orpiment

It is said to have produced copper, iron and orpiment.

Pigments were also made in ancient times from a mineral known as orpiment.

It is generally more rare than realgar and orpiment.

Its uses are similar to orpiment, a similar mineral.

For example, Shen noted that the mineral orpiment was used to quickly erase writing errors on paper.

Wakabayashilite is a rare mineral first discovered in Nevada prior to 1930 but it was mistaken for a hair orpiment.

Mixed with two parts of slaked lime, orpiment is still very commonly used in rural India as a depilatory.

A small paintbox with orpiment pigment was found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Lead white - darkens when exposed to air; reacts with verdigris and orpiment; generally stable to light.

Pyrite, stibnite, orpiment and realgar are the main minerals forming the ore.

The ancient Egyptians reportedly used orpiment, natural or synthetic, as a pigment in artistry and cosmetics.

"We call it orpiment, the golden color," said Anselm at his side, the graybeard leader of theperfecti .

It was once thought that this powder was the yellow sulfide orpiment, but has been recently shown to be a distinct chemical compound.

The minerals making most of the orebody are realgar, orpiment, As-bearing pyrite and marcasite.

John's account for the event lists his ingredients, including, colophony, orpiment, quicksilver, arrows and dozens of small pottery vessels.

A scientific analysis in 2001 revealed that the paint used contained cinnabar, ochre, orpiment, calcite, copper, and Egyptian blue.

He was consulted by Théodore de Mayerne on handling orpiment (a poisonous yellow pigment).

She spoke of poison for the Prioress: Orpiment or Realgar would be the insidious assassin.

Commonly found as small octahedra it is white, but impurities of realgar or orpiment may give it a pink or yellow hue.