Polishing NZ Greenstone (Pounamu)
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Today I'm attempting to polish some New Zealand Pounamu (or Greenstone) in my DIY Rock Tumbler. I'm also going to try a new technique that involves dry tumbling in walnut shells!
Pounamu is a hard, durable rock found in the South Island of New Zealand. It's one of two types of stone, nephrite jade or translucent bowenite, and comes in a wide variety of colours.
More info about Ponamu can be found here
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The taste testing is valuable information. What do the other grits taste like?
Inquiring minds need to know... 😆
Haha great question, let me just google if Silicon Carbide is toxic and if it’s not I’ll do a taste test for you 😅
@@AdventuresWithRosy LOL. Yeah. I just checked and it's really toxic. And not very tasty.
I picked up some rocks like that from Gemstone Bay - I'm sure they are Pounamu and when I do that 'lick' test they go green.
Nice! I wonder if a few of mine came from there too 🤔 have you ever been to Birdlings Flat around Christchurch? I’ve heard that is the place to go for rock hunting!
@@AdventuresWithRosy No but next trip south who knows!
Where in the South Island did you gather your pounamu? Looks good
Thanks! Hokitika was where this stuff came from, down on the beach by the river mouth 👍
Hello, my name is Bronson and I'm a rock tumbler...
Haha it’s how I introduce myself to people now!
@@AdventuresWithRosy It's not your fault. Who collected all them rocks in the first place??????
Hi, loved your video. I was given a few pieces of pounamu while we were down the south island. All polished. I found one larger piece on the beach at Haste. Do you do polishing for people can you give me a name of someone that can. Thank you
Gaylene Jones Hamilton NZ
Hi Gaylene. Unfortunately I’m a beginner at this so I wouldn’t be able to polish them well enough, hopefully one day I’ll be confident enough haha. Not to sure who could do it for you sorry!