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archiebald
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Need Help identifying Dec 10, 2009 20:38:29 GMT -5

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Post by archiebald on Dec 10, 2009 20:38:29 GMT -5

Hi Everyone,

I am hoping someone on this forum might be able to help me, my 8 yr old daughter loves to collect tumbled rocks, my mother in law before she passed gave her a tumbled rock, it was amooth silver color. She lost it. I have been checking online to try and replace it but I do not know what I am looking for, I have looked at Hematite but it looks to dark, more black than a shiny silver.

An help would be appreciated, I would like to find a replacement and leave it in her stocking.

Thanks
Debbie

Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie

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Need Help identifying Dec 10, 2009 21:42:31 GMT -5

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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 10, 2009 21:42:31 GMT -5

Howdy, Hematite may look black or red when rough but will usually polish out to a silver metallic finish. Another material that is silver when polished is called psilomelane but it's much less common than hematite so I'd guess hematite is what you are looking for.....Mel

rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks

Member since July 2009
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Need Help identifying Dec 11, 2009 2:34:33 GMT -5

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Post by rollingstone on Dec 11, 2009 2:34:33 GMT -5

I'm with Mel on this... 99% chance it is hematite. I took at look at google images and I see what you mean, the tumbled hematite there tends to look quite dark, even black. In real life though, tumbled hematite is very shiny silver, far lighter than in the google pics.
-Don

connrock still telling self it's just a hobby Ranger,,,My little buddy Member since July 2004 Posts: 4,374	Need Help identifying Dec 11, 2009 7:07:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by connrock on Dec 11, 2009 7:07:39 GMT -5 Hematite jewelery,,,, connrock
	Beacon Falls,CT

johnjsgems gets rocks for Christmas Member since August 2007 Posts: 6,959	Need Help identifying Dec 11, 2009 10:56:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by johnjsgems on Dec 11, 2009 10:56:23 GMT -5 Almost all hematite beads and jewelry are man made in China. All of the "magnetic hematite" is. You should be able to locate some pretty easily.
	John at JS Gems www.jsgemslapidary.com

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