Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night"

rallyrocks fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2005 Posts: 1,507	Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 16:37:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rallyrocks on Apr 15, 2006 16:37:36 GMT -5 as I got these little guys shined up;
	"I used to be 'with it' - then they changed what 'it' is. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what is 'it' is wierd and scarey to me... It will happen to you, too." - Grandpa Simpson

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 16:41:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Apr 15, 2006 16:41:26 GMT -5 Wow Pete, awesome job on those. Nice shine and shape. Great job on the photo too. Where'd you get the rough?

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Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 18:42:35 GMT -5

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Post by krazydiamond on Apr 15, 2006 18:42:35 GMT -5

those are superb pieces! and the shine is spectacular! i had a chance to work some of that for the first time lately and was a bit frustrated because of the fairly low quality.

anyone got a good source for rutile?

KD

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stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 19:05:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Apr 15, 2006 19:05:07 GMT -5 KD, talk to Cal. Those pieces he gave me were fantastic.

rockds still telling self it's just a hobby Member since September 2005 Posts: 4,130	Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 19:17:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockds on Apr 15, 2006 19:17:40 GMT -5 nice job, really like the red one - something I haven't seen before.
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gemkoi Guest	Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 20:02:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by gemkoi on Apr 15, 2006 20:02:53 GMT -5 didnt we find the drool icon yet? mmmmmmmmm

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Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 20:07:02 GMT -5

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Post by rallyrocks on Apr 15, 2006 20:07:02 GMT -5

Thanks everybody!

Most of this I picked out of a bin up at the Highway 101/Hopland rocks shop, a few pieces also came with the stuff from my Aunt Sally's garage.

It really is fun to work, each stage shows a bit more detail and you really don't get a good shine until you hit the 50,000 but then they really light up

"I used to be 'with it' - then they changed what 'it' is. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what is 'it' is wierd and scarey to me... It will happen to you, too." - Grandpa Simpson

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 23:33:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Apr 15, 2006 23:33:15 GMT -5 WoW ... beautiful job!!! Drool factor is right up there at the top.
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joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 15, 2006 23:40:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Apr 15, 2006 23:40:31 GMT -5 Whew! That was a good night!
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stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Friday night was "Rutillated Quartz night" Apr 17, 2006 14:53:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Apr 17, 2006 14:53:32 GMT -5 nice job on those-
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite