Best way to clean Crystals, Remove Calcite
Best way to clean Crystals, Remove Calcite
This is my go to to clean crystals with calcite over growth that is not enhancing the crystal. all you need is muriatic acid, and plastic bucket or tub and water.
For Iron oxidation and build up I use Iron out and soak the crystals for a day or 2 at room temperature. do not let the iron out solution get too cold with the crystals it will turn the iron black.
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Just an FYI…you should let people know to add concentrated acid to water not water to acid.
i’ve got some Illinois geodes waiting for the muriatic treatment. just waiting for spring to finally arrive in Canada…. fluff off snow!
First!
For safety, add the acid to the water not water to acid. It will burn your hands and burn your lungs. It will also burn through your clothes. Be careful.
Hey Elley!! Very nice video! And all your videos are awesome! Can I ask a thing?
Round and circular rocks on hills or mountains means definitely the sometime extistence of water? Rivers,lakes and seas??
Thank you in advance!
I have some crystal quartz not clean, i know now how to clean i hope i have buyer my crystal quartz
Like the way you clean the crystal in lake Havasu is very lovely
When’s Dan going to build you a fume hood?
thank you for showing this i was wandering, now i have another question, why do we break the geodes apart if hydrocloric acid does that job ? just to check if there are crystals formed in the geode? or is there another reason for it?
I’ve got a real nice plate that I dug up in Arkansas. Unfortunately it’s loaded with sandstone. You can see the crystals through holes in the sandstone, but I’m not sure how to get rid of it.
You got to close at the vapes coming off that , your hair turned orange
And why the heck aren’t you teaching people to put that safety gear on BEFORE you opened that muriatic acid!
Where’s your backing soda to stop tbe acid from hurting your crystals ?
You didnt neutralize it?? That’s probably why they fail off and you l9st some .. water doesn’t stop acid activity
I’ve used a similar technique to clean up some beautifully banded calcite. If you are ever interested, there is a place on BLM land that contains some incredible banded calcite. I’d be happy to share the location!
Might be smart to transfer overflow into another bucket and soak more crystals in it. Then in the end, neutralize the acid completely with waste calcite, or at least baking soda befor pouring it into the environment. Just saying.
Always acid in water , and not the contrary; the reaction could throw acid outise of the bucket
Wowza! Beautiful. Nice and clean. Super geode. What are you hiding in the bags along the side of your house. More adventures? Keep having fun!!!
My muriatic acid turned greenish and it is staining any new crystals a light green. Any suggestions other than juat using new acid?
Nice crystals! Did you soak them in a base solution afterwards? Just curious