[Jewelry making - Article 00340] - Re: [Orchid] How to dye drusy quartz

[Steelybone]

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    Elizabeth - There is a great old book called Gemstone and Mineral
    Data Book, by John Sinkankas.  The copy I have is dated 1972. 
    There's a 14-page section on dyeing minerals, including such topics
    as finding out if your mineral will accept dye, pre-dyeing cleaning,
    and recipes for various colors for different stones.  A lot applies
    to agates/chalcedonies, which are the underlying material of drusy
    quartz.  Black is done with a sugar solution, red with iron nitrate
    made by dissolving iron nails in nitric acid, etc., and some of the
    procedures take weeks. 

    If you can't find a copy of the book, I'll photocopy those pages and
    send them to you.  However, there's so much other stuff in that book
    that it's worthwhile to have your own. 

    Tas in snowy MA.....after a 60 degree weekend! 
    www.earthlywealth.com


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