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[wampidy]

I found this rock I know not where
It is unique and soft so thought I'd share
It will scratch with dolomite
Try rhyming with that, yea right

Wait, wait, don't go away, I will stop.

I had a "duh" moment yesterday because it suddenly appeared to me that this stone is real soft. I had cut a bunch of slabs from it a few days ago then yesterday I was getting it ready for the slab grabber and the diamond burr just sank into it with very little pressure. I was surprised and could not believe it so I tried it again in a different place with the same results.

I tried scratching it with a penny and nothing happened. There was a piece of Kona dolomite laying here that jugglerguy had sent to me and it would just barely scratch this rock. That puts the hardness between 3 and 4. I looked up dolomite and this rock has a lot of similarities (several colors, translucence and hardness). There is a black line that looks like a fracture so I took my hammer and very large chisel and tried to split it. The rock refused to split but after a bunch of whacks it finally broke the corner off. Surprised again because the break was rough but very shiny like a quartz break.

I am illiterate on dolomite and serpentine so I come to you my friends to see if anyone has a clue (yea, I tried the clues closet and it did not help). One other thing is the face on a couple of the slabs has some kind of flash which can be seen in the photos.

I am at the end of my knowledge so here are the photos.




The break.



The face wet.


The face dry.



The face glitter.



Back lit.


Thanks in advance for any help or comments.
Jim

[lithicbeads]

It could be a dolomite - calcite mix , that would be expected in your neck of the woods.

[Itsandbits]

I found this rock I know not where
It is unique and soft so thought I'd share
It will scratch with dolomite, but isn't touched by a pear
I looked in the clue closet but didn't find it there
So I thought of my friends on the internet, where,
All questions are answered and they do not care
About my rock addiction, or the colour of my hair
I wish I knew everything, but to be fair
I like the company here, I can even breathe the air
So if anyone knows the identity of this fare
Please post it here, if you dare 
-edited to add; sorry, no clue LOL


 

[Enchantra]

ROTFLMAO!!!! 

[wampidy]

I found this rock I know not where
It is unique and soft so thought I'd share
It will scratch with dolomite, but isn't touched by a pear
I looked in the clue closet but didn't find it there
So I thought of my friends on the internet, where,
All questions are answered and they do not care
About my rock addiction, or the colour of my hair
I wish I knew everything, but to be fair
I like the company here, I can even breathe the air
So if anyone knows the identity of this fare
Please post it here, if you dare 
-edited to add; sorry, no clue LOL

lmao. I knew there were some better brain waves on here. Just wasn't expecting in that direction though.
Jim

[hummingbirdstones]

I love it!  Rockhounds and poets, and we didn't even know it!   

Sorry, clueless here, too.

[wampidy]

Thanks Frank. I am going to check out the calcite mix and then marble which was suggested on another forum. I had a preconceived notion about calcite that was way off base. Been at this for five years and still a noob. sheesh
Jim