rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on May 25, 2005 15:25:37 GMT -5
Last summer I found a rock in the river that looked kind of like granite, except it had black lines running through it and it seemed a bit softer (mohs 6) than what I expect for granite. I posted some pics last winter to see if I could get help with an ID. The replies seemed to generally lean toward granite, with Michiganrocks making a very good case for syenite. Some people said rhodonite, but it's much too red for that. At any rate, I've since busted and tumbled it, and here's what I got. This is the rough rock before cracking it up:  And here's a couple of pics of it tumbled.   Thanks for looking! |
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on May 25, 2005 15:39:22 GMT -5
Man, nice job on that!
It was a whole lot tighter than I would have imagined.
That's got a very nice shine to it.
But, I still couldn't tell you what it is.
You sure made it sparkle though!
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on May 25, 2005 16:31:10 GMT -5
WOW..that is some very nice looking rocks....whatever it is...
Pho
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Post by krazydiamond on May 25, 2005 16:44:53 GMT -5
 outrageous shine! what polish did you use? how long was this tumble? nice pieces of whatever it is, still kinda looks like granite to me but a way better shine than anything i get with granite. KD
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Post by Cher on May 25, 2005 16:48:02 GMT -5
Still going with granite, I find a lot of that stuff up here, with the same kind of lines. Takes a beautiful polish, that looks really nice.
Cher
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flowoxsgarden
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Post by flowoxsgarden on May 25, 2005 17:26:57 GMT -5
sure looks nice, whatever it is  |
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Post by connrock on May 25, 2005 17:42:59 GMT -5
I don't know what it is but I have my doubta about it being granite.What type of polish did you use?
In any case you did a fantastic job polishing it !It's very hrd to get a shine like that on a material that is so pitted.You did a great job not letting the pits get full of slurry and polish too!!It aint easy to do that!!
Thanks,,,,,
Tom
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Post by Alice on May 25, 2005 18:00:51 GMT -5
We have the same types of rocks here in the river.
Never polished them up though... haven't got enough yet. My son brings one or 2 small ones home from his bus stop every day. I think by the end of the summer I'll have a barrel full.
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 25, 2005 23:49:25 GMT -5
gosh it turned out pretty! you did good on that.
kim
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tinman
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Post by tinman on May 26, 2005 6:41:32 GMT -5
I have alot of granite and I think am almost positve that is what it is
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Post by creativeminded on May 26, 2005 8:32:28 GMT -5
That turned out really nice. You did a great job on those.
Tami
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stubby
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Post by stubby on May 27, 2005 8:19:38 GMT -5
Looks like an "India Red Granite" tombstone I saw the other day. It did not have the black lines, though.
stub
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shorty1
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Post by shorty1 on May 27, 2005 10:29:18 GMT -5
hi all rolling stone i have alot of that stuf here in michigan. in the field across the road .. dont now what it is eather. you sure got a good shine on it way to go..
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stefan
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Post by stefan on May 27, 2005 10:57:50 GMT -5
Nice shine- Looks like a granite to me- even with the lines!
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on May 30, 2005 5:45:45 GMT -5
Yes , I too think it is granite. you got a good shine on it. I often find that granite gets damaged on the edges through which they don't take a shine whereas the flat sides do ok.
Thanks for showing
Jack
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Post by creativeminded on May 31, 2005 10:08:53 GMT -5
If it was harder that the granite you have had in the past perhaps it is marble. It looks like some of the head stones I saw at the cemetary Saturday.
Tami
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outrageous shine! what polish did you use? how long was this tumble?
