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Ranger_Dave

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Cabbing septarian?
« on: July 20, 2016, 08:29:48 PM »
I just got a nice slab from a septarian nodule. It fluoresces nicely. My question is about the calcite part. Is it as unstable as it looks? Or does it hold together during the cabbing process? Anything I should look out for, or be careful of?

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Re: Cabbing septarian?
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2016, 04:29:15 AM »
I tried tumbling it and it rounded fast but undercut and only got a matte finish. I have a friend that cabs it and it's beautiful.
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Re: Cabbing septarian?
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2016, 06:09:32 PM »
Thanks. I might give it a try this weekend.
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