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    I have a friend that is a gem cutter and lapidary. He periodically brings me stones from his travels. I am testing this very hard green finger stone from New Zealand.

    He called it nephrite jade and referred to it as Pounamu, Kawa Kawa. I have one edge lapped flat. Anyone have experience with this stone?
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    yea, basically calcium Magnesium Silicate. It's used alot as a jadeite replacement cause it looks a lot like it. You can find it in Wyoming. I don't know about it as a hone though. It's pretty hard but not like true jade (Jadeite)
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    How are you testing it?

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    I have access to a big slab if initial tests are promising. I have lapped an edge very thin. I will test on knives first. Check for scratch pattern if any. Like bigspendur say’s this is very hard material. I doubt it is suitable for razors or knives.
    MIke

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