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Colours made from zinc

6 colours that our sources say are made from zinc.

White Zinc oxide A white inorganic powder used in pigments, ointments, ceramics and electronicsPigment · 🇮🇳 India +2

Red Carmine A deep red pigment made from cochineal insects, once prized across continentsPigment · 🇫🇷 France +2

#801818 Falu redfalu rödfärg A deep red paint pigment from the Falun copper mine, used on wooden houses in SwedenPigment · 🇸🇪 Sweden +2 White Zinc phosphate A white inorganic compound used to protect metal and in dental cementPigment #020D15 Gunmetal A dark copper alloy once used for casting guns and now valued for its strength and finishNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States

#E32636 Alizarin crimson A deep red with blue undertones, once made from madder rootsNamed shade · 🇪🇬 Egypt

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Alizarin crimson: Sojol Rana, Public domain, source
Zinc oxide: Andrew Silver, USGS, Public domain, source
Carmine: Stephhzz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Falu red: Moralist, Public domain, source

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