mineral pigment

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mineral
noun
uk
/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/us
/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/
a valuable or useful chemical substance that is formed naturally in ...
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pigment
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/us
/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/
a substance that gives something a particular colour when it is present in it or is added ...
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(Definition ofmineralandpigmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Malachite was used as amineralpigmentin green paints from antiquity until about 1800.
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The "katazome" method uses traditional organic and mineral pigments in a medium of soybean milk.
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It is possible that the stucco had decorative motifs, painted with mineral pigments from the region.
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The pots are painted with clay slips and mineral pigments.
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Slips and paints are made from mineral pigments and are applied using animal hair brushes, made at the workshop.
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This slip often had mineral pigments added for color, which could be added before and/or after firing.
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Slip is a liquid clay suspension of mineral pigments applied to the ceramics before firing.
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There is one painting of 90x53 centimeters composed of mineral pigments mixed with organic material.
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Paints were made from animal, vegetable and mineral pigments and bases.
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Paints are made with mineral pigments collected locally.
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Mineral pigments were also traded over long distances.
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These new tools allowed for greater detail and experimentation than the earlier tools, such as bone or wood styli dipped in mineral pigments, had.
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They were made out of earth from ant-hills mixed with palm oil and dyed with vegetable and mineral pigments.
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Since 1993, has been developing and mastering her own technique of painting with the paints prepared by herself, consisting of egg tempera with natural mineral pigments and essential oils.
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