Thread: coticule

Hi I am nearly sure this is a coticule, but is described as a arkansas on the webpage. It is glued on too another stone and size is 150 x 40 mm. I would appreciate your opinions.



sorry about pic pulled off webpage

Sure looks like a coticule to me.

Edit ...... then again ..... the swirly bits in it might be a translucent arkie ? The lighting in the photo might make the stone lighter in the photo than it is in life.

Ask the seller if the stone it is glued to is dark or light. If I'm seeing the bottom layer in the photo (I'm not sure I am), then it appears to be light. If that is the case, it is unlikely that it is a coticule since they were almost universally attached to dark stones such as BBW (Belgian Blue Whetstone) or slate.

It looks just like the coticule that I have

Well its been bought and paid for now so whatever it is, it is.
contacted seller but all packaged up now as well so nothing more on the description will Post more details when I have it in my hands.

With a yellow/pink colour, dark veins and a corner missing a Coticule seems most likely the case. Looks good!

Originally Posted by Piet

With a yellow/pink colour, dark veins and a corner missing a Coticule seems most likely the case. Looks good!

try raizing a slurry if some milky slurry raizes i'm sure you have a coticule.

Wonder if they got what they wanted for it given the new info?

Originally Posted by rostfrei

Wonder if they got what they wanted for it given the new info?

I dont want anything for it I bought it and i know the properties of a coti, and looked like one to me. but thought I would ask opinions here in case I was missing something obvious in the picture.

I think rostfrei was asking if the eBay sellers would have asked for more if they knew they had a coticule on their hands.