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Chem 491 Oldest Mineral Pigments and Number Systems October 10 2022 - Copy (Otomatik Kaydedilme)
Chem 491 Oldest Mineral Pigments and Number Systems October 10 2022 - Copy (Otomatik Kaydedilme)
The oldest
painting of figures
in the world
(Nerja Cave
Malaga-Spain)
42,000 years old
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16,000 years old cave painting of
animals (France-Lascaux)
iron element
Oldest chemicals used were natural
pigments called “OCHRE”
Yellow: FeO (OH)·nH2O (hydrated iron
hydroxide) (Name of the mineral: Limonite)
Red: Fe2O3 (anhydrous iron oxide) (Name of
mineral: hematite)
Purple: chemically similar to red ochre
(anhydrous iron oxide) contains traces of
gypsum (calcium sulfate) or calcite (calcium
carbonate)
Brown: FeO(OH), (Mineral: Goethite), is
7partly hydrated iron oxide October 10, 2022
HEMATITE
LIMONITE
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October 10, 2022
Red ochre used
for painting a
bison figure on
the wall of a
cave in
(Altamira-Spain)
around 16,000 -
15,000 BC
Clay bulla
and tokens,
4000–3100
BC, Susa