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 Post subject: Re: Making a one-of-a-kind ruby, pink sapphire and diamond r
PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:20 pm 
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Lucy- wrote:
Thanks Michael,

The blue is sterling silver with a liver of sulphur patina - pretty nice colour right?!


Hi! Could you descripe a little more of the patina, is it handmaded? whats does liver means??

Such a nice work! love it!

regards from uruguay!


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 Post subject: Re: Making a one-of-a-kind ruby, pink sapphire and diamond r
PostPosted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:32 pm 
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Liver of sulfur, as I remember it, is potassium sulfide:
Forms a patina on silver:
https://www.amazon.com/Liver-Sulphur-Ge ... B00341129U


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