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These crystals will fade in the sunlight:

Amethyst

Rose Quartz, Aquamarine

Smoky Quartz

Kunzite

Hiddenite

Spodumene

Fluorite

These crystals will dissolve in water:

Halite

Sulfates: Borates, Calcite, Gypsum

Lapis Lazuli

Turquoise

Ivory

Pyrite: degrades when stored at high humidity. (Place silica drying gel in the container to absorb moisture)

When In doubt, most crystals are water soluble if:

End in “ite”

Moh’s Hardness less than 6

Scratches easily with a steel knife

These crystals will dissolve in acid solutions (such as acetone & vinegar):

Calcite

Gypsum

Limestone

Marble

Amber (acetone: contained in most nail polish remover)

These crystals will produce POISONOUS gasses when HEATED:

Cinnabar

Realgar

Stibnite

Wash your hands after handling them and do not eat while working with them.

These crystals ARE TOXIC to INGEST:

Minerals and metals containing:

Aluminum

Arsenic

Barium

Cadmium

Copper

Lead

Mercury

Zinc

These Crystals will get damaged by Salt:

Any raw, rough stone.  Any stone with hardness under 7.  If you are not sure, use another method.

Amber

Angelite

Azurite

ALL Calcites

Dioptase

Imperial Topaz

Fire Opal

Kyanite

Kunzite

Malachite

Moonstone

Opal

Red Coral

Selenite

Turquoise

DO NOT make Gem Elixirs, Gem Waters, or Massage Oils & DO NOT Ingest, Consume, or Put in Your Mouth:

Adamite – zinc, copper

Amazonite – copper

Amber – toxic dust, fumes, possible ingestive toxicity

Angelite – lead, sulphur

Aragonite-

Atacamite – copper

Auricalcite – zinc and copper

Azurite – copper

Boji-stones/Kansas Pop Rocks (may contain sulphur)

Bronchantite – copper

Cerrusite – sulphur, molybdenum

Chalcantite (aka “blue shit”) – copper

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Stone, Peacock Ore) – copper and sulphur

Chrysacolla (Chrysocolla) – copper

Cinnabar – mercury

Cobaltocalcite (Pink Cobalt Calcite) – cobalt

Conicalcite – copper

Copper – copper

Coral – organic, may contain bacteria as well as pollutants from toxic materials in the water it forms in

Cuprite – copper

Diopside – copper

Dioptase – copper

Eliat Stone – copper

Emerald – aluminum

Garnet – aluminum

Gem Silica – copper

Galena/ Galenite – lead

Garnierite (Genthite, Falcondoite) – nickel

Hiddenite – aluminum

Iolite – aluminum

Kansas Pop Rocks – may contain sulphur

Kunzite – aluminum

Kyanite – aluminum

Labradorite – aluminum

Lapis Lazuli – may contain copper, sulphur

Marcasite (Markasite) – sulphur

Magnetite (Lodestone) – iron in large quantities

Malachite – copper

Meteorite – may contain many toxic substances

Mohawkite – copper, arsenic

Moldavite – aluminum

Molybdenum – molybdenum

Moonstone – may contain aluminum or other toxic substances

Mother of Pearl – organic, may contain bacteria as well as pollutants from toxic materials in the water it forms in

Opal – toxic dust for inhalation

Pearl – organic, may contain bacteria as well as pollutants from toxic materials in the water it forms in

Psiomelane – barium

Pyrite (Fool’s Gold) – sulphur

Quartz (Do Not Inhale Dust) – toxic dust for inhalation

Realgar – sulfur, arsenic

Rhodocrosite (Rhodochrosite) – lead

Ruby – aluminum

Sapphire – aluminum

Sodalite – aluminum

Spinel – may contain aluminum, zinc

Stibnite – lead, antimony

Smithsonite (Galmei, Zinc spar)- zinc, may contain copper

Sulphur – sulphur

Tiger’s Eye

Topaz

Tourmaline, Watermelon – aluminum

Turquoise – copper

Uranium – radioactive mineral

Vanadanite – lead

Variscite – aluminum

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