Best way to remove oil from Agates?
23rd Feb 2019 20:22 UTCPadraictheprince
It is as KEVIN and Paul have suggested, but you should also be aware that blue chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) may be quite porous, as you noted. Water (or oil) in the rock just might help the specimen maintain its luster. Removing the (mineral or baby??) oil or simply letting the specimens dry out over a period of time allows them to become paler in color and less lustrous over a several year time frame.
I have several Indiana blue chalcedony geodes, tho not agates, that I now keep under water to maintain their pleasing blue color. I only remove them for changing the water or displays at shows. Here are photos of 2 examples, kept under water. CHEERS.....BOB
Blue chalcedony, not an agate, but this example would loose its luster and become very pale after several years of drying out
Crystalline quartz atop blue chalcedony. Kept under water, to maintain its luster and blue color, except for displays.
I have several Indiana blue chalcedony geodes, tho not agates, that I now keep under water to maintain their pleasing blue color. I only remove them for changing the water or displays at shows. Here are photos of 2 examples, kept under water. CHEERS.....BOB
Blue chalcedony, not an agate, but this example would loose its luster and become very pale after several years of drying out
