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REFERRING to “Purple Patches,” in NATURE of November 12, I have frequently seen patches like those mentioned, but not quite so large, on the decks of ships immediately after they had been scrubbed with salt water. I have also seen them in bad weather at sea when salt water was coming over the side. I never remember noticing them after rain, or at any other time than when salt water has been on the decks.
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E. Curious Purple Patches. Nature 55, 155 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/055155h0
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