Batch of softer materials

Hello friends, I usually have a tumbler or three going at all times but usually don't post the results as I'm still dialing in my methods.

This latest batch was a mix of all the softer stones I've had trouble getting a good polish on in the past (sub 7 hardness). These were tumbled in my minisonic mt4. I skipped the initial coarse stage 1 so the process was as follows:
220>1Tbsp>3days
500ao>1Tbsp>2days
1,000ao>1Tsp>2days
Micro alumina >1/2Tsp>1day
Cerium oxide >1Tbsp>1day

Now I've never ever used cerium for anything (I use tin oxide or rapid polish 61 for cabbing) but seeing how I had apache tears in there I figured I'd give cerium a try as thats what professionals use to polish glass and obsidian is volcanic glass. I probably used more than necessary but ill dial that in in the future.

Im really happy with the shine I got on them. I thought I might have to re run just the apache tears by themselves afterwards but I don't think ill need to!

Without further adieu...
Apache tears (cat wanting soo badly to help!)




Next up wisconsin moonstone (photos don't do these justice, there is a good blue flash on most!)



Rhodochrosite from Franklin NJ (weird location I know) these have a black mineral in them as well...not the highest grade but I got them more as a curiosity than anything else. Unfortunately they don't really fluorescent.



Next up is a conglomerate stone i got in the "Mexican rocks tumbling mix" from kingsley...



Then we have turquoise, varicite, mariposite, and a piece of malachite 



Finally some sodalite (2 different sources,  one from kingsley, the other from the gemshop)



Let me know what you think!! Thanks fir looking