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How much could it cost to slab or polish this piece of petrified wood?
Misha posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hello everyone, A while back I was gifted this fairly large piece of pet wood from Arizona. I don't really know what I can do with it as I don't have any equipment to polish or cut rocks like this. I was wondering if any TFF members have such equipment, and if they did how much it would cost to either polish this piece at one or both ends or alternatively, slab it and polish some of the slabs. I don't know if it would be worth the time or money to do so, I am just trying to see what I can do with a piece like this. Thank you very much for any help, Misha- 15 replies
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Fossil Coral from Tampa Bay Florida lapidary material
Gregcohen posted a topic in Member Collections
Many people are familiar with the lapidary material and cabochons from Indonesia. Not as many are familiar or aware of the material from Florida. In this case the Tampa Bay Florida area. These coral fossils are from 22-26 million ago and have been silicified. (The Florida Natural History Museum's invertabrate professor is co-authoring a paper that narrows the time period). The local lapidary club is open again so thought I'd share some of my amateur pieces and the raw material I've found.- 12 replies
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I have been looking for some prep equipment. I bought these for real cheap at an auction last weekend. What have I got? Don't assume that I know anything. Brent Ashcraft
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