Will acid "fix" damaged calcite crystals?
Will acid "fix" damaged calcite crystals?
I wondered if damaged calcite crystal clusters could be improved with muriatic acid. This is just an experiment to see if 4 rocks can be salvaged.
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It seems like the same principle as when you put a dull file in acid to etch sharpen it. Have a great day.
Before and after side-by-side pictures would have helped.
just curious, have you tried using mineral oil? saw a vid where they put mineral oil on the damaged (white) tips and put it in the oven at 350 for 10 minutes. they came out pretty clear afterwards. and no stinky fumes lol!
I have done it with 100’s of pieces,what kind of gun do you use(mine is 5000PSI)
I don’t care for this approach. Why put the entire rock in acid when only a few points are damaged? You can’t reverse that kind of damage. Spot etching would work better. But that’s just my opinion.
i never tried to fix/repair crystals with acid, it sure cleans them up though, just dont leave in the acid to long or you might have a bunch of debris in the bottom of your dish
Can you work high grade silver ore into pure?
THAT, I would like to see!
I think they look great.
This was a neat idea man! I think it improved them for sure
It worked good….I guess….? no comprehend the process. me not Rock Hound….=)
Would love to have you come for a visit to Maine for an adventure. I’ve learned so much from you this past year. 🙂
They look much better
Fantastic video yup cleaned them up real nice yes I think you did and the acid sure did the trick awesome, a reminder to some people you shouldn’t pour water into acid outcome not good thank you my friend
I think it softens the damage, I’ve never tried it before but think I might.
He-he! Some years ago, when I was obviously still a bit naïve – I used muriatic acid to clean some moulded stone fireplace bricks which were very ugly & fire damaged – oh boy! It did the job, but not recommended!! I guess it would dissolve the calcite eventually?
Amazing video, thank you for sharing!!
Merry Christmas my friend and a happy new year to you and your family…
I’m going to have to give this a try!! One of my favourite pieces I found at the bottom of a cliff and it’s pretty scuffed up- I have it in my garden right now but if I could pretty it up a bit that would be amazing !!
It looks like it has improved them, though you would be able to tell a bit more accurately then we can on video. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
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Absolutely without a doubt there was an improvement in the damaged Calcite and now I know what to do to improve the damaged Calcite crystals in my collection .
Thank you Greig .
Gets the job done!
Looks good
Don’t use acid,use a high-pressure water gun,hit the damaged spots,then brush on some mineral oil
amazing rock sir. you are be great
So nice
a littel dab will do it.
Is the grey host rock dolostone? Limestone? Or more calcite?
They look awesome cleaned up!! Thank you for the video!! I hope you and your family have a wonderful and safe holiday season.
Such a touchy process! Leave those in for just slightly too long and it ends up doing more damage than good…
Wonderful job though!
As a former lifeguard/pool maintenance, I indirectly splashed it in my eyes once when pouring it into the pool. Stung like hell for several minutes but no damage done.
I have to say, when I saw the words "acid", "fix" and "calcite" in the same sentence I didn’t think the results were going to be good at all. I still wouldn’t call them fixed per se, more that the damage was removed leaving behind stuff that hadn’t been all whacked up behind. That was very cool to see, I wouldn’t have considered doing that with something I wanted to keep, and I would have been mistaken. A day you don’t learn something is a wasted day. I am assuming that you soaked them in water and baking soda or something along that line after you removed them from the acid bath?
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Interesting video. Improvement, yes I think so.
well i never. great outcome mate
Yup, looks great. I love that lump of one… second of the four.