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ALshawani
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Posted: Feb 23, 2021 16:12 Post subject: I want to know this stone |
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I didn't recognize the stone yet, the density of stone from 2.60 to 2.99
The hardness is higher than 8.5
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Locality: | West of Libya |  |
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Dimensions: | 4.5*3 |
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I didn't recognize the stone yet, the density of stone from 2.60 to 2.99 The hardness is higher than 8.5 |
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ALshawani
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Posted: Feb 23, 2021 16:15 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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This is the same type
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Locality: | West of Libya |  |
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Dimensions: | 4.5*3 |
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Bob Carnein
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Posted: Feb 23, 2021 16:16 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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It looks, to me, like a piece of quartzite. How did you measure the hardness?
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ALshawani
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Posted: Feb 23, 2021 16:44 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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with Masonry Drill Bit
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kushmeja
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Posted: Feb 23, 2021 16:56 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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Looks like carnelian or sard, which are basically just slightly different forms of Quartz. But they wouldn't be an 8.5 hardness and should be closer to 7. An 8.5 hardness is quite high, so I would try verifying the hardness with something aside from the masonry bit if you can.
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alfredo
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Posted: Feb 23, 2021 17:08 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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Being as opaque as it is, I'd call it jasper, although the boundaries between quartz varieties are rather fuzzy.
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James Catmur
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Posted: Feb 24, 2021 03:33 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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Does it scratch normal glass?
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ALshawani
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Posted: Feb 24, 2021 06:16 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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I tried the knife and the screw and finally the bit of the drill, and they were all scratched by the stone. The thing that revived me the most is the hardness of the stone.
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ALshawani
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Posted: Feb 24, 2021 06:18 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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Yes it scratches the glass
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ALshawani
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Posted: Feb 24, 2021 06:27 Post subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
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The stone is translucent to translucent. Perhaps some external impurities are affecting the transparency
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