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Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 9:48 pm Less air getting to the bottom because it's resting on the quartz and not seeing as much molecules as the top part which sticks out. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 9:48 pm I think you are assuming you have "pure" quartz. Whether you like it or not, how can you be certain that when you obtained the quartz mineral, the surface was free from contaminants? Did you rinse it with water? Acetone? All you need is trace amount of sulfur for silver to tone. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
David 1974 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 9:50 pm I soak my quartz in cold water once a month then towel pat dry. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 10:06 pm It's toning from the top because that's where the chemicals toning it are coming from. The quartz is protecting it. Report this Post to the Staff
David 1974 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 10:08 pm They say quartz does have protection qualities! :) Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 11:02 pm That's enough toning after only 4 months to make me wonder about the atmosphere in the room. Is the table upon which it sits new? I found out the hard way about that one. Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 10:30 am Would the crystals break light into various frequencies (Newton's prism - see humor) with some light causing the silver/copper alloy to be more reactive with the environment? Or conversely, creating a frequency that makes something in the atmosphere more reactive to the metal? Just thinking out loud. Neat basis fr some experiments. Report this Post to the Staff
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