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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 8, 2024 19:42:13 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 8, 2024 19:47:15 GMT -5
Is that cacoxenite in amethyst? Turned out nice.  |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 8, 2024 19:52:15 GMT -5
No way I thought it was a fluorite! It’s the first time I have seen it. I like it! Thank you Have you seen tribeunited jelly sandwich is hers the same stuff? |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 8, 2024 20:00:02 GMT -5
Is that cacoxenite in amethyst? Turned out nice. I have no idea I can’t find that in any of my mineral books. Is it a uncommon mineral? |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 8, 2024 20:08:10 GMT -5
Is that cacoxenite in amethyst? Turned out nice. I have no idea I can’t find that in any of my mineral books. Is it a uncommon mineral? Wouldn't say it's exactly uncommon, but it's become harder to find now. |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 8, 2024 20:14:31 GMT -5
I bought it several years back from the new owner of a rock shop where the original owner past away. The new owner changed inventory and gave our rock club the opportunity to buy old stock of the original owner at a very good price on anything from the old stock at .35 a pound.
Couldn’t pass that up that deal thats how I came across it.
Always thought it was fluorite,
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 8, 2024 20:23:03 GMT -5
hummingbirdstones I have no idea I can’t find that in any of my mineral books. Is it a uncommon mineral? Wouldn't say it's exactly uncommon, but it's become harder to find now. thank you for the id I just found some online and that is what you said it is! For give me my spelling stinks. Some of the cabs I saw were killer with those gold needle inclusions mine has them to. |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 8, 2024 20:30:23 GMT -5
Is that cacoxenite in amethyst? Turned out nice. I have no idea I can’t find that in any of my mineral books. Is it a uncommon mineral? The picture just isn’t picking up the needles that good but the whole bottom is pretty loaded with them. It wasn’t even so I only cleaned up the even end  |
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 9, 2024 15:57:24 GMT -5
dreamrocks is that the same stuff as super7? I might be remembering it wrong. It might be called super5 or super8 i can't remember now. I thought I saw a post about it at one point somewhere. That's a super pretty piece regardless  Delicious blueberry pie! YUM!
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 9, 2024 16:04:09 GMT -5
Yes it does look pretty tasty.
It’s called Cacoxenite in Amethyst it takes a real nice polish on the cabking only. I didn’t use any polish just the cabking for the final finish.
People tell me you can’t put a polish on a stone without using polish I can and I can’t see any difference using polish verses just working out a polish with the cabking.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 9, 2024 18:27:34 GMT -5
dreamrocks is that the same stuff as super7? I might be remembering it wrong. It might be called super5 or super8 i can't remember now. I thought I saw a post about it at one point somewhere. That's a super pretty piece regardless Delicious blueberry pie! YUM! Not quite the same, but similar. Super 7 has 7 minerals in it, which I can't remember off the top of my dome.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 9, 2024 18:31:16 GMT -5
Yes it does look pretty tasty. It’s called Cacoxenite in Amethyst it takes a real nice polish on the cabking only. I didn’t use any polish just the cabking for the final finish. People tell me you can’t put a polish on a stone without using polish I can and I can’t see any difference using polish verses just working out a polish with the cabking. You most definitely can get a fine polish just by using diamond wheels. You do not have to use a "polish" like cerium oxide. On some stones a polish may help get the perfect polish, but it's not mandatory. Obviously, the finer the diamond grit and you go up the grits, the better the polish. |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 9, 2024 18:34:32 GMT -5
Thank you hummingbirdstonesGonna show my buddy this quote. Maybe he will believe me now! |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 9, 2024 18:35:14 GMT -5
Oh I only went up to a 3,000 grit wheel
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 9, 2024 18:42:29 GMT -5
Oh I only went up to a 3,000 grit wheel If you go up to 14,000, it will really pop. Do you have a spin-on lap on the end of your machine? A 14,000 diamond pad or either a cerium oxide or tin oxide pad on the end would finish it off nicely. I believe cerium is what jasoninsd uses on his. Jason, correct me if I'm blowing smoke. |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 9, 2024 18:48:10 GMT -5
Oh I only went up to a 3,000 grit wheel If you go up to 14,000, it will really pop. Do you have a spin-on lap on the end of your machine? A 14,000 diamond pad or either a cerium oxide or tin oxide pad on the end would finish it off nicely. I believe cerium is what jasoninsd uses on his. Jason, correct me if I'm blowing smoke. Yes I have all of those you mentioned The 14,000 I have is diamond paste and I use it on stones like the Montana I just posted in the lepidolite thread. Montana agates sometimes I find have a very thin layer cover tiny pin holes and diamond paste seems to work the best at removing them. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 9, 2024 18:53:50 GMT -5
If you go up to 14,000, it will really pop. Do you have a spin-on lap on the end of your machine? A 14,000 diamond pad or either a cerium oxide or tin oxide pad on the end would finish it off nicely. I believe cerium is what jasoninsd uses on his. Jason, correct me if I'm blowing smoke. Yes I have all of those you mentioned The 14,000 I have is diamond paste and I use it on stones like the Montana I just posted in the lepidolite thread. Montana agates sometimes I find have a very thin layer cover tiny pin holes and diamond paste seems to work the best at removing them. Cool. You should be all good. |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 9, 2024 18:54:55 GMT -5
I have tin oxide that may bring it to front.
I’ll wait for a day when we’re not having thunderstorms every half hour and get my flat diamond laps out and clean up the bottom. I really like the looks of all those needles hidden underneath.
After I do that and give a proper touch up I’ll put some polish to it probably tin oxide and see what happens then. Got to make the gold colors pop!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 9, 2024 19:15:53 GMT -5
I have tin oxide that may bring it to front. I’ll wait for a day when we’re not having thunderstorms every half hour and get my flat diamond laps out and clean up the bottom. I really like the looks of all those needles hidden underneath. After I do that and give a proper touch up I’ll put some polish to it probably tin oxide and see what happens then. Got to make the gold colors pop! Please post a photo when you're finished with it! |
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Post by dreamrocks on Jul 9, 2024 19:19:50 GMT -5
I have tin oxide that may bring it to front. I’ll wait for a day when we’re not having thunderstorms every half hour and get my flat diamond laps out and clean up the bottom. I really like the looks of all those needles hidden underneath. After I do that and give a proper touch up I’ll put some polish to it probably tin oxide and see what happens then. Got to make the gold colors pop! Please post a photo when you're finished with it! Will do |
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Delicious blueberry pie! YUM!
