

Naples yellow (PY41). Lead-tin-yellow: PbSnO4 or Pb(Sn,Si)O3. Massicot PbO. Titanium pigments

Titanium yellow (PY53): NiO·Sb2O3·20TiO2. Tin pigments

Mosaic gold: stannic sulfide (SnS2). Zinc pigments

Zinc yellow (PY36): zinc chromate (ZnCrO4), a highly toxic substance with anti-corrosive properties which was historically most often used to paint over metals.

Orange pigments Arsenic pigments

Realgar As4S4. Bismuth pigments

Bismuth Vanadate Orange (PO86) BiVO4. Bismuth Oxyhalide Orange (PO85) BiOCl·Bi2S3. Cadmium pigments

Cadmium orange (PO20): an intermediate between cadmium red and cadmium yellow: cadmium sulfoselenide. Vanadium pigments

Bismuth vanadate orange (PO86): similar to vermilion.

Red pigments Arsenic pigments

Realgar: As4S4 - a highly toxic natural pigment. Cadmium pigments

Cadmium red (PR108): cadmium sulfo-selenide (Cd2SSe). Cerium pigments

Cerium sulfide red (PR265). Iron oxide pigments

Sanguine, Caput mortuum, Indian red, Venetian red, oxide red (PR102). Red ochre (PR102): anhydrous Fe2O3. Burnt sienna (PBr7): a pigment produced by heating raw sienna. Lead pigments

Minium (pigment): also known as red lead, lead tetroxide, Pb3O4. Mercury pigments

Vermilion or cinnabar (PR106): HgS.

Brown pigments Clay earth pigments (naturally formed iron oxides)

Raw umber (PBr7): a natural clay pigment consisting of iron oxide, manganese oxide and aluminum oxide: Fe2O3 + MnO2 + nH2O + SiO2 + Al2O3. When calcined (heated) it is referred to as burnt umber and has more intense colors. Raw sienna (PBr7): a naturally occurring yellow-brown pigment from limonite clay. Used in art since prehistoric times.

Black pigments Carbonaceous pigments

Aniline black (PBk1). Lamp black (PBk6). Carbon black (PBk7). Vine black (PBk8). Ivory black (PBk9). Graphite (PBk10). Mineral Black (PBk18). Iron pigments

Mars black or Iron black (PBk11) (C.I. No.77499) Synthetic magnetite Fe3O4. Manganese pigments

Manganese dioxide (PBk14): blackish or brown in color, used since prehistoric times (MnO2). Iron manganese oxide (PBk33, (Fe,Mn)2O3). Molybdenum pigments

Molybdenum Disulfide (PBk34). Titanium pigments

Titanium black: Titanium(III) oxide (Ti2O3). Titanium Dioxide Black: (PBk35) (CAS 51745-87-0) Reduced titanium oxide. Others

Iron Titanium Brown Spinel (PBk12). Cobalt Black (PBk13). Zinc Sulfide (PBk17). Slate Black (PBk19). Copper Chromite Black (PBk22, PBk28). Tin Antimony Gray (PBk23). Titanium Vanadium Antimony Gray (PBk24). Cobalt Nickel Gray (PBk25). Manganese Ferrite Black (PBk26) (Fe,Mn)2O4. Iron Cobalt Chromite Black (PBk27). Iron Cobalt Black (PBk29). Chrome Iron Nickel Black (PBk30).

White pigments Antimony pigment

Antimony white: antimony(III) oxide (Sb2O3). Barium pigments

Barium sulfate (PW5 or baryte): barium sulfate (BaSO4). Lithopone: BaSO4•ZnS. Lead pigment

Cremnitz white (PW1): basic lead(II) carbonate ((PbCO3)2·Pb(OH)2). Titanium pigment

Titanium white (PW6): titanium(IV) oxide (TiO2). Zinc pigments

Zinc white (PW4): zinc oxide (ZnO). Sachtolith: zinc sulfide (ZnS).

Fluorescent pigments

Uranium salts.

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In the classroom: List of inorganic pigments is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Inorganic pigments, Lists of chemical compounds, Pigments, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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The following list includes commercially or artistically important inorganic pigments of natural and synthetic origin. Purple pigments Aluminosilicate pigments Ultramarine violet (PV15): a synthetic or naturally occurring sulfur containing silicate mineral.

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