How To Clean Quartz With Iron Out

Add about 1 tablespoon of iron out to a pint of warm water in a plastic bucket or container.

How to clean quartz with iron out. Add about two tablespoons of iron out crystals it comes in a white dry crystalline powder per gallon of water. It will diffuse into the water. Soak your crystal clusters in the iron out solution for 5 20 minutes up to a maximum of 1 2 hours. Be sure to wear gloves. This is a how to video on cleaning quartz crystals and its varieties like amethyst herkimer diamonds smoky quartz agates and other crystals.

Soak overnight in oxalic acid to remove iron deposits. A short video showing how i clean a decent size quartz crystal cluster. You can mix it if you would like but it is not necessary. Wipe down the jewelry gently then rinse it off. When done pour the liquid down the drain and thoroughly rinse your mineral specimens.

What you need to do to clean the iron from your quartz crystals is to place them into a jar and then cover them with the iron out solution. Quickly place the lid on and place the tub in a safe place. Naval jelly which contains phosphoric acid is sold for getting rust off metal but it works on quartz crystals as well. If you need to clean quartz jewelry use a mild cleaning agent. First i soak it in iron out for a couple days and then i soak it in hcl for a couple.

Put the quartz crystals in a plastic bucket with the oxalic acid and cover the bucket overnight. If you need to clean quartz jewelry that s set in either silver or gold put a little soap on a soft toothbrush or wet cloth.