I Didn’t Know This Could Make Such a Difference!

[@meredithgrubb4497]

I soak rocks like its in Rust off for a couple of days, scrubb them, then use ivory soap and scrub, then soak in baking soda for a day or 2, then rince with lots of pressure and scrub again. Its gets all the red clay off there really well.

[@Adriabeen]

All of a sudden at 36 I am very interested by rocks. Enjoying your videos, thank you :)

[@Rick-if5zb]

Just for future reference you can put a handful of baking soda in a strainer and just pop it with your other hand over the rock you can get better coverage than sprinkling it with your fingers. Just an idea to make it work better for you.

[@tonywhitaker2202]

I wash mine in Murphys oil soap! Works great!

[@thepuffy6162]

This was my favorite from your last video. I'm so glad you actually tried to clean it and turned it into a more beautiful rock than it already was!

[@AgateAriel]

Well thank you!! I’m so glad it turned out well!

[@Thegoofygoblin]

You should oil it up on that pretty side with some mineral oil!! Get it nice and shiny!! So pretty ❤

[@AgateAriel]

Oh great idea!

[@clentonweston8839]

Wow!!! That would look GREAT in your garden if you're not going to slab it. Congrats on a great find and thanks for posting this.

[@AgateAriel]

That’s what I am thinking of using it for!! It is such a pretty rock! ✨🙌

[@judieahmed98]

Thanks!

[@AgateAriel]

Oh wow thank you so much! 😊

[@mamaboocee]

Construction sites are the BEST for rock hunting!

[@CityRockhounding]

It definitely cleaned up really well, looks awesome, what a super cool rock too! Thanks for sharing Ariel!!!

[@AgateAriel]

Thank you! 😊 it was such a unique find!

[@felicidoo2]

You had some dirt on your chert! LOL! Nice video! Thank you!

[@sandmaker]

Another fun show. The rocks look really good. Keep the fun coming! 😷⚒

[@AgateAriel]

Thank you! 😊

[@meredithgrubb4497]

Very nice find.

[@samuelfiore7949]

Nice piece. I will remember this cleaning method for the big guys.

[@AgateAriel]

Thank you!

[@largent45]

Your giant rock looks great. It really is a beautiful rock!

[@AgateAriel]

Right!! It was such a unique find!!

[@OccamsSledgehammer]

This rock needs its own season

[@Scotty2hotty-69]

You should get into fish tanks! That's where I put most of my bigger rocks that I find !

[@AgateAriel]

Oh good idea!

[@Scotty2hotty-69]

They look awesome because they stay wet AND they have really nice lights that really show the colors

[@rockprincess]

It cleaned up nice 👍🏼

[@AgateAriel]

Agreed! I was impressed with how well it turned out!

[@Original_Auburn]

I wonder if a soak in iron out would be good for that.

[@AgateAriel]

I’m not sure actually! I might have to try it!

[@jackiecayaMN]

Could be chert in limestone, possible fossil stromatolite.

[@AgateAriel]

Oh wow I will have to look those up! Thank you for the suggestions! 😊

[@jackiecayaMN]

@@AgateAriel that's 1 thing I don't like about KZbin you can't put pictures in the comments😂🤣

[@DillonFaught]

You should split it open

[@AgateAriel]

Maybe!

[@jimmybridges5464]

A grinding wheel would clean it

[@AgateAriel]

Your probably right-I just don’t have one!

[@judieahmed98]

I always start by scrubbing with Borax.

[@DigginWithDeej]

I would powerwash it.

[@AgateAriel]

I might have to! I think it looks okay for now though!

[@judieahmed98]

Is the pink Rhodonite?

[@vance7354]

Are you planning to run that through a slab saw?

[@AgateAriel]

I don’t currently own one but if/when I get one I might! Otherwise I’ll display it like this!

[@vance7354]

@@AgateAriel If you have any Rock Shops or Rockhounding Clubs near you they normally have Slab saws and will rent you time on them. Its a Big ticket item to buy for sure with used ones selling for 1500 -3000 and Brand new ones as high as 20,000!

[@AgateAriel]

Oh holy guacamole! Yeah I may have to look into renting one!

[@vance7354]

@@AgateAriel For Smaller Rocks you could get a 7in Wet Tile Saw and that should let you do rocks up to about 3.5 to maybe 4 inches around, and you can get those on Amazon for like 90 bucks for a Skil 7in Wet Tile Saw, just make sure you also get an Actual Lapidary Diamond Blade to go with it becuase the tile blades tend to be on the thick side. They will still cut rock, but you will lose more material because of how thick the blade is.

[@tienxuocoacanhnguyenbao645]

Bạn ơi mình là tiền xu cổ Nguyễn Bảo viên đá đó là đá gì mà đẹp vậy hả bạn quá đẹp quá độc lạ tuyệt hảo

[@AgateAriel]

I’m not entirely sure what it is but it sure is beautiful!

[@Evelyn-po9se]

Well if you really wanna know what the other stufc is you can allwase run it through an X-ray Florescence spectrometer LOL 😂 (*makes cringy science joke that no one will understand 😅)