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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,086	Classic Montana Mar 26, 2022 14:11:43 GMT -5 catskillrocks, Fossilman, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Mar 26, 2022 14:11:43 GMT -5
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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,086	Classic Montana Mar 26, 2022 14:12:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Mar 26, 2022 14:12:40 GMT -5
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lunker Cave Dweller Member since April 2021 Posts: 430	Classic Montana Mar 27, 2022 11:05:20 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lunker on Mar 27, 2022 11:05:20 GMT -5 I've seen a few like that for sure

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Post by dshanpnw on Mar 30, 2022 7:05:55 GMT -5

Hello stardiamond and others, is it acceptable for a very nice piece of Montana agate to finish with a crack or two? So, instead of trying to fix some defects in a really beautiful tumbled piece to try and get it perfect, is it an okay standard practice for a tumbled Montana agate to have a few imperfections? If I were cabbing it that would be different. How much does the spectacular outweigh the detracting defects? Anyway, thanks for posting.

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parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,608	Classic Montana Mar 30, 2022 11:00:16 GMT -5 Fossilman, rockjunquie, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Mar 30, 2022 11:00:16 GMT -5 dshanpnw If you like it, Doug, that’s all that matters. Besides, most of us know Montana can be problematic.
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Classic Montana Mar 30, 2022 11:41:37 GMT -5 Fossilman and dshanpnw like this

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Mar 30, 2022 7:05:55 GMT -5 dshanpnw said:

Hello stardiamond and others, is it acceptable for a very nice piece of Montana agate to finish with a crack or two? So, instead of trying to fix some defects in a really beautiful tumbled piece to try and get it perfect, is it an okay standard practice for a tumbled Montana agate to have a few imperfections? If I were cabbing it that would be different. How much does the spectacular outweigh the detracting defects? Anyway, thanks for posting.

I don't tumble. Some material can have some defects because it's in their nature. Morgan Hill and Koroit Boulder opal are examples. Lines where Montana is fused together provides beauty but are also potential fractures.

What I can't answer is after trimming and grinding the shape of the preform, would have done better in a tumbler than grinding it.

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