On buying large quatities of SodiumSulphite: I have been told that for our purposes one should obtain the water free (anhydrous) form of Sulphite because the crystalline form with the water molecules slowly turns the Sulphite in Sulphate. Sulphate itself beeing harmless, you wouldn't want to add Sulphate wwhen you were intended to add Sulphite. I do not know what the state of the bulk Sulphite is Best, Cor ________________________________ From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adrienne Moumin Sent: zondag 1 februari 2009 22:02 To: Pure Silver Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Chemical Blues Thank you all so much for insight and suggestions...and for restoring my sanity on the google results! Thought I'd really gone thru some door back there! I will contact BKA tomorrow, and hopefully will get a quick resolution to this thing! Thanks to all, Adrienne *************************************** on the web at: www.picturexhibit.com <http://www.picturexhibit.com/> more work @ Saatchi Gallery: www.tinyurl.com/hw6r3 handmade jewelry: www.droolerystore.com <http://www.droolerystore.com/> ***************************************