69beeper
spending too much on rocks
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Post by 69beeper on Jul 19, 2005 13:07:59 GMT -5
any ideas what kinda rock this might be.. ? im thinking some kinda quartzy material...  heres some pics of it busted up.   hope this stuff takes a better shine than the last stuff,  Jimmy |
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Post by Cher on Jul 19, 2005 13:17:00 GMT -5
Don't know Jimmy but if you can get it to shine it will be gorgeous with those stripes and all. Nice pics too.
Cher
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on Jul 19, 2005 13:54:39 GMT -5
Looks like sandstone, maybe quartzite. If it's sandstone, you should be able to crumble little sand particles off in your hand on the cracked rock. If it's quartzite then it will be more glassy and not crumbly. Sandstone won't take a shine, quartzite can take a great shine. Very nice rock.
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 19, 2005 15:50:19 GMT -5
looks like blue quartz? sodalite is found in Ontario, British Columbia and Maine even if most of what we see available is probably from Brazil.
whatever it is, sure is pretty stuff, can't wait to see it polished!
KD
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Post by Alice on Jul 19, 2005 16:07:51 GMT -5
 I can't see. All I see are broken images. Can't even back track |
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Post by Alice on Jul 19, 2005 17:58:03 GMT -5
pictures came through this time
That rock looks very much like some of our local stuff. Only ours is a different color... some are beige, some are brown, some are light pink, and some are hot pink.
can't wait to see them polished
Alice
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Post by Alice on Jul 19, 2005 18:07:54 GMT -5
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 20, 2005 9:19:57 GMT -5
Good compact sandstone will take a nice matte finish- As far as the nice blue stripped rock goes- Well it looks like a Quartzite- should take a nice polish!
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 20, 2005 9:52:14 GMT -5
Looks like some of my blue quartz I ordered.  Tami |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 20, 2005 12:26:00 GMT -5
Hmmm Is it grainy- or solid- might be blue lace agate?
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Post by joe on Jul 20, 2005 21:46:44 GMT -5
Could that be a banded gneiss?
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 21, 2005 8:12:18 GMT -5
Could be- but where did the blue come from??? Not much can make blue (I think copper, and possibly aluminium) any way you look at it A way cool rock- hope it takes a shine!
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I can't see. All I see are broken images.
