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http://dx.doi.org/10.9727/jmsk.2018.31.1.33

Occurrence and Mineralogical Properties of Green-Blue Inorganic Pigments in Korea  

Jeong, Gi Young (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Research Institute of Natural Science, Andong National University)
Cho, Hyen Goo (Department of Geology and Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Do, Jin Young (Department of cultural properties, Gyeongju University)
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Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.31, no.1, 2018 , pp. 33-46 More about this Journal
Abstract
Traditional inorganic pigments applied to dancheong, buddhist painting, and wall painting were produced from natural minerals which were later replaced by synthetic pigments, resulting in the loss of the recipe to prepare mineral pigments. This study examined the domestic occurrence and mineralogical characteristics of green and blue mineral pigments required for the conservation of cultural heritage. Cuprous green-blue mineral pigments were found as the weathering products of waste dumps and ores of abandoned Cu-Pb-Zn sulfide mines. Mineralogical analyses using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy identified diverse hydrous copper sulfate pigments of green (brochantite and devilline) and blue color (linarite, bechererite, and schulenbergite) with minor green pigments of antlerite and atacamite commonly associated with cerussite, smithsonite, anglesite, and cuprite. Noerok, a green silicate pigment, replaced the fractured basalt lava. Celadonite was responsible for the green color of Noerok, closely associated with opal in varying ratio. Glauconite, green silicate pigment, was identified in the Yellow Sea sediments. Malachite and azurite, the most important green and blue pigments of Korean cultural heritage, were not identified in this study.
Keywords
Pigment; green; blue; mineral; copper; malachite; azurite; celadonite; glauconite;
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