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Another vexing stabilizing question

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,990	Another vexing stabilizing question Mar 6, 2023 11:38:21 GMT -5 jasoninsd likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Mar 6, 2023 11:38:21 GMT -5 Does stabilizing ruin the chatoyant effect of stones? I have a pietersite I need to stabilize.

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Another vexing stabilizing question Mar 6, 2023 11:44:09 GMT -5 rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this

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Post by Tommy on Mar 6, 2023 11:44:09 GMT -5

That's a great question ... I would guess no. I'm purely guessing but I would think that for a relatively hard material like peitersite the stabilization would mainly be fixing cracks and not seeping into the composition of the material like it does with something chalky like turquoise.

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Another vexing stabilizing question Mar 6, 2023 13:15:18 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones and jasoninsd like this

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Mar 6, 2023 11:44:09 GMT -5 Tommy said:

That makes sense. After my first batch, I will see how the CJ works for those tiny spiderweb fractures. Then I'll test some pietersite.

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Another vexing stabilizing question Mar 6, 2023 17:21:48 GMT -5 rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this

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Post by rockbrain on Mar 6, 2023 17:21:48 GMT -5

Again, just guessing here, but I would think it would help. It will help the polish and that helps show everything better. I have some Labradorite to do. I worked a couple cabs yesterday. The material is much better than I though it would be, but has a lot of tiny pits. I figured the flash will be even better with those filled in and not diffracting light.

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Another vexing stabilizing question Mar 6, 2023 21:17:11 GMT -5 rockjunquie and jasoninsd like this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 6, 2023 21:17:11 GMT -5

Tela, I think it should be fine. Pietersite is not porous, so the CJ will only go into the fractures. The rest will grind off as you work your cabs.

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Another vexing stabilizing question Mar 6, 2023 23:23:57 GMT -5 rockjunquie and hummingbirdstones like this

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Post by susand24224 on Mar 6, 2023 23:23:57 GMT -5

I have some pietersite that's been stabilized and it didn't interfere with the chatoyancy. I didn't do the stabilization, but it looks like it was done with an epoxy mix. This is just a slightly educated guess, though. I've also stabilized labradorite with Opticon, and it didn't impact the chatoyancy.

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Another vexing stabilizing question

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