How to clean quartz rocks

Do you want to turn your dirty rocks from the beach into beautiful stones on display? Learn how to clean rocks and crystals and turn them into gorgeous decorations in your garden.

For a true crystal lover, there’s nothing more enjoyable than spending a day searching for--and finding your own--quartz crystals. However, finding the crystals is just the beginning. Most of the time, these lovely gifts from nature will be coated in the dirt and sediment of the locale from which they were found. Once you get the crystals home, you’ll have to take proper care to clean them without doing any damage to their natural beauty. It may take a bit of work, but the joy of seeing the…

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The best ways to clean and buff quartz crystal for a shiny finish Polishing quartz can be a little difficult, as it's a hard stone. However, you can do it by hand with a rotary tool and sandpaper. Alternatively, you can use a rock tumbler...

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Lots of ways to clean and whiten your quartz crystals but Iron Out is the easiest. Here's a simple "how to" guide on removing stains and films from the crystals

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Gold-bearing quartz is one of the few ways that hard rock and native gold are found in nature. Here's how to get it out!

Follow these easy steps to take your quartz crystal from dull to dazzlingWhen first dug out of the ground, quartz crystals do not have the sparkling clear crystal-like appearance that they do if you were to purchase one from a rock shop....

Knowing how to polish rocks by hand is handy after a day spent finding some nice specimens. Here’s how to turn a dull piece of stone into a gleaming beauty.