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How do you clean a cut quartz geode?

I bought a few lovely souvenirs from a trip to Alaska last week made of sliced, polished pieces of blue quartz geode crystals. Each has a price tag sticker right on the crystal. I know that oil, acetone, dish soap, Goo Gone, and other commercial products can be used to remove adhesive from such stickers, but I'm afraid to use anything on my irreplaceable treasures unless I'm certain it won't harm them or damage the shiny finish.Please, no wild guesses. Like I said, I don't want to try anything iffy.

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The granite vs quartz countertops dilemma will always arise when you are planning to redecorate your home, especially the kitchen. It is not usually an easy conclusion to arrive at if you are not well informed about both types of countertops. This dilemma can best be tackled by a discussion of the key features of each type of countertop and how each fits your needs and budget. Like everything else in life, both types of countertops have their advantages and disadvantages but on the other hand different people have different preferences. Your decision to buy a granite or quartz countertop will largely depend on your preference and the basic features each type of countertop has. A good starting point would be to consider each type independently before making comparisons.
Granite is overrated, go with Quartz
We have quartz, and the deciding factor was that granite needed to be sealed annually. I think that has changed since we purchased our home, in that you don't have to seal it as often. It was definitely a difficult decision because although quartz is more resilient, granite was definitely the prettier patterns, imo.
Quartz is the in thing I know but granite is the better deal. In my area it can be gotten for an installed price as low as $20 to $25 a sq. ft. and it needs no maintenance. It would be my choice even if it was higher than quartz. Been putting in my homes and remodels for 15 years and I've never had anyone complain about it. One piece of advice whatever you get: stay away from black and very dark colors. It's like black refrigerator in that you've got to clean it several times a day.
Quartz stone is made of 94% quartz and 6% resin, hardness up to 7°, while granite tile consists of marble powder and resin, hardness up to 4-6°, that is to say, quartz stone is harder than granite tile, more scratch-resistant and wear-resistant. Secondly, when you looking at the sample, the top of the granite stone have one layer of protection film, while quartzite top has no processing. Thirdly, quartz stone is recycle and useful, the inside materials of quartz stone is uniformly distributed, so the front side is the same as the reverse side. Although its top hurts badly, the both sides can be polished again to recover its original result, this can reduce the cost of maintenance. But granite stone can not recycle, its front side is manufactured specially, and it will not be workable once broken. Simply speaking, quartz stone is harder to break then granite tiles. In addition, quartz stone is one kind of no radiation product that won’t do harm to people’s health. Granite stone composed of marble powder is likely to be radiant. Due to its own material characteristic, quartz stone is resistant in high temperature under 300℃, no deformation and breakage. On the other hand, granite stone of many resins, it is easy to get deformation and burning in a high heat condition. While quartz countertops will cost you more than the grainte stone, but quartz stone will add higher value and higher quality for you, it would be the ideal material for your home design.

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