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Colours made from malachite

4 colours that our sources say are made from malachite.

FamilyRedOrangeYellowGreenTurquoiseBluePurplePinkBrownWhiteGreyBlackGold
KindBasic colourNamed shadePigmentDyeColour named from natureTraditional colourNational or team colourHeraldic colourStandard colourScreen colour
Made fromMineral or earthPlantAnimalSyntheticLight only (no pigment)
Black Kohlكُحْل A dark eye cosmetic made from minerals like galena and stibniteTraditional colour · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5 Blue Han purple and Han blue Ancient synthetic pigments of blue and purple, first made in early ChinaPigment · 🇨🇳 China Blue Azurite A blue pigment ground from copper-rich mineral, common in medieval and Renaissance artPigment · 🇪🇬 Egypt +2 #2072AF Bice A historic blue or green pigment once made from copper mineralsPigment

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