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Bronze disease

Scope note

The destructive formation of a soft powdery mineral on copper or any of its alloys caused by the presence of chlorides and moisture.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000220720

Term used for

disease, bronze

Created

13yrs ago

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