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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3019363, member: 87404"]I found this info in a Google search:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Silver is almost a noble metal like gold and platinum, but with an Achilles heel, which is sulfur. When chemically attacked by sulfur, it can both form a very thin, even brown-black patina that may be polished away with slight metal loss, and it can form black fissures and pits. Strong acid and salt conditions appear to increase the pitting attack, such as seen in salt dishes and mustard pots, hence the gilding often applied." </p><p><br /></p><p>From here: <a href="https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002135.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002135.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002135.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3019363, member: 87404"]I found this info in a Google search: "Silver is almost a noble metal like gold and platinum, but with an Achilles heel, which is sulfur. When chemically attacked by sulfur, it can both form a very thin, even brown-black patina that may be polished away with slight metal loss, and it can form black fissures and pits. Strong acid and salt conditions appear to increase the pitting attack, such as seen in salt dishes and mustard pots, hence the gilding often applied." From here: [url]https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002135.html[/url][/QUOTE]
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