[Jewelry making - Article 01300] - Re: [Orchid] Storage in safety deposit boxes

[Robert Lowe]

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>     A customer asked today if long term storage in a safety deposit
>     box can dry out her jewelry. I would think the climate control
>     would be just fine, but I don't know for certain. 

    I have seen emeralds which have been stored for long periods in a
    climate controlled safety deposit box in stone papers. All of the
    oil from the emerald "oiling" had leached out and had been absorbed
    by the stone papers and the emeralds looked horrible. 

    I imagine it might be an issue with pearls and opals also. 

Best regards,
Robert Lowe
Lowe Associates =96 Brasil
Gemstones, Rough, Specimens
Tucson 2 - 7, 2005 GJX booth # 205
e-mail: robertplowejr_at_juno.com

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