Paratacamite

Description

A light green, chlorinated copper corrosion product. Paratacamite is a basic copper chloride. It has been found as a pigments green pigment in 5th - 8th century Asian wall paintings, as well as in some later Persian miniature and European paintings. On copper and bronze artifacts, paratacamite and atacamite indicate the presence of disease bronze disease.

Synonyms and Related Terms

basic copper chloride; Paratacamit (Deut.); para atacamiet (Ned.)

FTIR

Composition	Cu(OH)2 - CuCl

Authority

• The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: 'Pigment'