rclinder
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Member since March 2021
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Post by rclinder on Mar 29, 2021 16:20:35 GMT -5
Hey! I want to make some cool looking ice rocks, cooler than just granite. Looking at toxicity lists, what are thoughts on agates, labradorite, bloodstones, or quartz?
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NDK
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Member since January 2009
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Post by NDK on Mar 30, 2021 12:52:32 GMT -5
rclinderI tried this for a Christmas present for my brother. I used soapstone because that's what the ones I saw online were made from. Cut and polished like butter too. There was just recently a makers challenge on youtube by a handful of lapidaries and one of them made scotch rocks. He mentioned a list of toxicity but you'd have to watch his video to get that website as I didn't make note of it. Here's that video. Good luck!
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Post by greig on Mar 30, 2021 13:42:04 GMT -5
A cool idea, but I am not sure I want any rock leaching into my alcohol. I have had many rocks tested with XFF and was surprised by the slight "contamination" of some toxic minerals (mercury, arsenic, lead, etc), not to mention the possibility of asbestos or radioactives. I would rather use frozen pond water.
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Post by RickB on Mar 30, 2021 14:09:52 GMT -5
Had a friend put some rocks in his goldfish pond. All the fish died soon after as there was too much sulphur in the rocks.
Edit: The rocks were metamorphic rocks with kyanite and plenty of pyrite in them.
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Post by greig on Mar 30, 2021 15:00:14 GMT -5
Had a friend put some rocks in his goldfish pond. All the fish died soon after as there was too much sulphur in the rocks. I have a property with a pond that is probably high in sulphur. My dog Daisy swims and drinks from it whenever we are there. It makes her fur smell bad, but hasn't seemed to hurt her. I guess it is a good thing she isn't a goldfish. I put in some perch a few years ago. I should try fishing to see if any survived.
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Post by Rockoonz on Mar 30, 2021 21:03:48 GMT -5
I would limit materials to scrap from kitchen counter tops, no surprises there. Lots of stuff out there with flashy feldspars in them. I would avoid anything that can fracture conchoidally, a razor sharp flake down the hatch could have some less than optimal results.
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Post by greig on Mar 31, 2021 8:50:38 GMT -5
I would limit materials to scrap from kitchen counter tops, no surprises there. Lots of stuff out there with flashy feldspars in them. I would avoid anything that can fracture conchoidally, a razor sharp flake down the hatch could have some less than optimal results. My hands have scars from broken rock, I could not imagine swallowing a sharp flake. It hurts to think about it.
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