Featheryfish
New Member
Hi y'all.
I was digging around in the family rock hoard for something that might be safe and attractive in an aquarium.
I found some nice pieces of quartz, but decided on close inspection that they probably have stripes of iron rust in them, so they're out. There is some plain milky and rose quartz but it's kinda boring.
Now I'm examining some chunks of peridot (olivine) in basalt. I know the basalt is inert, but I'm not sure about the peridot. I know that the green color of the crystals comes from magnesium and iron, but if google is being honest today, it's also inert?
I'd feel better, though, if I could know for sure that someone else in the world has had peridot/olivine in their aquarium before to no ill effect. I just ID and collect rocks, geochem is not my thing.
If I am good to go, what's your favorite way to sterilize rocks safely? Last thing I need is an exploded rock shard in my eye.
I was digging around in the family rock hoard for something that might be safe and attractive in an aquarium.
I found some nice pieces of quartz, but decided on close inspection that they probably have stripes of iron rust in them, so they're out. There is some plain milky and rose quartz but it's kinda boring.
Now I'm examining some chunks of peridot (olivine) in basalt. I know the basalt is inert, but I'm not sure about the peridot. I know that the green color of the crystals comes from magnesium and iron, but if google is being honest today, it's also inert?
I'd feel better, though, if I could know for sure that someone else in the world has had peridot/olivine in their aquarium before to no ill effect. I just ID and collect rocks, geochem is not my thing.
If I am good to go, what's your favorite way to sterilize rocks safely? Last thing I need is an exploded rock shard in my eye.