Henry
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Post by Henry on May 2, 2013 2:50:55 GMT -5
I would have never thought quartz, because of it's opacity.
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Henry
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Post by Henry on May 1, 2013 23:12:00 GMT -5
Wow! Looks real nice.
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Henry
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Post by Henry on May 1, 2013 23:10:42 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! I was rather worried after the prepolish stage, but the T.O. and borax burnish cleaned it up quite nicely.
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Apr 29, 2013 7:26:48 GMT -5
Beautiful stones! What kind of rock is the orange and black one next to the red ocean jasper and heart?
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Post by Henry on Apr 25, 2013 13:08:25 GMT -5
Okay the pink quartz is from Canada and the blue quartz I bought. After seeing what the blue quartz looked like after the T.O. polish, I was worried. But after a two day Borax burnish...an okay shine. Attachments:
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Apr 25, 2013 12:19:13 GMT -5
There's this place in Silverton. www.ivegotrocksinmyhead.com. If this place doesn't have what you need, they should be able to steer you in the right direction. Also online there's www.rockshed.com. I've had good experiences with them. As far as finding stones... as you know, you folks have some really nice agates along the Pacific Northwest Coast. Henry
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Apr 24, 2013 18:03:17 GMT -5
Next pic. Attachments:
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Post by Henry on Apr 24, 2013 17:48:05 GMT -5
Hello all. Can someone please help me identify this stone. It was found in the mountainous regions of Charlevoix, Québec. Canada. It is opaque, pink and took a rather nice polish (picture doesn't show it) along with some quartz and jaspers. Attachments:
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Post by Henry on Apr 24, 2013 17:28:43 GMT -5
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Post by Henry on Apr 24, 2013 17:27:31 GMT -5
Here's a two parter. The first pic. shows the the colors of the stone and second pic was attempt to show the shine. The stones were rather scraggly, due to the fact that most of them are beach rocks...with the exception of of the blue and rose quartz. I used T.O. with marbles and did a 48 hour Borax burnish with boiling water. Despite the rough shape of some of the stones, the polish came out nice...even with the blue quartz. Attachments:
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Post by Henry on Mar 30, 2013 12:42:16 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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Post by Henry on Mar 30, 2013 12:38:44 GMT -5
As a novice to the hobby, how do you keep the fractures to a minimum. i.e. what do you use as a buffer?
Henry
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Post by Henry on Mar 29, 2013 15:40:35 GMT -5
Hello all. I found a couple of large pieces of quartz (one of which is definitely rose quartz) that I broke down to make it more tumbler friendly. These pieces were in the mountains above the Charlevoix District of Québec Province, Canada. I assume these pieces are a form of rose quartz? If so, what is/are the inclusions or impurities. The color reminds me of "black cherry soda" Attachments:
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Post by Henry on Mar 22, 2013 2:50:40 GMT -5
Here are some beach stones that actually came out. The rest were too cracked were crushed to a smaller size for re-tumbling. Attachments:
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Post by Henry on Mar 16, 2013 15:08:59 GMT -5
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Post by Henry on Mar 16, 2013 15:08:17 GMT -5
Hello all. Found this piece along the California Central Coast and has been tumbled to pre-polish. I discovered these really small glitter/gold flecks. Is this pyrite in jasper? This post includes 2 pictures. Attachments:
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Post by Henry on Mar 15, 2013 20:21:41 GMT -5
Well, after several months of agonizing tumble of San Luis Obispo beach stones and rose quartz from Charlevoix Québec, i've decided to crush them and start over as smaller stones. There were huge cracks in these larger stones and the more I tumbled the worse they became. I decided to buy some blue quartz from the "Rock Shed" to tumble them all together. I'll post some before pictures once I receive them through the mail. Also, is it relatively safe to tumble jasper, chert and rose/blue quartz together? Are they relatively close in hardness?
Henry
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Post by Henry on Mar 6, 2013 14:07:28 GMT -5
Sorry for the blurriness. Attachments:
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Post by Henry on Mar 6, 2013 14:05:09 GMT -5
I'd like to thank everyone for their replies! I used a combinations of everyone's methods to get most of the grit out. I used a needle, brush and soap, water-pick, and lastly a high pressure hose. I got most of the grit out and it didn't take a whole lot of time. Henry Attachments:
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Post by Henry on Mar 5, 2013 23:49:40 GMT -5
So I should probably leave well-enough-alone. Are these agate or quartz?
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