[Rockhounds] Thomsonite

[Nick & Brenda Van Dyke]

This particular piece was totally encased in the basalt and we have removed
it from it's "home" and I have polished it pretty with our Genie.  There is
one beatiful side, which I would call it's face, the back side has several
fractures which I fear will someday cause it to break. (possibly from drying
out?)

On 7/4/07, Rock Currier <rockcurrier at cs.com> wrote:
>
> Brenda,
>
> Why do you think you need to stabilize your thomsonites? They were exposed
> to the weather for countless winters and summers without much
> deterioration.
> Why should they be unstable now that you have moved them to a different
> place with less harsh conditions? Do you want to cut and polish them and
> fear that the cracks might cause them to break in the process?
>
> Rock
>
>
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