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1.  Overview     2. History of use     3. Making the pigment     4. Technical details

How Chalk is made:          Source: Chalk is a rock derived from marine ooze and largely composed of fossil remains of unicellular algae. Mineral: calcite Natural variety of pigment crude chalk is left to weather, then ground and washed.

The ground pigment:             Pile of ground Chalk:

Other whites         (intro) - Calcium carbonate whites - lead white - titanium dioxide - zinc white