Verdigris
A very poisonous diacetate of copper, which forms in a green crust on its surface if exposed to a damp atmosphere. It is useful in the arts as a pigment. See COPPER.
Vermilion, or mercuric sulphide, occurs native as cinnabar, a dull red mineral, which is the most important ore of mercury; bright red in color; has a good body, and is useful as a pigment for paints. See MERCURY.