I-iron oxide pigment luhlobo lombala olunokusasazeka kakuhle, ukumelana nokukhanya okugqwesileyo, kunye nokumelana nemozulu. Ii-iron oxide pigment ikakhulu zibhekisa kwiintlobo ezine zombala: i-iron oxide ebomvu, i-iron mthubi, i-iron black, kunye ne-iron brown, kunye ne-iron oxide njengento esisiseko. Phakathi kwazo, i-iron oxide ebomvu yeyona pigment iphambili (ebandakanya malunga ne-50% yee-iron oxide pigment), kwaye i-mica iron oxide esetyenziswa njenge-anti rust pigment kunye ne-magnetic iron oxide esetyenziswa njengezinto zokurekhoda zemagnethi nazo ziyinxalenye yoluhlu lwee-iron oxide pigment. I-iron oxide yeyona pigment yesibini ngobukhulu emva kwe-titanium dioxide kwaye ikwayeyona pigment inkulu kakhulu enemibala enga-organic. Ngaphezulu kwe-70% yazo zonke ii-iron oxide pigments ezisetyenzisiweyo zilungiswa ngeendlela zokwenziwa kweekhemikhali, ezaziwa ngokuba yi-synthetic iron oxide. I-synthetic iron oxide isetyenziswa kakhulu kwizixhobo zokwakha, ii-coating, iiplastiki, ii-elektroniki, icuba, amayeza, irabha, ii-ceramics, ii-inki, izinto zemagnethi, ukwenza iphepha, kunye neminye imimandla ngenxa yobunyulu bayo obuphezulu bokwenziwa, ubungakanani obufanayo beentwana, i-chromatography ebanzi, imibala emininzi, ixabiso eliphantsi, kunye neempawu ezingezizo iityhefu, kunye neempawu zombala kunye nokusetyenziswa ezibalaseleyo, kunye neempawu zokufunxa i-UV.