In a message dated 9/11/00 9:23:59 AM EST, [email protected] writes: << Subj: Re: CS>Argyria on the counter top Date: 9/11/00 9:23:59 AM EST From: [email protected] (Marsha Hallett) Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] > I had a set of silver-plate and it tarnished if not kept in a silver > chest. > Serita Dear Serita, Plated with sterling?? I have sets of new pure silver wires sitting around in an open envelope for months, still bright and shiny! I`ll put my specimen of sulphur next to my nugget and see what happens. Marsha >>
Marsha: Silver has a huge affinity for sulfur. If it doesn't turn brown forming silver sulfide, it just means that the silver wire might have a superficial oily coating to temporarily protect it, or that there is no mechanism (temperature or humidity?) to carry a tiny amount of sulfur into the air as vapor so it can react with silver. I wouldn't bet the farm that it wouldn't react over time. Roger -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
