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Ted Henderson

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Aug 2, 2009, 8:15:40 PM8/2/09
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The local farmers use sulfur to dust the orange trees and grape vines
locally. I was able to obtain a bottle full from my neighbor. Is there
a recipe for making liver of sulfur from plain sulfur?

I stuck some copper into the sulfur powder and got a black patina on
it- was looking to try for some blues and purples.

Thanks

Ted

Maren aka HiloBeads or PalmsEtc

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Aug 8, 2009, 1:18:49 PM8/8/09
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Ted,

A black patina is what I get on copper from the atmosphere here -
living
about 20 miles away from an active volcano.

I haven't seen any other colors. I believe the blue color is copper
sulfate
rather than copper sulfide.

Sulfur (as well as copper for that matter) can be used as fungicides
for plants, which is probably what they use it for.

Hate to admit it but I don't know what liver of sulfur is. I should
read
up on that.

(Not sure whether what I make qualifies as jewelry here, I'm pretty
sure it doesn't, but that's what's in my signature)

Aloha,
Maren
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