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Architectural structures built with copper corrode to give greenverdigris(or patina).
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The color of the cuticle is often of variable shade, ranging from gray toverdigristo grass-green.
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At the time of this most recent installation the bronze was completely discolored byverdigrisand black corrosion film.
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It is composed ofverdigris, vinegar, and honey, boiled to a consistency.
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Verdigrisis a variable chemical mixture of compounds, complexes and water.
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Verdigrisforms a protective patina on the surface of the bell which coats it against further oxidation.
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The chemical reaction exhibited between wine and copper to produceverdigrismay be related to wine's own oxidization process.
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The building is eight stories under averdigriscopper-covered mansard roof, with penthouses and basements, as a result of changes made during its construction.
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Until the 19th century,verdigriswas the most vibrant green pigment available and was frequently used in painting.
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As a result of the legend, those particular components of the otherwiseverdigris(grey-green oxidized bronze) statue are rather well-worn and shiny.
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A few weeks later the pot was dug up and theverdigrisscraped off.
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Natural patinas may occur by oxidation due to long exposure to air or earth -- the most common of which isverdigrison copper or bronze.
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Verdigrisis lightfast in oil paint, as numerous examples of 15th-century paintings show.
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The silver finds were covered in a layer of silver chloride corrosion, and some items including copper were covered with green copper carbonateverdigris.
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