List of inorganic pigments

The following list includes commercially or artistically important inorganic pigments of natural and synthetic origin.[1]

Purple pigments

Aluminum pigments

  • Ultramarine violet: (PV15) - a synthetic or naturally occurring sulfur containing silicate mineral

Copper pigments

  • Han Purple: BaCuSi2O6.
  • Phthalo blue: C32H16CuN8.

Cobalt pigments

  • Cobalt Violet: (PV14) cobaltous orthophosphate.

Manganese pigments

Gold pigments

Blue pigments

Aluminum pigments

  • Ultramarine (PB29): a synthetic or naturally occurring sulfur containing silicate mineral - Na8-10Al6Si6O24S2-4 (generalized formula)
  • Persian blue: made by grinding up the mineral Lapis lazuli. The most important mineral component of lapis lazuli is lazurite (25% to 40%), a feldspathoid silicate mineral with the formula (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1–2.

Cobalt pigments

  • Cobalt Blue (PB28): cobalt(II) aluminate
  • Cerulean Blue (PB35): cobalt(II) stannate

Copper pigments

  • Egyptian Blue: a synthetic pigment of calcium copper silicate (CaCuSi4O10). Thought to be the first synthetically produced pigment.
  • Han Blue: BaCuSi4O10
  • Azurite: cupric carbonate hydroxide (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)

Iron pigments

Manganese pigments

  • YInMn Blue: a synthetic pigment discovered in 2009 (YIn1−xMnxO3).[3]
  • Manganese Blue: Barium manganate(VI) sulfate

Green pigments

Cadmium pigments

  • Cadmium Green: a light green pigment consisting of a mixture of Cadmium Yellow (CdS) and Chrome green (Cr2O3)

Chromium pigments

Cobalt pigments

  • Cobalt green: also known as Rinman's green or Zinc green (CoZnO2)

Copper pigments

Other pigments

  • Green earth: also known as terre verte and Verona green (K[(Al,FeIII),(FeII,Mg)](AlSi3,Si4)O10(OH)2)

Yellow pigments

Arsenic pigments

  • Orpiment: natural monoclinic arsenic sulfide (As2S3),

Bismuth pigments

Cadmium pigments

Chromium pigments

  • Chrome Yellow or Crocoite (PY34): lead chromate (PbCrO4)

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)

Lead pigments

Titanium pigments

Tin Pigments

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

Cadmium pigments

Chromium pigments

Red pigments

Arsenic pigments

  • Realgar: As4S4 - a highly toxic natural pigment

Cadmium pigments

  • Cadmium Red (PR108): cadmium sulfo-selenide (Cd2SSe)

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

Mercury pigments

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 + Si + 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

  • Carbon Black (PBk7)
  • Ivory Black (PBk9)
  • Vine Black (PBk8)
  • Lamp Black (PBk6)

Iron pigments

Manganese pigments

Titanium pigments

White pigments

Antimony pigment

  • Antimony White: antimony(III) oxide (Sb2O3)

Barium pigments

Lead pigment

Titanium pigment

  • Titanium White (PW6): titanium(IV) oxide (TiO2)

Zinc pigments

Safety

A number of pigments, especially traditional ones, contain heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium that are highly toxic. The use of these pigments is now highly restricted in many countries.[1]

See also

References

  1. Völz, Hans G.; et al. "Pigments, Inorganic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a20_243.pub2..
  2. Müller, Hugo; Müller, Wolfgang; Wehner, Manfred; Liewald, Heike. "Artists' Colors". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a03_143.pub2.
  3. Smith, Andrew E.; Mizoguchi, Hiroshi; Delaney, Kris; Spaldin, Nicola A.; Sleight, Arthur W.; Subramanian, M. A. (2009). "Mn3+ in Trigonal Bipyramidal Coordination: A New Blue Chromophore". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131: 17084–17086. doi:10.1021/ja9080666. PMID 19899792.
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