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some more uncut precious mountain gems? anyone know what these are, they have a glint/sheen when the light hits them cont.

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    Posted 11 years ago

    intsatsn
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    that I've never seen before Here are the similar ones from north Carolina i found a long time ago at the mine i was wondering if any of you lap collectors out there could identify them there very hard i took a dremel to it with a cutting wheel on it for heavy steel and it bearly touched it

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 11 years ago
      If you don't know what you have but suspect it is a precious gem why would you try to cut it with a dremel? Dremels don't cut most common stone either. Put a diamond bur in your dremel and see what you get. I would be willing to bet you will find the same thing all the way through it.
    2. intsatsn intsatsn, 11 years ago
      Here are some more im going to try my hand a cutting one of them i have a nice flex shaft [i just say dremel cuz most people are like "a what" ] any way if i get the correct bit I'll be able to at least amateurly cut one then throw it in my lorotone just to see what i have i gave my spectromoter away because the acid glass broke
    3. intsatsn intsatsn, 11 years ago
      *will i be able to cut one with the right bit or do i need to use my full out bench grinder with a special blade?

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