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11-09-2018, 06:46 PM
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First World Crystal Problems - Help Please?
Went on vacation with my family and came across a shop that sold loads of crystals. The guy selling them claims that he mines them from the nearby mountain. I bought some but noticed that he had marked on them with a marker. I don't know if it was a permanent marker or what but I wanted to know if anyone knew how to clean something like that off of crystals. Thank you in advance!
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12-09-2018, 03:35 AM
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Do you know what type of crystals you have ? If you knew it would help narrow down the cleaning process. In most cases some mild soap diluted with water with a soft cloth would suffice in most cases, but some crystals are water soluble and can get damaged this way. Even with such a crystal it might be worth doing still, rather than have the ink from the marker on it. I would use a cloth though and only enough water as needed.
Depending on the type of crystal, certain acids can work wonders, but again this depends on the mineral in question. Try a little sunlight soap on the end of a Q-tip with a tiny bit of water just to moisten it a bit, and then go over a small part of the ink very lightly and see if there is an improvement.
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13-09-2018, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Hour Glass
Went on vacation with my family and came across a shop that sold loads of crystals. The guy selling them claims that he mines them from the nearby mountain. I bought some but noticed that he had marked on them with a marker. I don't know if it was a permanent marker or what but I wanted to know if anyone knew how to clean something like that off of crystals. Thank you in advance!
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I am curious why he had them marked?
Where the crystals the type that have water trapped inside them?
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13-09-2018, 11:19 PM
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Hey guys, thank you for commenting.
I got a selenite and a rose quartz
He had numbers marked on the rose quartz. Mine has a 2 on it. I'm unsure why he was marking them.
Also, I can easily scratch the selenite with my fingernails. Is it normal for selenite to be scratched so easily?
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14-09-2018, 01:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hour Glass
Hey guys, thank you for commenting.
I got a selenite and a rose quartz
He had numbers marked on the rose quartz. Mine has a 2 on it. I'm unsure why he was marking them.
Also, I can easily scratch the selenite with my fingernails. Is it normal for selenite to be scratched so easily?
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Selenite is very soft.... which is nice if you should nick it or whatever.
The rose quartz may have marks referring to the grade of rose quartz - in your case grade 2.
As for cleaning, you can use a general cleaner that will remove ink.
As for clearing, charging, etc. - do not leave her out in the sun too much - she might change to white quartz (oucch!).
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14-09-2018, 01:47 AM
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The title of this thread is funny.
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15-09-2018, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by BigJohn
Selenite is very soft.... which is nice if you should nick it or whatever.
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Forgive me for my ignorance and impetuous response, but how is this nice ? A crystal that is prone to damage is a nice feature ?
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15-09-2018, 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Crystal canuck
Forgive me for my ignorance and impetuous response, but how is this nice ? A crystal that is prone to damage is a nice feature ?
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If you break a point off of a quartz specimen - you have a problem.
With Selenite if you break off a point, no big deal. Something as simple as a finger nail polish board can put a new point on the Selenite in no time.
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15-09-2018, 05:25 AM
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Hmmm...interesting. I suppose along the same thoughts you could repair a scratch or small chip in the specimen with some light polishing ? I can see the advantage in this regard.
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15-09-2018, 06:21 PM
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