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Minerals used for paint pigments.

Limonite [top left]
Chaco Anasazi
Site number, 29SJ 628
AD 750-800
L 2.9, W 1.0, T 0.9 cm
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, CHCU 14642

Malachite [top right]
Chaco Anasazi
Site number, 20AJ 1999
AD 1000-1200
L 1.7, W 1.0, T 0.8 cm
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, CHCU 4676

Hematite [bottom left]
Chaco Anasazi
Site number, 29SJ 628
AD 500-900
L 2.6, W 2.2, T 1.0 cm
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, CHCU 14643

Azurite [bottom right]
Chaco Anasazi
Site number, 29SJ 627
AD 775-900
D 1.7, T 0.8 cm
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, CHCU 28332