[Jewelry making - Article 01014] - Re: [Orchid] Store Opals

[Jon]

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>         One thing sometimes used, that is very much NOT a good idea,
>     is glycerine, which one other poster, I notice, actually suggested.
>     Glycerine is hydroscopic, meaning it strongly attracts water.
>     Storing a stone in glycerine is about the same as putting it in an
>     extremely dry desert environment,  and maybe worse. That's just
>     begging the stone to dry out and craze. 

    Thank you for correcting me on this Peter, I wasn't aware that
    glycerine would draw moisture from opals. Somehow this had stuck in
    my mind from previous archived posts and I appologize for misleading
    anyone. 

Jon in Montreal



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