Posted by Peter H on October 22, 2007 at 09:59:25 from 81.153.237.32 user Peter_H.
In Reply to: Re: Prospecting posted by Jock on October 22, 2007 at 07:37:00:
. . . and yet other copper compounds are green, eg copper acetates (verdigris). What a jolly metal copper is! And useful - think of bronze and brass and cupro-nickel, and the coppering of ships' hulls. No wonder Capn Flint got excited by it. However I wonder if we should end the 'copper tutorial' now? It has occurred to me that copper piping is also widely used in certain domestic facilities . . . Aaarrgh!! I see Ed K grinning away, over in Ky . . . .