RocKingRuralMo
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Post by RocKingRuralMo on Oct 23, 2022 20:55:19 GMT -5
I saw this on my rose quartz on accident - wasn't exactly looking for it. But now that I've seen it I don't know what it is, or what to do with it. Have you lapidaries seen this before? How would I process it so that I make the most of the flashiness? Sorry for the poor picture quality - fire showed better when stone was wet. Those white lines aren't in the rock - just bad photography. The pink and green flashes, on the other hand, are in the rock.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2022 21:33:33 GMT -5
I’ve had that in some Quartz crystals I tumbled. It’s really pretty. Are you cabbing this piece or tumbling?
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 23, 2022 22:07:01 GMT -5
It is most likely it's from an internal fracture in the stone. Some rose quartz does have asterism, but what you're seeing is not asterism.
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Post by fernwood on Oct 24, 2022 3:55:50 GMT -5
I agree with internal fracture. They are very pretty.
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nursetumbler
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Post by nursetumbler on Oct 24, 2022 7:14:58 GMT -5
hummingbirdstones and fernwoodCould that be a mica (sp) inclusion? Ive seen it in some os my quartz crystals. Mine looks like a flake of mica as opposed to a crack. I don't know alot about this so I should keep my mouth shut
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Post by fernwood on Oct 24, 2022 7:42:23 GMT -5
I have some cabs with this type of inclusion. Amethyst and Quartz. Was told by the experts here they are caused by internal fractures.
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RocKingRuralMo
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Post by RocKingRuralMo on Oct 24, 2022 7:44:52 GMT -5
I’ve had that in some Quartz crystals I tumbled. It’s really pretty. Are you cabbing this piece or tumbling? I'll probably cab this piece if I think I can get away with it. I'm not much of a tumbler. But if it's caused by internal cracks, the trim saw may cause a fracture. I'm new at this stuff, so always glad to have advice from people here.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2022 8:27:47 GMT -5
I’ve had that in some Quartz crystals I tumbled. It’s really pretty. Are you cabbing this piece or tumbling? I'll probably cab this piece if I think I can get away with it. I'm not much of a tumbler. But if it's caused by internal cracks, the trim saw may cause a fracture. I'm new at this stuff, so always glad to have advice from people here. Hope it cabs well for you! I’m sure some of the cabbers can give you some good advice. The Quartz I had was tumbled and the “rainbow fracture” was deep inside so it wasn’t effected by the tumbling. Let us see how it turns out!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 24, 2022 9:24:23 GMT -5
I’ve had that in some Quartz crystals I tumbled. It’s really pretty. Are you cabbing this piece or tumbling? I'll probably cab this piece if I think I can get away with it. I'm not much of a tumbler. But if it's caused by internal cracks, the trim saw may cause a fracture. I'm new at this stuff, so always glad to have advice from people here. It will probably cab just fine. The caveat is exactly where it's at in the stone. If it's not close to the surface it shouldn't cause a problem. Try to trim the cab out while staying away from that spot if you possibly can.
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