# The stains are pigment (red ochre and vermilion).

> Disputed: The stains are pigment (red ochre and vermilion).

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# The stains are pigment (red ochre and vermilion).

The stains are pigment (red ochre and vermilion).

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Pigment particles concentrated in the stains.

## What would rule it out

- Blood proteins confirmed by modern proteomics.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Microscopy of the tapes reports iron oxide and vermilion.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/evidence/EVD0CWY2RVA62FW/microscopy-of-the-tapes-reports-iron-oxide-and-vermilion)

Suggestive

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## The questions it answers

[Are the red-brown stains blood?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/questions/QST0CWY2HGY52KJ/are-the-red-brown-stains-blood)

Part of [How was the image made?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shroud-of-turin/questions/QST0CWY2H943JFZ/how-was-the-image-made)

Most likelyThe stains are blood

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The stains are pigment (red ochre and vermilion). [Answer ANS0CWY2RKG7PD8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY2RKG7PD8
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