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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="LONEWOLF" data-source="post: 474172" data-attributes="member: 6309"><p>Re the grinder... Be very careful and wear eye protection... Using a thin blade there is more chance of something going wrong as you only need a slight wobble and the blade may shatter.... And Wear a dust mask as some dust from Rocks is very Toxic such as Quartz.. It contains Silica and that is far worse than Asbestos... Silicosis is the result of breathing Quartz Dust... And your rock has Quartz in it I think.....</p><p></p><p> LW...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LONEWOLF, post: 474172, member: 6309"] Re the grinder... Be very careful and wear eye protection... Using a thin blade there is more chance of something going wrong as you only need a slight wobble and the blade may shatter.... And Wear a dust mask as some dust from Rocks is very Toxic such as Quartz.. It contains Silica and that is far worse than Asbestos... Silicosis is the result of breathing Quartz Dust... And your rock has Quartz in it I think..... LW... [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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