How to get crystals out of rocks?

If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’ve stumbled upon the internet’s best-kept secret: how to get crystals out of rocks. Now, before we start getting all ‘geological’ on your behinds, there are some things you should know. First of all, extracting crystals from rocks is not for the faint-hearted. It can be as easy as pie or as difficult as trying to put together furniture from IKEA without instructions while blindfolded and only using one hand.

But don’t worry; if you follow our simple steps (and use common sense) in this guide, your chances of success will be higher than Bob Marley at Woodstock. So let’s dive into it!

The Preparations

Before starting anything else (including scratching that itch), make sure that you have got everything ready for your journey into back-breaking labor. To extract crystals successfully needs a bit more than just luck – action and precision should also be evident.

Gather Required Tools

For starters, here’s what you’ll need:

  • Safety goggles
  • Dust mask
  • Gloves (pretty much any heavy-duty gloves will do)
  • Hammer (preferably 2-pound hammer with blunt ends)
  • Chisel set (with Three different sizes including small needle-like ones)
    • A flathead screwdriver could serve the purpose too.
  • Cloth or towel piece

Note: Although safety goggles aren’t fashionable enough yet they carry obligation towards us to wear them during such experiments so protect yo’ eyes ladies around gentlemen!

Selecting Your Rock

Once you’ve got everything prepared and laid down doing work is next task . You’re going to want a rock with visible veins or an already-cracked exterior – This necessarily isn’t compulsory but consistency prevails unless like me; testing finding gems through mass destruction then go ahead break every single rock around.

Tip: for finding rock, go outside and traverse the landscape like a Native American; if that’s not possible visit terrain vendor shops or dig out an array in your back garden.

Identify Your Crystal

So before you start hammering away on rocks, let’s discuss crystals. There are different types of crystals available ranging from semi-precious to precious with various colors and structures . A perfect example can be ‘Amethyst’ which is found abundantly and hence less expensive as compared to unique formations such as Diamonds , Emeralds or Rubies which only exist deep down beneath dense grounds (which strongly requires supernatural guidance). Here in this guide we aren’t going to differentiate among all these but it is essential that one identifies what crystal he/she will expect from the lobe after giving some swings of hammer based upon insights which could “save oneself” from frustration later.

Time To Extract!

The hard part starts now! Follow through closely without improvising {no matter how innovative mind you possess};

  1. Hold up that rock properly supported by a towel over leveled surface/ground-floor.
  2. Wear Safety Goggles, Gloves and Dust Mask {You don’t want any allergies creeping around}.
  3. Look for Cracks familiarize them ! (In case there weren’t any visible cracks then find some along those regions where line-like grains exists).
  4. Steadily strike at the line with help of CHISEL or screwdriver(depends on availability) (Be careful)
    • Don’t use too much force at once when swingin’!
    • Allow each hit to break off fragments gradually shifting downwards while operating towards center point until desired shape has been achieved e.g flat piece rudimentarily shaped like hexagonal markings present in crystalline materials.
      5.Repeat above steps like someone who seems unstable until right direction proven thus exhausting yourself entirely!
      6.Once satisfied rinse debris off millimeter-wise even scrubbing by toothbrush-like bristles to refine your unsightly heap.

Tip: Waxing or gilding your results could enhance delight too for decorative proposals.

The Finishing Touches

So now that all pieces of rock have been split into the desired shapes, what do we do? We’re going to clean them like our great grandparents did because they knew how it was done before any google overusing got in their way!

Get Rid of Grime

You will need:

  • Dish soap
  • lukewarm water
  • soft-bristled brush
    • such as toothbrush (if you already threw yours then ask a geek/nerd around)
  • Squirt 2-3 drops of dishwashing soap onto rock.
  • Pour some Luke-warm water on it without damaging surface/stains and gently mop using flat side(screwdriver can suffice here) so that there’s no grime left on either ends and wait till dried up excluding excess wetting substance via usage hang-drying through string-type material .

P.S : Washing Machine Users are greatly encouraged not to test out this method with electronic gadgets but if someone does; Don’t forget Sharing afterwards!

Give Them Some Shine

We’re about give final touch-ups which’ll make things look presentable egging you towards starting own store :

You will need:

  • Cloth Or Soft Sponge (useless stuff lying in room cuoards gets its chances here finally)

Next Step ;

1.Buffer up every crystal sharply according to ground layers(e.g vertically too horizontally).
2.Repeat accordingly until surroundings reflect back showing off those pretty shiny crystals more brightly than sunset on oceanic horizon .

Hopeful client visits guaranteed !

Conclusion

To get crystals out of rocks is an exciting adventure – just think Indiana Jones without sacrificing animals–which requires patience, persistence and planning at every step. But by following these simple steps, you’ll soon be on your way to crafting that perfect piece of jewelry or decorating your home with crystals shining as bright as a disco ball. So grab those safety goggles and let’s get cracking – pun intended!

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