Popular Post Gerry in Idaho Posted August 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2018 Soaked the 22 gram speci in some WINK and boy does it look nice. I think after it is smashed, sifted and melted, there might be 8 to 10 grams. The last photo is what it looked like just after I dug it and before cleaning. 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Stop! Looks fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn in CO Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I second that, looks great! Don't smash it up, it's worth more as a specimen than the value of the gold. There's got to be more of them out there waiting to be found. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Stop! Great looking specimen Gerry.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPeg Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Looks real purty to me! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 looks great the way it is ,be a shame to smash it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneguy Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 nice one....!!!!! leave it alone???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 FTLOG stop Gerry, before those gorgeous quartz crystals crumble into powder!? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 You folks know I would never crush it but bow have a seen some videos of collector pieces being smashed, solid nuggets getting chopped and even some sawed into smaller ones. Davesgold, I soaked it for about an hour in Wink. I did drop it though and a few bits fell off. Guess that is what I get for playing around. Just love looking at it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 9/2/2018 at 8:24 PM, davsgold said: ...That Wink must be good stuff, what is in it that is doing the job. Over here I use "Alibrite" which is an Aluminium cleaner, and has a very low % of HF but it takes weeks to dissolve the Quartz, but only a few days it get a specie looking "clean". Spelling is actually Whink: https://www.amazon.com/Whink-Rust-Stain-Remover-Ounce/dp/B003KIQIW8/ref=sr_1_3?gclid=CjwKCAjwvJvpBRAtEiwAjLuRPelEblgXOEi5OhfQDq_SQejrzjwNjfDD2-XCBHaTartH1XoTg-kTVhoCpdAQAvD_BwE&hvadid=241645596943&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9016564&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17298008456077216060&hvtargid=aud-649564993678%3Akwd-1389632425&hydadcr=693_1011790827&keywords=whink&qid=1562864159&s=gateway&sr=8-3&th=1 Here are the Material Safety Data Sheets (msds) for both Alibrite and Whink. You can read there that Whink has between 1% and 2.3% hydrofluoric acid whereas Alibrite has less than 1%. This probably explains why Whink works faster at dissolving quartz. SEPTONE ALIBRITE.pdf Whink-Rust-Stain-Remover.pdf 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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