[Rockhounds] Faceting hanksite?

[Tim]

It can easily be done with mineral oil and any relatively fine mesh lap, I
wish I had the time or I would take you up on it. I bet it would be the
fastest hatchet (whoops I meant FACET!) job I have ever done LOL.


Tim Fisher 
Ore-ROCK-On! 
Email address at http://OreRockOn.com


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[mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Kris Rowe
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:14 PM
To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Faceting hanksite?

Thanks for the input, gents. As for actually doing such a thing myself, I
think I'll pass on it. However, if anyone has and wishes to recount the
terrifying tale, I'd love to hear it.
In fact, if one of you faceters ever gets a wild hair and wants to try this,
I have numerous clean crystal fragments and would gladly donate a few to the
cause. Me, I'm a happy cab & sculpt kinda guy!

Be well!
             Kris


On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Tim Jokela Jr.
<tjokela at execulink.com>wrote:

> They've faceted villiaumite, no? Not only water soluble, but perfect
> cleavage in a few directions. So I suspect somebody has taken a whack at a
> hanksite, maybe keep it under oil when cut.
>
> T
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Balmer" <albalmer at copper.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 2:35 PM
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>
>
>
>  On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:21:30 +0200, "Rik Dillen"
>> <rik.dillen at skynet.be> wrote:
>>
>>  IMHO faceting hanksite is completely unthinkable, as this compound is
>>> water
>>> soluble. In theory it could perhaps be treated in an apolar solvent,
such
>>> as
>>> xylene.
>>> Anyway, I don't see the purpose of trying to facet hanksite, as it would
>>> effloresce almost immediately.
>>>
>>
>> The same reason anyone would facet common salt - just to prove they
>> can. Or can't <g>.
>>
>> For halite, Vargas recommends kerosene as the coolant/lubricant. They
>> mention another polishing method: dip the cut stone into distilled
>> water for a fraction of a second, then quickly dip it in 95% ethanol.
>> Very smooth, but slightly rounded facets, they say.
>>
>> --
>> Al Balmer
>> Sun City, AZ
>>
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