Mapico pigments
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Description
The trademark for a series of synthetic iron oxide pigments (Mars colors) originally produced by Fireman at the Columbian Carbon Company in Alexandria, Virginia about 1900 (Mayer 1969). Mapico colors, red, brown, black, tan and yellow, are used as pigments in paints, enamels, cement, stucco and as fillers in rubber.
See also Mars colors.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Mapico red;
Additional Information
R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Additional Images
Mapico red
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)