Thread: ATTN Hone Guru's--Mystery Hone

Originally Posted by Botanic

Looks like Llyn Idwal::Cambrian Green
https://yadi.sk/d/SZkkKnIVtkU5c/Wels...0-%20CG%202016
https://yadi.sk/d/SZkkKnIVtkU5c/Wels...20CG%20aj_1001
https://razorlovestones.wordpress.co...0-x-32-x-29mm/

Good call, very possible!

Originally Posted by Phrank

Green river rock with green river algae....maybe there's some Escargot inside?

I hear they're nice with butter and garlic.....

They are indeed. Not fair, I'm hungry now....

Yellow Lakes are typically purple or grey with green inclusions. Can't say they don't come in green for certain, but I don't think this is one of those.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Yellow Lakes are typically purple or grey with green inclusions. Can't say they don't come in green for certain, but I don't think this is one of those.

I've had a few of those and I know for certain it's not one of those, mine were purple and easier to lap than this. This stone seems closer to an Ark Translucent but not as hard

Originally Posted by rodb

After doing some investigating I think it might be a Charnley Forest but I've never actually seen one. What do you guys think?

I don't believe this to be a CF. If I hadn't seen the pictures and only saw your description, that would be my first guess. but my CFs are a much "duller" green than that. and like RezDog said, many of them have red/brown streaks or blots through them. Not a requirement by any means though. Mine are both about x4 as thick as this one (+2" thick), which is pretty typical from most CF's I've seen, they tend to be a bit chunkier.
I would be curious to see what it looks like dry

Originally Posted by Butzy

I would be curious to see what it looks like dry

I'll try and get a dry picture later tonight, dry it is grayish and reminds me of an Escher/Thuringian

Here is a dry picture and one of a few reddish spots on the sides

1st photo says that it's a CG: the same surface texture as there is
https://yadi.sk/d/SZkkKnIVtkU5c/Wels...6/P4249110.JPG
or ...mhh.. I don't have better primers
Hardness - that's right: hard enough but not as an ark or charnley.
there is a bit of info about subj (rus):
Cambrian Green - Guns.ru Talks
It's not a thuri or smth else, but it's a nice stone and I should say you're a lucky: this example is very pure (no yellow sparks).

Interesting. Looks too green to me to be a CF. Hope you find out what it is. Has Piet looked at it yet?

It could be a Charnley Forest. Especially the last picture indicates that. The brownish crack. Looks like Charnley Forest.

It could also be a Lynn Idwal, with is also a novaculite, like the CF. LI is around 10K and CF is around 12K.

I have a CF with is similar.

From left to right. First 3 is CF. Number 2 from left resembles yours. No 4 is a Lynn Idwal and no 5 a Cutlers Green.


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