agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2020
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jun 18, 2023 16:48:46 GMT -5
I was excited to cut this rock but it is just weird. Any idea what it is? My friend said he picked this up while walking a dried river bed in Arizona. I slabbed it and it looked grey and green... So then I started cabbing it. Pretty soft stuff kind of like Noreena and the polish and undercutting was all over the map. Not sure if I will continue or just put it aside for now. Before shot  Side view  Sliced...  Top view looks ok but it's not a good finish. Looks like dried super glue or something  It's worse than it looks on the picture...  |
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realrockhound
Cave Dweller 
Chucking leaverite at tweekers
Member since June 2020
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Post by realrockhound on Jun 18, 2023 18:13:25 GMT -5
Reminds me of this river material my brother brought me, only it was orange. Soft, undercut, made a mess of my saw. I gave it the name outhouse orange.
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AzRockGeek
has rocks in the head
Member since September 2016
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Post by AzRockGeek on Jun 18, 2023 18:20:21 GMT -5
It look like serpentine from the area NE of Globe Az. Hit it with a buffer and some Zam, should take a mirror polish.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 18, 2023 20:21:13 GMT -5
It does have a Serpentine look to it. Was it "slimy" when you were working it? The only Serpentine I've worked had a really weird "greasy or slimy" feel to it when working it.
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jun 18, 2023 22:47:38 GMT -5
It does have a Serpentine look to it. Was it "slimy" when you were working it? The only Serpentine I've worked had a really weird "greasy or slimy" feel to it when working it. Yes, it felt like wet soap or something. Serpentine huh? Do I need to be concerned about asbestos with this stuff? |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 18, 2023 23:03:36 GMT -5
It does have a Serpentine look to it. Was it "slimy" when you were working it? The only Serpentine I've worked had a really weird "greasy or slimy" feel to it when working it. Yes, it felt like wet soap or something. Serpentine huh? Do I need to be concerned about asbestos with this stuff? If it felt like soap, it was definitely Serpentine then! As far as being "concerned" about asbestos...ummm...probably. But I'm in the "camp" which believes working it wet alleviates any of my concerns about any issues with regards to the asbestos. |
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