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    Dec 31, 2007, 02:20 AM
    Stone eating chemicals
    Please tell me any chemical or acid is useful to drill holes in all type of stones by eating the stone.
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    Dec 31, 2007, 07:12 AM
    You won't be able to drill a clean hole, anythign that dissolves downwards will also dissolve outwards.
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    Dec 31, 2007, 11:19 AM
    Besides, you would have to find something that dissolved the rock. While most acids will dissolve limestone, most rocks are silicates, and very difficult to dissolve.
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