Where conditions were right, silver ions in the water reacted with ionic compounds, or salts, in the limestone to make insoluble silver compounds that fell out of solution.

在条件合适的情况下， 水中的银离子会与石灰石中的离子化合物或盐发生反应，生成不溶性的银化合物， 这些化合物会从溶液中析出。