hi, first time to your channel, like the specimens , enjoyed watching, and checking out your result, will be doing rocks this way soon , take care catch you
Before pouring out the acid, neutralize it with baking soda, but pour the soda in slowly as it will start bubbling like crazy. Continue to put baking soda in it until it stops bubbling, then the acid is neutralized. that way. you know for sure you are not harming anything with the acid.
Great video and a few specimens in your video looked worked by ancient evoving species . I found so many artifacts, West of New York Cit. it's insane every kind of stone you can think of including many crystal
I love red horn coral. I found you from Utah Rocks. Thanks for sharing! Going to try this. Love how they turned out. Where do you get horn coral from? Subscribed. Awesome you're a geologist!
Yeah, I only use muriatic acid sometimes. Most of the time I also use oxalic acid, since more specimens are covered with iron oxides rather than carbonates.
@@theruggedrockhound Have you had any luck with IronOut? I’ve had mixed results, would love a protocol to consistently get FeO off rocks if you have any tricks!
@@GeoRockNerd IronOut works decently on some specimens, but if you really want a strong remover of iron oxides i recommend the "Waller Solution". Check it out at this link: www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/articles/minclean.htm
@@theruggedrockhound Well, I appreciate you making these videos, good to have a geologist around. Would you mind if I ask you a few questions here and there? I'm still working on my identification skills and could always use the feedback of a certified geologist. Thanks again and chat w/ ya soon!!
Liked you video and your examples were great! If there were something to improve and you are able to edit that way, a side by side visual before/after would be effective. Thanks again for your continued efforts!
Muriatic doesn’t work well on the Missouri quartz because it’s usually on a very porous matrix. The acid permanently makes most of the crystals yellow. I might try it on some of my geodes in limestone matrix... also I have a few geodes that are quartz on the outside but solid calcite inside... you know what I’m thinking 😏
Yeah, muriatic acid would be terrible for those geodes... In truth, I don't use muriatic acid much since it only works on a few specimens that I collect.
Thanks for the videos! Love what you do AND you're a great teacher !
Thank you!
Thanks for all the tips!
You are welcome!
hi, first time to your channel, like the specimens , enjoyed watching, and checking out your result, will be doing rocks this way soon , take care catch you
Thank you so much! Welcome aboard!
Before pouring out the acid, neutralize it with baking soda, but pour the soda in slowly as it will start bubbling like crazy. Continue to put baking soda in it until it stops bubbling, then the acid is neutralized. that way. you know for sure you are not harming anything with the acid.
Thanks! I am already aware of this now and have since been much better with neutralizing the acid before disposing of it.
This was super-helpful! Thank you!
You are welcome!
Nice video, I just picked some of this stuff up the other day and am getting ready to throw some stuff in and see how it comes out.
Cool! Let me know when its done, I would like to see how it turns out!
Great video and a few specimens in your video looked worked by ancient evoving species . I found so many artifacts, West of New York Cit. it's insane every kind of stone you can think of including many crystal
I love red horn coral. I found you from Utah Rocks. Thanks for sharing! Going to try this. Love how they turned out. Where do you get horn coral from? Subscribed. Awesome you're a geologist!
Welcome aboard! Utah Rockz is a lot of fun to go out with. I got the coral a while back from some private claims. I do love geology!
Thanks for the upload, this was informative and fun. I haven't used much acid, besides oxalic, for cleaning rocks.
Yeah, I only use muriatic acid sometimes. Most of the time I also use oxalic acid, since more specimens are covered with iron oxides rather than carbonates.
@@theruggedrockhound Have you had any luck with IronOut? I’ve had mixed results, would love a protocol to consistently get FeO off rocks if you have any tricks!
@@GeoRockNerd IronOut works decently on some specimens, but if you really want a strong remover of iron oxides i recommend the "Waller Solution". Check it out at this link: www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/articles/minclean.htm
@@theruggedrockhound Great, thanks so much, I appreciate it!
@@theruggedrockhound Well, I appreciate you making these videos, good to have a geologist around.
Would you mind if I ask you a few questions here and there? I'm still working on my identification skills and could always use the feedback of a certified geologist.
Thanks again and chat w/ ya soon!!
Liked you video and your examples were great!
If there were something to improve and you are able to edit that way, a side by side visual before/after would be effective.
Thanks again for your continued efforts!
Thanks for the tips! I did start doing that with some of my more recent rockhounding videos, but there is still much to improve.
RIP beautiful Elrathia Kingii! Lol nice video though!
Haha thanks!
So I guess it's a no to use it cleaning Abalone shells?
thanks.
You're welcome
Muriatic doesn’t work well on the Missouri quartz because it’s usually on a very porous matrix. The acid permanently makes most of the crystals yellow. I might try it on some of my geodes in limestone matrix... also I have a few geodes that are quartz on the outside but solid calcite inside... you know what I’m thinking 😏
Yeah, muriatic acid would be terrible for those geodes... In truth, I don't use muriatic acid much since it only works on a few specimens that I collect.
I heard you can use bleach to get the yellow out, do you know if that has any merit?
@@TheRogueRockhound I have not tried that yet, but it sounds reasonable.
Very informative BUT: Safety, Safety, Safety - Gloves, Goggles, and at leaser some kind of face mask or shield.
Yeah, I realized that after the fact.
nice video ,good info
Thanks!
Dude people follow you . if your messing with acid please use gloves and goggles and a mask
Yes, I was not properly protected here. Be better than I was.
@@theruggedrockhound I'm just a worry wort, I was trained as a safety officer for construction. Thank you
@@hardwarefixer6822 No worries! I appreciate learning how to be better with my videos. And I do want to be better with protecting myself.