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Green hone with orange swirls
I bought this from an antique fair recently. I thought it was a Charnley but not sure as it was caked in old oil. As I lapped the old oil away this beautiful orange swirly pattern appeared. I've not seen one like it before. The only reference I could find to a similar one was on here where Neil Miller has one that could be the same rock. Anyways, it's very smooth but not nearly as hard as a Charnely. I gave it a quick test on razor that had become a little dull and it refreshed it rather well. The slurry smells a little muddy and rusty. The orange is most certainly iron oxide. From Neil's previous post I know it is probably some kind of chert or novaculite. The patterns and relative softness reminds me a little of a Grecian hone I have, although this seems to be considerably finer. Anyone cast any more light on it?
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