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Pierre Joubert
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 Posted: Oct 02, 2017 10:57 Post subject: Cleaning Carrolite specimens |
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I see that some Carrolite specimens have a clean, shiny, silvery colour and all mine is dull. Is there a way to clean them. The specimens are not on matrix.
| Mineral: | Carrolite |
| Locality: | | Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) |  |
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| Dimensions: | 18 x 15 x 08 mm |
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Bob Harman
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| Posted: Oct 02, 2017 14:41 Post subject: Re: Cleaning Carrolite specimens |
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| HI PIERRE, I see that while your specimen is small, it looks stout. What I might do is soak it in soapy water for a day or two. After a rinse, I would then use a hi pressure cleaning gun, carefully starting on the lowest setting. Wear gloves as the specimen is small and gradually bring up the stream a bit. You also might consider a 15 -30 second vinegar soaking and rinse before your hi pressure cleaning, but I have never used the weak acid on carrolite so use it with care. I think that procedure will clean and brighten up your example so you will be pleased with the final result. BOB
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Oct 02, 2017 16:50 Post subject: Re: Cleaning Carrolite specimens |
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| Bob Harman wrote: | | HI PIERRE, I see that while your specimen is small, it looks stout. What I might do is soak it in soapy water for a day or two. After a rinse, I would then use a hi pressure cleaning gun, carefully starting on the lowest setting. Wear gloves as the specimen is small and gradually bring up the stream a bit. You also might consider a 15 -30 second vinegar soaking and rinse before your hi pressure cleaning, but I have never used the weak acid on carrolite so use it with care. I think that procedure will clean and brighten up your example so you will be pleased with the final result. BOB |
Thank you Bob, I will try it out and let you know the result. Best regards.
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