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By thepitchergrower
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Intheswamp wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:37 pm RATS!!!! I should've checked for your response before I did my elaborate testing!!! I put some (rinsed) sand and vinegar together and let it sit a few minutes and dumped it after I saw no bubbles. :| Hmmm, I'm debating on doing it again and letting it sit for a few hours.

I didn't see any bubbles, the vinegar was very clear, but I did see something in some pictures that made me wonder. It looked like out-of-focus stars in the background...teeny-tiny bubbles *or* some imperfection in the glass jar.... :?: :?: :?: The grains, themselves, look like silica/quartz with a few odd grains "here and there".
I wouldn't worry about it...
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thepitchergrower wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:44 pm
Intheswamp wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:37 pm RATS!!!! I should've checked for your response before I did my elaborate testing!!! I put some (rinsed) sand and vinegar together and let it sit a few minutes and dumped it after I saw no bubbles. :| Hmmm, I'm debating on doing it again and letting it sit for a few hours.
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I wouldn't worry about it...
But, but, but...I gotta have something to worry about! You know....OCD Me. ;)

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