AMAZING chemical cleaning TRICK - Azurite before and after cleaning

[@sandmaker]

All the pieces looked great after the acid bath. I do a lot of stones in different acid baths. You should have a bucket of water and baking soda as a neutralizer for any residual acid. I love the stones, I love the technique and I love the energy. Keep the goodness coming.

[@bobs-rocks]

I use muriatic acid and vinegar often, but I also use baking soda and water to neutralize the acid for an equal amount of time.

[@Mr2eyedjack]

A buddy of mine was a rock hound, he used rim cleaner from the auto part store. I'm not sure which cleaner he used. But it active ingredients included Floridic acid, which in my opinion is more dangerous than the muratic acid. But his minerals always Sparkle after cleaning. Great job on the Cleaning. Much nicer cleaned up!

[@karmakazi219]

Great technique! I would recommend diluting more (maybe half concentration) and give each piece a quick dunk in a mild CaCO3 solution before rinsing thoroughly.

[@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK]

Nice Azurites

[@ericcleland817]

Hey Elley, the Azurite pieces look amazing after the muriatic acid dip. You had said that you did an internship at the Morenci Mine, and I wanted to ask if you were only able to aquire those Azurite pieces because you were doing the internship? Also can Azurite chunks be found anywhere outside of the Morenci Mine property? Like on any of the BLM lands nearby? I live south of Tucson, AZ in Vail, AZ, and I am going to be going to the Black Hills Rockhounding Area to rockhound Fire Agate, and that area is located just south of Morenci mine by a few miles max. What was your favorite memory of interning at the mine? Fantastic video. I look forward to watching more in the future.

[@AtkinWhat]

Mix some baking soda and water to dip cleaned crystals to neutralize the acid. Water dilutes the acid, it doesn't neutralize.

[@adamgustav9433]

nice work ma'am looking good 😮 thanks for the advice

[@richardbeee]

Good 👍 job! Many specimens I have cleaned with HCl, especially if it has a clay base. Many stains including copper and IRON are also solvable. Works great on gold stained with iron stone.

[@ARGONUAT]

I’ve seen this done on old Hudson Valley red bricks before. It cleans and brightens the many years of crud and accumulation off of them and kind of acts as a light sealant.

[@Deandra_07]

Wow 😳 amazing they are so stunning now 😍😍💙💙

[@joane.landers9151]

Thanks for the info. Curious why you don't use baking soda/water mix to neutralize the acid, rather than using soap & water which I wouldn't think would neutralize acid.

[@TopAgateCuts]

Does this work on Tsumeb azurite?

[@keithcunningham7925]

Those came out great

[@codybill6077]

That's totally awesome!

[@doctorofart]

BTW I heard the blades are called lazurite crystals Not sure

[@dgeer2327]

Different mineral both are blue and then there's lazulite also blue gets confusing sometimes

[@attilathorbjornsson1519]

Have you ever used vinegar? I use that to beautifully clean them as well as my Flourescent Sodalites to remove algae which tremendously works

[@stevenmoynihan3701]

Good day, Great video. Does azurite also have green shading naturally occurring? I don't see any other colors in your samples. Thx from mesa county CO...

[@rachaelb9164]

Do you live in Havasu City? That backyard view looks familiar. I never thought to use this for colored crystals. I soak my quartz in this acid but it takes a while. Also, I was told to use a textile water gun to get the loose crud out of the crevices. A pressure washer works on big rocks but not little delicate crystals.

[@henrymuzgay1023]

you look great love the hair looking great

[@ralsumaaji]

Will this work on Malachite?

[@rodhelms-yt2pk]

Smart move it worked on rocks from Gilman mine co, that was bad but cleaned up good cover you eyes

[@doctorofart]

“Out of the blue” (: Thank ou. Hope I works, but Miami Azurite has clay mixed throughout. But I’m going to try

[@henrymuzgay1023]

great job

[@JeffX-California]

Hey Ellie I heard of it from old RockHounds but never had Azurite to test ... I'm wondering is there other mineral samples this works on ??? And do you know if you can buy Muriatic acid in smaller quantities other than a gln at pool supplies ?? ThxLov....

[@JeffX-California]

Oops I meant Elley

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

Lol can't believe you didn't do that to all your crystals already!! Or use iron out!! Enjoy your cleaning session 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@larrypluhar2738]

that is super cool.....

[@devashishramani3177]

I am interested in geology but my math and phyics is weak can you tell me what kind phyics and math is used in geology

[@JoMomma24601]

I recommend searching the course plan for the school near you. You can always get a minor in geology a major is too intense.

[@ptitrainrouge]

you should wear safety goggles when working with acid. Acid on a carbonate that is is risky but the result is nice

[@beepboop204]

🙂🙂🙂🙃🙃

[@Sugar_lemon_juice]

Early ☺️