[Rockhounds] Faceting hanksite?

[Al Balmer]

On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:29:02 -0700, Kris Rowe
<lapidary.specialties at gmail.com> wrote:

>I've been wondering, has anyone on the elist faceted hanksite? I've seen
>eBay entries that asserted that a hanksite crystal was "faceting rough," and
>others where the details stated that hanksite "cannot be successfully
>faceted."

Even Vargas doesn't discuss hanksite. They do discuss halite, cut with
ultra fine lap, polish with stationary chrome oxide ultralap or
stationary wax with alumina. Hanksite might be easier - it's harder,
less brittle, and doesn't cleave as easily or in as many directions.
Try some and let us know :-)

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Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ