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These crystals will fade in the sunlight:
These crystals will dissolve in water:
Sulfates: Borates, Calcite, Gypsum
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:
Moh’s Hardness less than 6
Scratches easily with a steel knife
These crystals will dissolve in acid solutions (such as acetone & vinegar):
Amber (acetone: contained in most nail polish remover)
These crystals will produce POISONOUS gasses when HEATED:
Wash your hands after handling them and do not eat while working with them.
These crystals ARE TOXIC to INGEST:
Minerals and metals containing:
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.
DO NOT make Gem Elixirs, Gem Waters, or Massage Oils & DO NOT Ingest, Consume, or Put in Your Mouth:
Amber – toxic dust, fumes, possible ingestive toxicity
Auricalcite – zinc and copper
Boji-stones/Kansas Pop Rocks (may contain sulphur)
Cerrusite – sulphur, molybdenum
Chalcantite (aka “blue shit”) – copper
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Stone, Peacock Ore) – copper and sulphur
Chrysacolla (Chrysocolla) – copper
Cobaltocalcite (Pink Cobalt Calcite) – cobalt
Coral – organic, may contain bacteria as well as pollutants from toxic materials in the water it forms in
Garnierite (Genthite, Falcondoite) – nickel
Kansas Pop Rocks – may contain sulphur
Lapis Lazuli – may contain copper, sulphur
Marcasite (Markasite) – sulphur
Magnetite (Lodestone) – iron in large quantities
Meteorite – may contain many toxic substances
Mohawkite – copper, arsenic
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
Pyrite (Fool’s Gold) – sulphur
Quartz (Do Not Inhale Dust) – toxic dust for inhalation
Realgar – sulfur, arsenic
Rhodocrosite (Rhodochrosite) – lead
Spinel – may contain aluminum, zinc
Stibnite – lead, antimony
Smithsonite (Galmei, Zinc spar)- zinc, may contain copper
Tourmaline, Watermelon – aluminum
Uranium – radioactive mineral
Wulfenite – lead, molybdenum