A soft green earth of varying composition used as a pigment: Terre-verte is especially obtained from Italy (Verona), Cyprus, and France.

Terre-verte consists of "celadonite" [green earth of Verona, a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium] or green earth, a variety of "glauconite" [hydrous silicate of iron, potassium, and other bases, commonly called green earth].