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Silk vs Merino
Merino is better on nearly every front. There are only 2 reasons to choose silk. One is skin irritation from the wool. Which is why silk base layers are popular amoungst the sensitive of skin. The other is volume. If you use the outer glove a lot without liners, and it has a snug fir. SIlk is more likely to fit under.
My silk liners are mainly a saddle bag item. I chuck them on under fingless mitts for descents, and if the weather changes. I've had half a dosen or so finger breaks over the years. So my finger freeze quickly.