it could be due to oxidation, a small amount of gases given off from the metal and with a reaction to the skin. Also, your environment could play a part in the metal becoming tarnished. However it is easy to remove, just go and purchase a silver cleaning cloth, it will remove the tarnish and polish the metal at the same time, there are also dual-cleaning cloths available, one side for removing tarnish and the other for polishing. I find that the cloths work better than the chemical jewelry cleaners. I have lots of silver jewelry and the cloths work best for cleaning silver, whether its a necklace, bracelet or ring.
.925 is the quality mark for sterling silver.
925 sterling silver 8mm 925 Sterling Silver Men's Chain Bracelet Jewelry is pure silver or not
The cheapest sterling silver necklace at Walmart is $6. It is a 2.5mm Sterling Silver Twisted-Harringbone Chain Italian necklace that comes in various sizes.
Sterling silver can easily be differentiated from plated silver if the silver was made in the United States. It will either say 'sterling' on the metal or have an engraving of its purity. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver. If it was made outside the United States, there will be a different stamp applied to it.
Depends on what chain you're talking about.. :) Most are made out of Silver, Gold, Sterling Silver, or Metal. Hope it helped you! :P
It is gold plated on sterling silver
On a piece of jewellery, the stamp "925" indicates that it is indeed silver. 925 refers to the fact that the chain is 925 parts silver out of 1000, the equivalent of 92.5% silver. This is the quality of sterling silver.
That 9.25 percent of the chain is silver the rest is of various
The links in the chain has facets like a diamond so that it sparkles more.
925 is the mark for sterling silver, meaning the piece is 92.5% silver with 8.5% of other metals, usually copper.
It means its 925 sterling and the M is for Mexico City.
milor is a jewelry company in Milan, Italy, and its plated gold over sterling silver