Cleaning Palygorskite

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Cleaning Palygorskite

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nurbo

Joined: 23 Sep 2008
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Location: Lancashire

Posted: Oct 28, 2011 17:22 Post subject: Cleaning Palygorskite

Hi Folks,
I have this Palygorskite on Calcite from Metaline Falls in Washington, USA and its got loads of dust and bits on it, I wanted to know if im ok to just dump it in water with maybe some detergent in there too?

Here are a few photos, its a stunning piece, there are tiny (to 3mm) Calcites hanging on Palygorskite threads on this piece hence my fear of simply washing it.

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Palygorskite on Calcite
Pend Oreille Mine, Metaline Falls, WA, USA
approx 15 cm's across,

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Palygorskite on Calcite
Pend Oreille Mine, Metaline Falls, WA, USA
Calcite to 45 mm (approx)

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Calcite to 3mm on a Palygorskite thread

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