Hi guys. I picked up a very nice hone at an open-air market in Italy this summer, and assumed it was a Y/G escher. The color is very close to my two Y/Gs. It's mounted on a paddle and is clearly intended for straights. Once I'd lapped it, I noticed some small reddish dots and flecks, and began to wonder if it's a Charnley. But there's no red in the stone at all expect for these small flecks, and it yielded up a fair amount of slurry when lapped and didn't seem particularly hard. (My understanding is that Charnleys are quite hard.)

I know, I know, I need to post pics. Will do so tonight. But I'm curious if anyone's either (a) seen a moderately soft Charnley where the red is confined to occasional flecks, or (b) seen a Y/G or light-green escher with reddish flecks.

I have not extensively tested it, but I touched up my favorite filly with it (~25 passes) with excellent results.

Any info from you rock nuts would be appreciated.