phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 7, 2005 16:21:11 GMT -5
I ordered a basket of quartz crystals from Jim Coleman mines in Hot Springs AR. I am extremely pleased with what they sent me.... this is right out of the basket dumped onto my screen  [img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/phoenix1647/ ![]() img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/phoenix1647/MVC-034S.jpg"]  img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/phoenix1647/MVC-036S.jpg[/IMG]this is after washing them off with a hose....     and this strainer is all small points and chips. Some of the points are almost one inch long and I can already see a few pairs of earrings in there...  I now have those small points soaking in some cleaner. Will post a pic of those when they are all cleaned up. Pho |
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Post by xenaswolf on Sept 7, 2005 16:22:28 GMT -5
Pho, what are the little colored bits? Beads of some kind? Do you have a link to that mine?
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 7, 2005 16:24:23 GMT -5
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 7, 2005 16:27:47 GMT -5
...I forgot to add..the wife already said none of these can even get close to a tumbler....
Pho
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Post by xenaswolf on Sept 7, 2005 16:50:32 GMT -5
Just took a look and I'd give (name a body part) for some of that chile rough! Wow I need a second job or a sugar daddy LOL
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 7, 2005 17:27:45 GMT -5
WARNING; DO NOT go to their website without a drooling towel handy.....
Pho
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Post by Cher on Sept 7, 2005 17:55:12 GMT -5
Wow, those are really neat Pho, how or can you get those bigger ones apart or are they more for displays like that?
Cher
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 7, 2005 18:04:11 GMT -5
added that link to favorites.........
WOW!
KD
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 7, 2005 18:56:37 GMT -5
The bigger ones are clusters....they are just one big chunk of crystal..
Pho
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Post by joe on Sept 7, 2005 22:55:31 GMT -5
What a great site! Those "churchs" are wonderful. Someday...
Joe
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 7, 2005 23:24:58 GMT -5
wow pho those are nice looking pieces! i hope you are going to show us when they are all cleaned up.
kim
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Post by gaetzchamp on Sept 8, 2005 0:21:57 GMT -5
Neat stuff. How do you get them cleaned up so nicely?
gaeter
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 8, 2005 0:28:08 GMT -5
gaetz you put them in oxalic acid to clean them. pho seems to have perfected this process and i'm still working on mine. how do you get the yellow/green off of them pho once they've been in the acid?
kim
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 8, 2005 8:57:57 GMT -5
Kim..I haven't gotten that far yet..will try working on that problem soon. Still doing some reading about that. I did think about putting the yellow areas on the grinder....just thinking out loud on that..
Pho
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 8, 2005 11:27:15 GMT -5
pho here they suggest using muriatic acid rockhoundingar.com/quartz/cleaning.htmlhere they talk about using vinegar then ammonia www.mamasminerals.com/lmrhfquartzclean.html then muriatic acid if that fails i'm going to try the vinegar method. i do not want to mess with the muriatic acid. i was dangerous enough with the oxalic acid. and though it will not burn your skin it does sting in cuts and scratches! kim |
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 8, 2005 12:31:08 GMT -5
Kim..I just ordered me 50 pounds of oxalic acid. Hope it gets here fast..I am ready for some.
Thanks for the links,,will check them out.
pho
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 8, 2005 13:45:58 GMT -5
Dang Ammy rough (sweet looking stuff) only $6.00 a pound-
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Pdwight
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Post by Pdwight on Sept 8, 2005 23:35:51 GMT -5
Be sure to wear wrap around safty glasses, and good rubber gloves. We useed to use Muratic, Hydrocloric and other nasty things in the lab in the photo plant...carefull Kim, I cant have anything hapening to you.
Dwight P
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 9, 2005 0:11:17 GMT -5
i'm scared of that muriatic acid method. i think i'm going to leave that alone. i don't think that's something i need to play with.
but i like that crock pot method. it needs to be used for something : ).
kim
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 9, 2005 8:13:49 GMT -5
You can change that former crock pot currently a flower pot into a rock pot...
Pho
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