Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by function]
6. colorant (material)
7. pigments
8. [pigment by color]
9. black pigment
10. organic black pigment
11. carbon black

Anotations

Scope note:

A type of carbon black characterized as a deep, saturated, velvety black color. It is the oldest known black pigment. It is produced by burning oil, usually coal-tar creosote, in shallow pans, in a furnace with the draft regulated to give a heavy smoke cloud.