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Q: What causes silver jewelry to turn purple?
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Why does silver jewelry turn pink?

Silver jewelry may turn pink if the jewelry is fake. This because the outer coating has been peeled away due to wear and tear. Fake jewelry may also turn a person's skin green.


Why does your body turn silver jewelry?

It is the nickel in some silver jewelry that reacts with your body chemistry to turn your skin and the jewelry black. .925 Sterling Silver, such as that offered by Tiffany and Silpada, contains no nickel. .925 sterling silver is 92.5 pure silver, with only 6.5% copper added for stablity.


What happens if a person drinks silver nitrate?

they turn purple..


Why does some silver jewelry turn black and some doesn't?

Because the Silver that turns black is not real.


Is it normal for a baby to turn purple your baby you were looking at something and suddenly she turn purple and didn't even breath what causes that?

Go to a doctor.


Will silvertone jewelry turn your finger green?

Yes. Silver tone jewelry will turn your finger green because the metal under the silver tone is probably a brass which contains copper. It is the copper that turns your finger green.


Does silvertone turn your neck green?

Silvertone jewelry is a costume jewelry made to look like silver. It can cause skin to turn green due to the copper and nickel in the metal


Why does silver nitrate turn blue?

Silver Nitrate does not turn blue - it turns purple-black and then black. It was the basis for early photography before the digital age.


If a jewelry is 14k will it turn black?

NO. Silver will tarnish and turn black, though. Silver will but Gold shouldn't wrong answer: Gold can turn dark grey/ black also (if you don't know / don't answer)


What are the best conditions for jewelry storage?

"It depends on the type of jewelry. If it is silver, then something where the oxygen does not get to it as easily so it will not varnish or turn other colors from what it is supposed to be."


Why does fake jewelry change color?

It's a chemical reaction. Sometimes after wearing jewelry, your skin that was in contact will turn green. It's because the jewelry wasn't in fact silver or gold, but cheap copper.


Will the 975 stamped jewelry ever give you a green finger?

Silver stamped 975 will not turn your finger green.