[Jewelry making - Article 00068] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering with diamonds in place

[leonid Surpin]

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>     I thought it was the combination of dirt and heat which caused a
>     diamond to burn, not oxygen and heat. 

    You are correct about dirt, you are wrong about oxygen. You did have
    a problem, but the problem too small to notice. Diamond will
    completely burn in the presence of oxygen, but it does not happen
    right away and it is hard to see on small stones. Large gems are
    something else. 

Leonid Surpin
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