Need cleaning and Patina advice

[rmeixner]

What are the stones and what patina will you be using. Some stones can survive and others might be damaged by different patinas. Following is a link to where this question was asked in the context of LOS. Tell us more…Rob

Liver of Sulfur and stones

I am really puzzled. I have some sterling silver earrings which I want to patina using liver of sulfur. They are set with lab created corundum ruby, saphires, and alexandrites. One of the articles in the April 2014 Lapidary journal states that when using LOS one should finish the piece, but"do not set any Stones should be set after patination." However, I read somewhere else that soft stones, such as lapis, turquoise opal etc. should not be submerged in LOS, but that it was safe to use L…