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Table 3 Chemical species associated to the pigment and to the specimen, vase or fragment, studied

From: Study and micro-Raman characterization of pigments present on majolicas of historical and artistic interest from Gerace, Italy

Chemical species

Colour pigment

VASE/MV_

FRAGMENTS/FR_

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

Quartz (SiO2)

White; Blue

x

 

x

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

lead silicates glass (PbO·SiO2)

All pigments

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Cassiterite (SnO2)

White; Blue; Dark Green; Orange

x

x

 

x

  

x

  

x

Willemite (Zn2SiO4)

Blue

x

         

Cobalt -olivine a Co2SiO4

Blue; Pale Blue; Green

x

x

x

x

x

x

   

x

Lead antimoniate Pb3(SbO4)2

Blue; Yellow; Orange

    

x

x

    

Cobalt silicate (II), CoO·nSiO2

Blue

      

x

   

Cobalt tetroxide Co3O4 (2CoO·CoO2)

Blue

       

x

  

Calcium carbonate CaCO3

Pale Blue

   

x

      

Triple oxide PbO·ZnO·Sb2O3

Yellow; Green; Orange

x

x

x

x

x

     

Naples Yellow-Lead antimoniate + traces of zinc oxide Pb3(SbO4)2·ZnO

Yellow; Brown

 

x

 

x

      

Chromium oxide Cr2O3

Dark Green

 

x

        

Magnetite, [Fe3O4 namely: FeO· + Fe2O3]

Orange; Brown

  

x

x

      

Lead oxide mix PbO2·2PbO (traces)

Red

 

x

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