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Do any of you guys know if impactites can have any meteorite material mixed with them? I have a meteorwrong which has voids. It was picked up by my great-grandfather and grandmother in 1910 after a known meteorite strike in their area. They saw the light and heard the boom, went out the next day...

I finally got to a stopping place with my studio restoration; still havent gotten all my rocks back in the house, but theyre rocks, after all, and I dont think the weather will really hurt them. Still have some friends that are going to need help with their homes from the flood, but theyre not...

After listening to me complain never-endingly about my more than 60 year old Graves faceting machine, a friend lent me his old Prismatic. I don't know if any of you guys are familiar with this type of machine. Someone, not him or me, overtightened a nut at the top of the quill which made the...

Hello all: I'm new here, and I'm primarily a gemstone carver. I've recently started faceting and today received a set of 6 copper topped, corian backed laps. They're marked 180, 260, 600, 1200, 3000, 14000. The man who gave them to me said they've never been used, but they look like they may...

Just wanted to introduce myself, I am primarily a gemstone carver but have recently started faceting. You guys have an active forum regarding faceting which is pretty unusual. I live in Texas, United States. If anyone is interested in what I do. I know quite a bit about carving and can help...