Antlerite
Natural inorganic pigmentComposition and Properties of Antlerite
Antlerite is a basic copper sulfate with the chemical formula of Cu3[(SO4)(OH)4].
Pigment
Painted swatch
Names
Alternative names
Color Index
Word Origin
Named after the Antler Mine, Mohave Co, Arizona.
Antlerit
German
Antlérite
French
Antlerite
Italian
Antlerita
Spanish
Preparation
The pigment can be prepared from the mineral antlerite by grounding, washing and levigating the raw material.
History of Use
Antlerite was used in ancient Egypt and European oil painting from the medieval period onwards, and more frequently in the 19th century.
References
Tomasini, E.P., Cárcamo, J., Castellanos Rodríguez, D.M. et al. Characterization of pigments and binders in a mural painting from the Andean church of San Andrés de Pachama (northernmost of Chile). Herit Sci 6, 61 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-018-0226-x
Eugenia Tomasini, Ilaria Costantini, Valeria Careaga, Carlos Rua Landa, Kepa Castro, Juan Manuel Madariaga, Marta Maier, Gabriela Siracusano, Identification of pigments and binders of a 17th-century mural painting (Bolivia). New report on pigments associated with Andean minerals, Journal of Cultural Heritage, Vol 62, July–August 2023, Pages 206-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.05.030
Identification
Infrared and Raman Spectra
Antlerite at Cameo Website
References
Candida Moffa, Camilla Merola, Fernando Jr. Piamonte Magboo, Enrica Chiadroni, Lucia Giuliani, Alessandro Curcio, Luigi Palumbo, Anna Candida Felici, Massimo Petrarca, Pigments, minerals, and copper-corrosion products: Terahertz continuous wave (THz-CW) spectroscopic characterization of antlerite and atacamite, Journal of Cultural Heritage
Volume 66, March–April 2024, Pages 483-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.12.018
Further Reading
References
Tomasini, E.P., Cárcamo, J., Castellanos Rodríguez, D.M. et al. Characterization of pigments and binders in a mural painting from the Andean church of San Andrés de Pachama (northernmost of Chile). Herit Sci 6, 61 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-018-0226-x
Eugenia Tomasini, Ilaria Costantini, Valeria Careaga, Carlos Rua Landa, Kepa Castro, Juan Manuel Madariaga, Marta Maier, Gabriela Siracusano, Identification of pigments and binders of a 17th-century mural painting (Bolivia). New report on pigments associated with Andean minerals, Journal of Cultural Heritage, Vol 62, July–August 2023, Pages 206-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.05.030
Candida Moffa, Camilla Merola, Fernando Jr. Piamonte Magboo, Enrica Chiadroni, Lucia Giuliani, Alessandro Curcio, Luigi Palumbo, Anna Candida Felici, Massimo Petrarca, Pigments, minerals, and copper-corrosion products: Terahertz continuous wave (THz-CW) spectroscopic characterization of antlerite and atacamite, Journal of Cultural Heritage
Volume 66, March–April 2024, Pages 483-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.12.018