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MyNewHobby
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New Vibe Batch - Need Assistance Jul 3, 2009 19:19:56 GMT -5

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Post by MyNewHobby on Jul 3, 2009 19:19:56 GMT -5

Now that I have a free bowl for a new tumble in the vibe ... I need suggestions for either a one-type batch or a mixed-type batch.

I have the following raw rough ... what can I mix or not to create my next batch?

Citrine & Quartz mix from NatureNut
Moonstone rough (I think) I would need to break up a bit

I have some other rough .... but .... I need to get the pics so you can see what I have.

More later ... as always ...
Julie

You can stare at a rock for hours and never see the same thing twice.

NatureNut no longer being taken for granite Peace Member since November 2008 Posts: 7,893	New Vibe Batch - Need Assistance Jul 3, 2009 21:21:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NatureNut on Jul 3, 2009 21:21:13 GMT -5 Well, the moonstone is a 6.5 and the quartz mix is a 7. If you run them together (which I've tried), the moonstone may take it on the chin. Do you need some more quartz? I have plenty here. Jo

connrock
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New Vibe Batch - Need Assistance Jul 5, 2009 6:37:26 GMT -5

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Post by connrock on Jul 5, 2009 6:37:26 GMT -5

The best advice I can give you is to try scratching one type of rock with another type.
If one scratches the other don't tumble the scratched one with the one that did the scratching.

This holds true for any load you want to do and are not sure about which ones you should do together.

When I say "scratch" I mean scratch and not just leave a white streak on the rock.

If the rocks in question are rounded rub them together as hard as you can and see which one (if any) is doing the most damage to the other.

If you have sharp edges on your rough it's much easier to do this.

Hope it helps a bit!

connrock

Beacon Falls,CT

MyNewHobby
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New Vibe Batch - Need Assistance Jul 5, 2009 14:01:24 GMT -5

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Post by MyNewHobby on Jul 5, 2009 14:01:24 GMT -5

Hi kids!!

Thanks for the input ... geesh ... just when you think you know what to mix or not ... you get special rocks with special needs. ;D

I have pulled the big bag that I have left of the citrine/quartz mix I got from you Nature and the small baggie left over of the red jasper.

Now ... doing the scratch test with each one, neither scratches the other with an actual scratch in the rock. I take this to mean they are compatible.

Now ... based on personal experience, I have discovered when I used spectralite (aka labradorite blue polare) in that first batch, it got smacked around big time. I see that spectralite has a mohs of 6-6 1/2. So, I see that the spectralite cannot be mixed with the 6 1/2-7 batch.

All of the other baggies I have are at least (I think) 6 1/2 - 7.

I can do one of two things; use the rest of the quartz mix and red jasper, add a LOT of plastic pellets to cushion and take up space, add a lot of the really small rock scraps I have kept so far and let it rip in 120/220 for 2-3 days ... or wait and gracefully (I do not do this well) accept the offer of more quartz mix and still add lts of pellets and start using the small scraps for cushion as well.

Let me know what you guys think. I am already starting to make notes about the mohs and how I am going to create my "batch bags" for future tumbles.

As always
Julie

PS .... between the quartz mix and the red jasper, I have about 1/2 bowl.

Last Edit: Jul 5, 2009 14:11:27 GMT -5 by MyNewHobby

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MyNewHobby driving up their electric bill Member since January 2009 Posts: 2,282	New Vibe Batch - Need Assistance Jul 5, 2009 14:51:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MyNewHobby on Jul 5, 2009 14:51:34 GMT -5 I just had another of my famous duh moments. Why don't I do a batch of high mohs! I have several bags (probably 7-8). I can be such a dork! ;D
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New Vibe Batch - Need Assistance Jul 6, 2009 6:12:04 GMT -5

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Post by connrock on Jul 6, 2009 6:12:04 GMT -5

Julie ,
This may be of help to you,,,,,

Agate-7 Alabaster-2 Amber-2.5-2 Amethyst-7 Ammolite-3.5-1 Amazonite -6 Aventurine-7 Azurite-4 Beryl-7.5-8 Bloodstone-7 Carnelian-7 Catseye Chrysoberyl-8.5 Chalcedony-7 Charoite-6 Chrysoprase-7 Chrysocolla-4-2 Copper Penny 3.5 Coral-4-3 Fingernail-2.5
Fluorite-4-3.5 Garnet-7-7.5 Glass-6.5 Hardened Steel File-6.5 Hematite-6.5-5.5
Howlite-3.5-3 Ivory-3-2 Jadeite-7 Jasper-7 Jet-4-2.5 Knife Blade-5.5 Labradorite-6
Lapis Lazuli-6 Larimar (pectolite)-5 Malachite-4-3.5 Moldavite-5.56.5 Moonstone-6
Nephrite Jade-6.5 to 6 Obsidian-5.5-5 Onyx (calcite)-3 Onyx (quartz)-7 Opal -6.5-5.5
Pearl-4.5-2 Petrified Wood-7 Quartz-7 Rhodochrosite-4 Rhodonite-6.5-5.5 Rose Quartz-7
Sard-7 Serpentine-5.5-2 Smithsonite-5 Sodalite-6-5.5 Star Rubies-9 Star Sapphires-9
Sugilite-6.5-6 Sulpher-1 Sunstone-6 Thomsonite-5.5 to 5 Thulite-7 Tigereye-7
Tourmaline-7.5 to 6.5 Turquoise-5-6 Ulexite-2.5-2 Variscite-5-4-3

( below taken from www.quartzpage.de/intro.html )

Macrocrystalline varieties are those that form crystals, like amethyst, or have a macroscopical crystalline structure. When people talk about "quartz", they usually think of macrocrystalline quartz.
Rock Crystal Citrine Prase Rose Quartz
Smoky Quartz Pink Quartz Ametrine Ferruginous Quartz
Amethyst Prasiolite Milky Quartz Tiger's Eye
Aventurine Cat's Eye Blue Quartz Hawk's Eye

Cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline varieties that do not show any visible crystals and have a dense structure, like agate. Cryptocrystalline varieties are sometimes grouped together under the term chalcedony.
Chalcedony Agate Carnelian Heliotrope
Flint Plasma Chrysoprase Chert
Jasper Sard Onyx

Labradorite will undercut when tumbled because (I think?) it has sodium/calcium in it's structure or something else that is soft.So be careful when you tumble it with other hard rocks.It's better to do it on it's own with a lot of soft fillers.

connrock

Beacon Falls,CT

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