[Jewelry making - Article 00427] - Re: [Orchid] Strontium Titanate

[Bruce Holmgrain]

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>     Can this gem material tolerate boiling water for a few minutes? 

    A couple of decades ago, I did work for Wellington Jewels,a small
    multi outlet company in the Washington, DC area. They dealt almost
    exclusively with strontium titanate. They obviously had very ready
    sources. We routinely worked very close to the stones with a torch,
    as in retipping. Do not quench or cool the stone too quickly. 

    Why would you want to boil the stone?

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