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yellow ocher (pigment)


Identification code: 300013967




Alternative term/s

  • chamois
  • French ocher
  • Italian ocher
  • Italian ochre
  • minette
  • ocher, yellow
  • ochre, yellow
  • yellow earth

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A natural yellow earth mineral primarily composed of goethite (iron hydroxide) and clay. Yellow ochers occur naturally throughout the world and have been used as a pigment since prehistoric times. Synthetically produced yellow iron oxide pigment is called "Mars yellow."

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