[Jewelry making - Article 01358] - Re: [Orchid] Working with cinnabar

[nick]

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    True cinnabar is a mineral-mercury sulphide and is highly toxic.
    Cinnabar jewellery is chinese laquer that is carved but of the same
    red colour hence the use of the name. A very short blast in distilled
    water in the ultrasonic will clean any piece but I would avoid any
    solvent and prolonged soaking in anything as it will soften the
    laquer as you have seen. The plus side is the modern cinnabar laquer
    jewellery is quite cheap but you may come across an antique piece now
    and again. 

Nick
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