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« on: May 10, 2008, 07:47:25 pm »
Serpentine from the Ione Washington area.

The pretty green is not showing well in the pic.

I was talking with him about some Serpentine that I could not get to polish. He explained that as a rule, Serpentine will not polish.
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2008, 12:51:45 am »
Maybe the serpentine he has, alwfull wired respones becasue all the serpentine ive cut polishes fine using diamond. I got killer green from Cali that often gets confused as Jade. Shines up like a dream.
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2008, 07:26:28 am »
I also have not had a problem polishing serpentine but I also only use diamond.
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