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kathy1956 kathy1956 |
a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 23 2008, 7:31 PM EST my brother already went hunting in south Carolina for crystals we found a lot and paid a lot. the problem is we don't know if any of them are any good and they are very dirty , does anyone out there know what you use to clean them? i talked to someone at the dig site and he told us there are places you can dig for free? where i don't know so if any one knows of a good place near Tenn. please let me know thank you 10 out of 13 found this valuable. Do you? |
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luvtomine luvtomine |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 23 2008, 8:37 PM EST I went crystal mining in Arkasas at the Wegner Mine near Little Rock and this was one of many mines there...It cost us $10 for all day to sift through the tailings or $22 person to actually go in the mine...we tried the tailings and we found some huge crystals and one person there found a crystal cluster as big as these size of a football, beautiful. Several people found more around us about that size....you just have go dig and unfortunately we had to get back to Dallas, but we plan on going back and going into the mine this time....about cleaning them...go to the Google site and type in "cleaning crystals" and there is a simple 3 step process which is explained in the site...try it, we did and our crystals are beautiful.....good luck 7 out of 7 found this valuable. Do you? |
 badaboom407 |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or n
Jan 26 2008, 10:01 AM EST HI KATHY1956 I am looking for good places in and around TN also try FRANKLIN NORTH carolina. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
 pvjjh |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 27 2008, 3:31 PM EST "my brother already went hunting in south Carolina for crystals we found a lot and paid a lot. the problem is we don't know if any of them are any good and they are very dirty , does anyone out there know what you use to clean them? i talked to someone at the dig site and he told us there are places you can dig for free? where i don't know so if any one knows of a good place near Tenn. please let me know thank you"Hi Kathy, a lot of people use oxalic acid to clean their crystals. You can find it on eBay or some of the rock and gem shops. Some will find a crock-pot at a garage sale put in the crystals and acid and use heat to speed up the cleaning process. There are sites out there that have instructions on cleaning the crystals. Here is one site I know of that explains it fairly well. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find them. http://www.arrowheadcrystals.com/ARdig_your_own.htm This is a neat site and they do have public digs I guess. I have no affiliation with them, just have purchase material from them. Of course safety first when it comes with working with acid. Hope this helps. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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kathy1956 kathy1956 |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 27 2008, 6:21 PM EST thank you to every one who answered my questions they helped now all i have to do is find the acid to clean my crystals with , i heard you could find the acid at a drug store? will see, i also heard that iron out worked? don't know but thanks to every one Do you find this valuable? |
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luvtomine luvtomine |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 27 2008, 8:08 PM EST kathy....the local Home Depot carries "Iron Out", about 4.00 for 18 oz of powder and will clean a bucket full....try it 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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luvtomine luvtomine |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 27 2008, 8:16 PM EST kathy...also if you go to website www.local.com and at this website type in oxalic acid and then your city and state...it will give you locations of loca chemistry supply places who will sell it to you. I found 4 places with a 15 mile radius of my home town. You can also go the numerous web sites they provide to you and order direct from chemistry supply... Good Luck Do you find this valuable? |
 herkking |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 28 2008, 1:46 AM EST kathy1956,depending on what your cleaning off , what i use is ammonia and water ,soak, then rinse with fresh water, that seems to work on the mud on Herkimer Diamonds. Hope this helps. Do you find this valuable? |
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pvjjh |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 28 2008, 12:03 PM EST "thank you to every one who answered my questions they helped now all i have to do is find the acid to clean my crystals with , i heard you could find the acid at a drug store? will see, i also heard that iron out worked? don't know but thanks to every one "Hi Kathy, I happened accross a place where you can purchase oxalic acid for less than $10 per pound and that includes shipping. I don't know what is allowed for links and such here so I will not post the link here. If you are interested, please email me and I will send you the link. Or go to eBay and do a search on oxalic acid and you will find it there "buy it now". Do you find this valuable? |
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kathy1956 kathy1956 |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 28 2008, 2:32 PM EST thanks let me ask on my crystals there is black stuff all over them tell me will the iron out or the acid clean that off Do you find this valuable? |
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pvjjh |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Jan 28 2008, 5:55 PM EST "thanks let me ask on my crystals there is black stuff all over them tell me will the iron out or the acid clean that off"I would think the oxalic acid would. I don't have any idea what the active ingredient in the Iron Out stuff is. And I am by no means an expert when it comes to cleaning crystals. Just have done it a couple of times in the past. My experience is only with the oxalic acid. Probably not much help. lol Do you find this valuable? |
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sharlein sharlein |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or
Mar 1 2008, 6:18 PM EST I use a a product from Walmart that is used for cleaning decks. It is very inexpensive. At a hardware store you can get brick cleaning acid, also cheap. With either product use the proper safety equipment - eyes, hands, mouth and nose. Use outside and DO NOT BREATHE THE FUMES!! 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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badaboom407 |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or n
Mar 2 2008, 11:35 AM EST TRY a rock tumbler they don't cost a lot and they polish very well.AND if you find any good places let me know,we are looking for good places close to home for now. THANKS CLYDE SAWYER Do you find this valuable? |
 TallTomSr |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or n
Apr 6 2008, 1:52 PM EDT for cleaning try bar keepers freind it works well but wear gloves as it does contain oxic acid Do you find this valuable? |
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Torie420 Torie420 |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or n
Apr 10 2008, 9:21 AM EDT CRL cleaner most people have this or u can get at Home Depot. I went to NC to go hunting and had the same problem. With all the money I had to spend to find stuff. Anyways I also went to the craft store and purchased a rock tumbler for $30.00 which will come in handy if I plan on visiting places regularly. Dont be shocked tho, the tumbler takes about a month to clean and polish the gems, however when its done they look fantasic. Good luck in your future searches. Torie Do you find this valuable? |
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hillbillie_texas hillbillie_texas |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or n
Apr 10 2008, 12:30 PM EDT all i take with me is a spray bottle with water in it a hammer and chisel or a prospectors hammer which has hammer on one end and pick on other Do you find this valuable? |
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hillbillie_texas hillbillie_texas |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Apr 10 2008, 12:32 PM EDT have you been to the diamond crater,dont know if or how much it would but its in tenn. Do you find this valuable? |
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hillbillie_texas hillbillie_texas |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
Apr 10 2008, 12:36 PM EDT i was just reading the replies,the only problem with using chemicals is some gems dont react good to chemicals Do you find this valuable? |
 aubreyreynolds9@gmai |
RE: a good place to treasure hunt in or close to Tenn. for little or nothing
May 6 2008, 10:23 PM EDT "my brother already went hunting in south Carolina for crystals we found a lot and paid a lot. the problem is we don't know if any of them are any good and they are very dirty , does anyone out there know what you use to clean them? i talked to someone at the dig site and he told us there are places you can dig for free? where i don't know so if any one knows of a good place near Tenn. please let me know thank you"Quartz crystals are cleaned with oxcylic acid. The method I use is to heat a gallon of water. I then add the hot water to a small old ice crest with my crystals and 3/4 cup acid. Note: this must be done outside and a person should wear rubber gloves. Let it set for a few days and walla clean crystals. The acid can be nutralized with baking soda. Add soda slowly as it foams. Check out Tennesse National Directory for interesting sites. Bill Do you find this valuable? |