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<blockquote data-quote="AtomRat" data-source="post: 283836" data-attributes="member: 3111"><p>I havnt polisged it and I don't think it would be easy but you have lots of rock there, some may be lost. I think its hardness is down at 3 on mohs scale, rather than abrasives you'd want some sort of buff instead with paste mabey but it would specifically need to be for minerals under 6 mohs scale.</p><p>When you do the vinegar test, have some water on standby to flush it away because it will froth if it is calcite. You may be abke to use it to clean some areas but at the same time it will be eating it and causing pitting. Mabey try neautralising some vinegar in a seperate test with a little bit of bicarb soda in it too, which will greatly reduce its eating power but may still pit. Do tests in areas that seem crappy. If polishing won't work, mabey clean cleavage will. No..not that sort of clea... gee whiz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AtomRat, post: 283836, member: 3111"] I havnt polisged it and I don't think it would be easy but you have lots of rock there, some may be lost. I think its hardness is down at 3 on mohs scale, rather than abrasives you'd want some sort of buff instead with paste mabey but it would specifically need to be for minerals under 6 mohs scale. When you do the vinegar test, have some water on standby to flush it away because it will froth if it is calcite. You may be abke to use it to clean some areas but at the same time it will be eating it and causing pitting. Mabey try neautralising some vinegar in a seperate test with a little bit of bicarb soda in it too, which will greatly reduce its eating power but may still pit. Do tests in areas that seem crappy. If polishing won't work, mabey clean cleavage will. No..not that sort of clea... gee whiz [/QUOTE]
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