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Table 2 Pigments identified on sample L6 on the basis of Raman spectroscopy

From: Combined photoluminescence and Raman microscopy for the identification of modern pigments: explanatory examples on cross-sections from Russian avant-garde paintings

Mineral name

Formula

Pigment name

Raman modes (cm−1)

Cinnabar

HgS

Vermillion

253(s), 280(sh-w), 343(w)

Hydrocerussite

Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2

Lead white

1051(vs), 1384(w),

Calcium sulphate dihydrate

CaSO4·2H2O

Gypsum

419(m), 490(w), 619(w), 669(w), 1008(vs)

Zinc oxide

ZnO

Zinc white

331(w), 383(w), 438(s)

  1. Italic: Wavenumber peak evidenced in the Raman spectra
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