[Aztlan] "Glitter Paint"

[Mary Hopkins]

At least on Teo. ceramics, the "glitter" in red paint is indeed hematite. 
Mica is exceptionally rare in Teo. ceramics. I too found myself wondering 
about the ID of the glitter in Rosalila's red paint.

Mary Hopkins

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, kim Goldsmith wrote:

> ¡Saludos a todos!
>
> O.k., I wasn't going to say anything about this, but
> now I just have to ask since I keep seeing people
> talking about mica in pigments down here.
>
> As most of you know, here at Teotihacan our red paint
> on buildings looks like it has glitter in it.  I have
> worked down here SOOOOOOO long (26 years) and have
> been around so many of the great researchers all my
> life that I don't have any idea who might have told me
> this, but......I "know" (because someone I considered
> highly reliable told me) that the red paint is not
> just hematite, but SPECULAR HEMATITE, which naturally
> has glitter-like particles when it rusts out.
>
> I am now curious about this after all the discussion
> on the mica topic here, as we know that Teo. was
> importing plenty of mica and could just as well have
> added it to the pigment (although I don't think that
> is the case).
>
> I would also like to know, as far as the Rosalila
> Temple goes, if they are finding traces of mica in
> colors other than red.  Even though I have looked
> through most of the links, I don't remember them
> specifically saying.  Naturally if "sparkles" are
> appearing in other colors, they are an additive to the
> pigments.
>
> You can answer me offline if you like, but I may not
> be the only interested party for an answer to these
> questions, and therefore we might all be better served
> if the answers come directly to the board.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> KIM
>
>
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