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				I think I might know why coffee gives dark black  wootz lines. 
 Coffee is acidic and oxidizes ( rusts) areas with higher content of carbon. But at the same time it contains tannins that convert rust into permanent black Fe tannate.
			
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 Yup, that would be my understanding as well, Ariel.
Regards,
Kai