Natural Red Oxide (Indian Red) Pigment, Size: 100 G Jar

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    Red
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    Pigment type
    Inorganic, Earth, Natural
    Description

    Rublev Colours Natural Red Oxide is from hematite deposits in the French quarries of Gargas and Rustrel nestled in a 12-mile long enclave in the heart of the Luberon Massif, the ocher country. Red iron oxide is the principal coloring agent in red ochers, such as Indian red, Terra Pozzuoli, Venetian red, etc. These pigments are basically composed of the mineral hematite with varying proportions of accessory minerals, such as clay, chalk, and quartz. They differ from yellow ocher and brown ocher in that they do not contain water combined in their chemical structure. In other words, the iron to which they owe their color is iron oxide not iron oxide hydroxide.

    Natural red oxides, such as hematite, are opaque, absolutely permanent, and have excellent covering power. They are strong absorbers of ultraviolet light. The best bluish shades are called Indian red; the yellowish shades, light red, English red, and Venetian red. Formerly there was much confusion in the nomenclature of the red oxides; the terms given in this list are those specified in the ASTM standard D 4302.

    Pigment Names
    Common Names: English: red oxide
    French: oxyde rouge
    German: Oxid rot
    Italian: rosso ossido
    Portuguese: vermelho óxido
    Spanish: rojo óxido
    Alternate Names: English: English red, Indian red, light red, red iron oxide, Venetian red
    French: rouge Indien
    Spanish: rojo Indio

    Mars red is the name given to the artificial substitute of natural red iron oxide.
    Origin and History

    Natural red iron oxide is based on the mineral hematite. The word hematite comes from the Greek word hema, meaning blood, and was given the name "bloodstone" in ancient Greece (Theophrastus, c. 325 B.C.), implying that the mineral is blood red in color. Hematite is an important ore of iron and its blood-red color in the powdered form lends itself well as a pigment. Hematite is among the oldest pigments known to humankind and has been used by every major civilization and epoch.

    Source

    In nature, hematite rarely occurs as crystals but usually as nodules or earthen masses. The color of the crystalline form varies from steel-gray to black, while crypto-crystalline hematite is dull red to bright red. This common mineral is found in deposits of the most diverse types. There are several varieties of hematite, two of which are suitable for use as pigments: oolitic hematite, which is friable earth composed of small rounded grains of dark red color that are lustrous and greasy to the touch; and hematite rose, a fine-crystalline and crypto-crystalline form of hematite of red color, which are usually encountered in friable earthen masses or reniform aggregates of bladed crystals in a circular arrangement giving the appearance of a rose. Red iron oxides (hematite) deposits are found around the world and have been used as pigments since prehistory.

    Permanence and Compatibility

    Pigments made from the mineral hematite are dependable in mixtures with all other permanent pigments and are considered to be permanent with considerable tinting strength and opacity. They do not react with solvents, and are indifferent to alkalis, but are partially soluble in acids. Zinc white and hematite yield excellent flesh tints (in oil paints you may want to substitute zinc white with another transparent white pigment). Mixtures of alizarin or madder lake and hematite were offered as Tuscan red or Pompeian red, according to F. W. Weber. Alizarin or madder in this mixture does not fade as readily when mixed with iron oxide hydroxide pigments such as ocher and sienna.

    Oil Absorption and Grinding

    Natural red iron oxide absorbs a moderate amount of oil. The oil absorption ratio is 18 parts by weight of oil to 100 parts by weight of pigment. If the measurement were grams, red iron oxide would require 18 grams of linseed oil to grind 100 grams of pigment to form a stiff paste. It forms an average drying oil paint, and a hard, fairly flexible film.

    Toxicity

    Natural red iron oxide is not considered to be toxic, but care should be used in handling the dry powder pigment to avoid inhaling the dust.

    Pigment: Rublev Colours Natural Red Oxide (Indian Red)

    Pigment Information
    Color: Red
    Colour Index: Pigment Red 102 (77491)
    Chemical Name: Iron Oxide
    Chemical Formula: α-Fe2O3
    ASTM Lightfastness Rating
    Acrylic: I
    Oil: I
    Watercolor: I
    Properties
    Density: 5.27
    Hardness (Mohs): 5.0–6.0
    Refractive Index: 2.78–3.01
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    0.22 lbs
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