Rublev Colours Pigment Ercolano Red - 100 g

Ercolano red is a red ocher obtained in the vicinity of Ercolano, named Herculaneum until 79 AD and Resina until 1969. Red ochers are natural earths containing clay tinted by iron oxide and is composed of hematite, and traces of gypsum (calcium sulfate) or calcite (calcium carbonate). Hematite is a mineral composed of iron oxide minerals (α-Fe₂O₃) that occur as natural earth. Depending upon the content of iron oxide and other minerals, the color of red ocher varies from deep red to brownish red. Red iron oxide minerals, such as hematite, are found around the world and have been used as pigments since prehistory.

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