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Post by Rockindad on Nov 11, 2021 18:55:05 GMT -5
ingawh we did some Magnesite a couple of years ago and it looks almost identical to Howlite, apparently it is also confused by sellers as well. We were pretty happy with the results, though we were not expecting much as it still felt grainy pretty far along in the process. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/88320/magnesite Wow - gorgeous shine! I'm inspired! Looks like Magnesite is slightly harder material (4.5ish) compared to howlite (3.5), though I guess I couldn't swear what I have isn't magnesite (got it from Shawn at The Rock Shed). I Love the shaping you got! I'm inspired to go back a step and try for better shaping, then take another run at a final polish. Wish me luck... I think the Magnesite may be slightly silicified, giving it an advantage over the Howlite in coaxing a polish out of it. Wouldn't mind giving it a shot again to apply what we have learned since then. Interesting factoid: I remember reading that each of these stones are use to make imitation turquoise as they both readily accept dyes. Lots of seediness in the rock world!
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ingawh
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Post by ingawh on Nov 11, 2021 20:13:19 GMT -5
Interesting factoid: I remember reading that each of these stones are use to make imitation turquoise as they both readily accept dyes. Lots of seediness in the rock world! YES - I have seen that issue about dying howlite! I have also noticed that with these more porous stones, the shine actually develops a little more as the stones have a chance to dry out after being tumbled.
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Post by jamesp on Nov 12, 2021 6:02:11 GMT -5
ingawh we did some Magnesite a couple of years ago and it looks almost identical to Howlite, apparently it is also confused by sellers as well. We were pretty happy with the results, though we were not expecting much as it still felt grainy pretty far along in the process. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/88320/magnesite I knew someone had done well with Howlite or a stone resembling it. So it was you Rockindad. This is the batch I remember.
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