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With more experience from using those you can tell by the feel most of the time.
Just from pictures I think is impossible to tell.

My entry - Nakayama Mizu Sagi, got it a few days ago.
Vary uniform through out the stone, very hard, and really heavy for the size- very very compact stone.
Edges are wonderful off of it.

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Yake is not only streaks it can be a big area with the color.

I personally like that style better to traditional kamisori, the steel also to me feels better than the usual White 2, I have not tried Iwasaki Kamisori yet.

A western Kamisori grind, nice

Here mine

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cool looking stones.

Impossible to say from just pics, but the fact it has it's own fitted box and slurry stone means it is a quality stone.

that kiita looks really nice, I have become a very big fan of bright yellow Nakayamas.

the trick is to make it white or it will not work :p

Jnats are nice stones, for me the best naturals out there.
The trick is to find a really good one, there are a lot of junk ones, a lot of average ones, fewer good ones. Just buy from a reputable...

I love my white Guakamole 20k, it can sub for high end naturals. If you need pure speed and performance that stone has them.