Working side, wet.
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Working side, wet.
Other than the fissures of darker rock (those are just visual) and splotches, it's bang on visually for a Thuri, same feel with water or oil. Did a SG water bath test on it and my other Thuri.Curious looking stone isn't it. If it had come from the UK I'd say it was likely a Grecian, but they'd not be particularly common to find in the states.
Have you weighed it...?
I thought it could be a Grecian or a Yellow Lake/Llyn Idwal or other Welsh slate. It doesn't tick the boxes. Too high of an SG. Best guess is some second grade Thuri.Curious looking stone isn't it. If it had come from the UK I'd say it was likely a Grecian, but they'd not be particularly common to find in the states.
Have you weighed it...?
I'd be more inclined towards Thuringian for the top stone. Dust from BBW is usually pink, red, or purple from the garnets, and I'm not seeing that in either the dust pile or the microscope pics. Grain size looks consistent for Thuri too, if that's around 100x.I'm going with Belgian Blue on the rectangular one. It doesn't resemble much of the BBW that you may see, but it reminds me of the blue side of this stone.
I don't recognize the bout.
Is that a translucent section or is it an optical illusion?
It’s the light reflectionIs that a translucent section or is it an optical illusion?