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acid reaction to barite
« on: March 13, 2005, 01:01:09 PM »
What would be the most effective acid to remove calcite deposits from a blue barite crystal, Hydrochloric or hydrofluoric?
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Re:acid reaction to barite
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2005, 02:07:53 PM »
NEVER HYDROFLOURIC! You will kill yourself. Professional chemists will avoid HF like the plague.
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