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34100 Re: Are There Any Rock Hounds on the Board?
   ...ya might check with zzsfart, he's famous for polishing ocu's rocks.... 		ribit   6TH POPE   28 Jul 2022
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   Well De, My first thought was 'Geode'. Does it feel light for its vo... 		Zimbler0   6TH POPE   28 Jul 2022
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   [color=blue][b]Got access to a wet ceramic tile saw? That might cut h... 		Beldin   6TH POPE   27 Jul 2022
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Are There Any Rock Hounds on the Board?

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Wed, 27 Jul 22 11:17 PM
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At some point long ago, I dug up an interesting rock - shown below. What you can't much see is that the rock is covered by flat, highly reflective stuff that I suspect is iron pyrite. But it's not the yellowish "Fool's Gold" pyrite I became so familiar with when I used to spend time in the rivers near Sacramento. This stuff appears silver. For some reason, the shiny parts don't show up in my photos as other than 'white.'

What I'm wondering is how best to break the rock in two without making it crumble. I imagine that there's some technique that's better than just smashing it with a sledge hammer. How do they do it in rock stores? A saw? Light tapping? I'd appreciate any practical suggestions.




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Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months