rylan 32 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 150 orbital sand to 400 wet sand for about a minute and then a quick buff with a drill. (Used to repair gelcoat on tubs and boats) I am so lazy lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Haderly 99 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I believe what you have there is a variety of nice Gneiss. Your previous post said it came from the Republic Mine which based on https://www.mindat.org/loc-19621.html the parent rocks are Gneiss and Amphibolite. I have cut and polished several pieces of Gneiss with great results. I prefer the small tight bands since they still show the structure when cut into cabs. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rylan 32 Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Thanks Haderly. I picked this up a few years ago off of 95. This was just off the highway, an entire dam made from this specimen . Im going to crudely polish this piece a bit more tonight. if turns out better I will annoy again. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bedrock Bob 3,962 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 That is a gneiss rock. Not just a piece of schist but a really gneiss rock. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rylan 32 Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Lol. I think it may be a hematite? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bedrock Bob 3,962 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, rylan said: Lol. I think it may be a hematite? Yeah, it looks sub metallic between the quartz veins. Is the slurry red when you wet sand? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rylan 32 Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 There was some Red now you say that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2016 710 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Amazing !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rylan 32 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Rockin Bob, your right on, this is a quick dry sand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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