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I have several like that Vasilis (very dark type) - they are good finishers, on a par with a lower grade thuringian. It is hard to tell them from the darker grey, more abrasive ones in pictures...

You may well have hit on something here, Nic! Given that the first definitive report of the CGS was in a written paper submitted to the Geological Society, how are we to be sure that the author did...

Now, Now - we both know that particular stone has never been seen and the only description of it is in one of the manuscripts of icelandic alchemist Arne Saknussemm!

In which case its only fair that it be called the 'swedish tam'...:)

I think Frameback is just teasing us - by putting those two yellow lakes on the hugest slab of tam o'shanter... :)

Regards.
Neil

Unfortunately, the mine owner used the name of the area as a 'brand' - the problem is that he often used hones from other mines and there are at least four varieties including the original purple...