Rock Tumbling Blue Amazonite (Amazon Jade) - Start to Finish

Basic tutorial using a rotary rock tumbler to polish self collected blue feldspar called Amazonite (AKA Amazon Jade). Let's see if meMiner can polish this temperamental stone.
BTW - I said in the video that Amazonite was 5 on Mohs hardness scale. It is 6.

[@meMiner]

Amazonite is 6 to 6.5 on Mohs, so not "horribly" soft. I mistakingly said 5 on this video. Let's see what else I got wrong.

[@highenergyog]

There's something about the color that I find soothing in this mineral, glad to see your healthy and staying busy Greig.

[@meMiner]

Thanks my friend

[@MrsOx-jz9fg]

It is beautiful isn't it.. i thought the same

[@thirstfast1025]

Dude you need to do an asmr of just shaving that ivory.... LOL!

[@janjirfantasy]

or reading a book

[@thirstfast1025]

@@janjirfantasy Yup, I agree!

[@McChrister]

Thirst Fast I know that people are just fascinating by the sounds of “shaving soap”! I don’t get it...🤷🏻‍♀️ Although I like the “pimple popping” what a lot of people don’t get either! Like gross...🤮 For each their own I guess? 😂

[@meMiner]

A rock tumbler ASMR video might be better. hahaha

[@thirstfast1025]

@@McChrister Hahaha! For each their own indeed!

[@rrhodes4433]

I just bought some Amazonite carved eggs the other day to go in a tiny hummingbirds nest I found outside and they look so cool with the nest.

[@meMiner]

Sounds great!

[@mariemoss2475]

Wow.. Tumbling definitely brings out the true beauty of the stone, so beautiful.

[@meMiner]

I think so too!

[@jasonlambert5552]

meViewer here, you've got really great content on all your videos.

[@McChrister]

Jason Lambert Too funny...”meViewer here!”👍🏼😂😂

[@meMiner]

Sooo funny. Thanks for the laugh

[@Zombie-adventures]

Hey there. Just letting you know, watching your channel has helped me through such a lonely time. It will be better soon...thanks for your videos!

[@meMiner]

Stay strong. Hopefully, things open up soon and life goes back to normal

[@rickreimer1050]

Shiny rocks....pretty. That large one is amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@meMiner]

You bet!

[@McChrister]

Rick Reimer I love that one as well! Reminds me of a bar of soap....Perhaps “Ivory”!! LoL...😂🧼 Take care.👋🏼😊

[@StarScapesOG]

I would love to get my hands on some amazonite... guess I should hunt through the online stores for some...

[@meMiner]

I don't know a good online place to recommend shopping for Amazonite. I'd never buy it because there are a few places that I can collect my own. On the other hand, I have seen pictures of some really blue or blue-green examples.

[@1sec2midnight]

Amazonite is very nice. I will have to get some.

[@patdenney7046]

I found a 5 gallon bucket of those rocks I've been trying to figure out what they were and now I know thank you!

[@meMiner]

Good for you. 5 gal is lots of rock to play with.

[@Bee_Charming]

Patting myself on the back for thinking..yip skip those first couple steps.. those are really pretty stones! Thanks for this video!

[@meMiner]

great minds ...

[@tott3457]

Good to know about hardness and the fact that it is possible to skip grit hardness stages. Thank you !!!

[@meMiner]

You bet!

[@bee4pcgoldrule592]

Those came out nice. I just started tumbling a few mths ago with the rocks from my prop, dark red/white quartz even old bottle dump glass . Its some much fun . you realize how fast time flies before another stage.

[@meMiner]

I want to try old glass from a bottle dump too.

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

I think we learned you are the tumbler master...They are very pretty ...the last one you showed..would look cool as a large ring with some pretty hammered silver..thanks Greig..peace

[@meMiner]

Great idea!!

[@Project_Cummins]

Thats pretty cool. I wasn't aware, of how y'all polished them. Thanks for sharing

[@meMiner]

Thanks for watching!

[@kellyemmons2690]

Nursetumbler here. Wish I could come and hunt Amazonite with you. Missed you coming for Flint

[@angef9687]

I love that you follow up with some tumbling videos after your great finds! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us! I think these turned out beautiful!

[@meMiner]

It was a fun project. Thanks for the nice comment

[@chrisbrooks2062]

Holy Bush man beard growing! I do like the big chunker, great color!

[@McChrister]

chris brooks Haha, I hardly recognized him with the “Ted Cruz” beard! 😱🧔🏻😂😂

[@meMiner]

I may need it for warmth if I wait any longer to go to Cobalt

[@1sec2midnight]

Hello meMiner, thanks for the nice video. Stay healthy and safe.

[@meMiner]

You too Douglas

[@ronnieb5468]

U might want to look into lowering ur Prozac dosage lol 😆 ur the most relaxed person I've ever heard speak my friend, u must be living ur best life ,good 4 u . And I have only hand polished rocks myself ,but I do have experience with the pink stuff I had similar result even by hand ,i realize this isn't really helpful lol ttyl

[@meMiner]

I respect anybody who polishes by hand or Dremel.

[@skeletorstudios]

I’ve watched a bunch of your videos and they really brighten up my day, gems and all! I find your videos quite relaxing as well! Plus you have a beautiful dog :)

[@meMiner]

Wow, thank you!

[@stevemills2941]

Beautiful. Think I ll try and purchase these kinds of agates and try to tumble them myself. Great video as always

[@meMiner]

Go for it! Good luck

[@naturalstones4529]

Wow! I love that huge amazonite. Awesome color. You can really see the exsolution lamellae pop when they are finished.

[@meMiner]

I totally agree!

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

They turned out really pretty. I enjoy watching your tumbling videos and have learnt quite a bit. I have quite a large home built tumbler. Lots of Jaspers. That Amazonite is gorgeous. Hi from New Zealand 😊😊

[@meMiner]

That is awesome!

[@baileydillion9331]

No I know it took you a long time to tumble those to near perfection. Did something turn out perfect but those are beautiful. I am very impressed. Excellent work. Hope you’re doing well. See you at the next video.

[@meMiner]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@christianwhite5763]

Thank you for sharing! I totally love this channel!

[@meMiner]

You are so welcome!

[@alfredoistic]

Wow amazing to see this I just published a new video about Amazonite in Spanish on my channel on Thursday, and great to see this video today, what a coincidence ! I love your videos Cheers from Toronto!

[@McChrister]

Alfredoistic That sure is a coincidence....What is the name of your channel if I may ask? TIA for your reply...Take care!🙏🏼👍🏼🍀👋🏼🇨🇦

[@meMiner]

I'll check it out!

[@jalpa9642]

That was interesting...! We had Feldspar mine in Maine...and at West Paris Corner, ME. there was Perhams Mineral Store, that place was chuck full of Rocks.... any kind, type, shape, Minerals, gold, silver, you name it, they had it...nice place to visit.....! =)

[@meMiner]

Sound like my kind of place.

[@milesnn]

Awesome I agree two weeks much better turned out sweet even with a few flaws gives them character awesome my as always thank you for sharing

[@meMiner]

On harder rocks, I will be tempted to even longer. Maybe that should be a video...just showing the difference an extra week or two makes. hmmm

[@milesnn]

That would be very interesting

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

Hmmm, I am just seing this. Nice job on the amazonite. I think your correct, step three will work. Good to see you well and happy. Happy New Year-a little early. Havagudun my friend.

[@symonrocks9847]

Thank God for That! I thought this was a start to finish video, i'm glad it wasn't, a month of watching that tub go round and I would be completely ready for Warner Bros cartoons, but as you only show the highlights i'm not quite there, soon though, I will be ready soon. I stopped tumbling some time ago, I kept falling down and feeling drunk, I may start again in the future on either hard selected pieces or just for the finish polishing of cabachons, I have lost so much when tumbling softer Rocks that I just won't do it now, I cut out the middle man and just throw away about a quarter, it slaves time and resources. For me the satisfaction is selecting a rock, choosing the cut, finding the pattern and shaping the cab, it only gets time consuming after the initial shaping is done. I missed my Daisy diver in this one. Stay well buddy.

[@meMiner]

Probably a vibe tumbler would work better for you. Daisy thinks I should buy one.

[@symonrocks9847]

@@meMiner But I don't have any vibes, no vibes, no tumble. I built a vibrating plate, not that difficult really and it worked really well, the beauty of those is you just wait until you have a load of ends or slabs and create your own Production line, I used an adjustable vibrating motor, it has two ends on the amature like a grinder and interlocking circular weights that have a portion removed, massive vibration isn't always the best method. Daisy is a wise girl and perhaps you should heed her advice. Warning, the small ones really do not hold very much.

[@PapasGems]

Wow 😮 So pretty, thanks for sharing.

[@hopes8159]

Hi! I just started on the path of rock hounding. I found your videos and I am in awe! It’s easy to see you have a passion and it makes your videos exciting! Thank you for sharing, these colors are so beautiful! Makes me want to dive in!

[@meMiner]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@scottpeters5624]

I always get excited to see a new notification from you,, defo my favourite channel. Perhaps with softer rocks, plastic pellets in all tumbling stages may cushion them and prevent chipping??? Please keep the vids coming, I love them 👍👍😄😄

[@meMiner]

Nice comment and good ideas. Thanks

[@scottpeters5624]

@@meMiner no mate, thank you, like I've said before, I rate your channel higher than TV programmes, I'd still love to trade some Canadian silver ore for a collection of UK minerals , when postage backlog is clear, Take care brother,

[@bonniebarnia1]

Beautiful colors!👌❤

[@meMiner]

I think so too!

[@tonyhamilton9764]

Very nice! Pretty good results for a soft rock tumble., thanks for sharing. Hope your recovery is continuing to go well and your health is good! Thanks for sharing.

[@meMiner]

Such a nice comment. Thanks

[@ZyanZik]

Woah!!! I need to tripp in Ontario in the 2021 Summer!! Dont forget a Nice Shiny Feldspath (White, Salmon, Brown) = become a moon Stone. I love all the amazonite you polishing the result is fantastic!

[@meMiner]

There was some moonstone in the area that I collected the feldspar. I didn't take any. Next time.

[@jaygurd7482]

your videos are so informative. I appreciate you.

[@meMiner]

I'm so glad!

[@1catfishuntermiller753]

Hiya Greg, beautiful stones dude! They came out Amazing, I have some that I collected and I cut off a little piece and it is green, yours is a different color than what I have, someone else gave me some orange and pink and a darker color green, I just might have to try polishing them now, seeing how beautiful yours turned out, that blue you have is a awesome color, and thanks for the great idea about skipping some stages. The piece I had polished was a lot smaller than when I started, so that was the reason I had never tried it again. But now I know! Thanks so much for sharing that awesome info. Stay safe my friend, and give Daisy a scratch behind the ear for me. I hope you have a awesome blessed day. Cya!

[@meMiner]

Let me know how it works out for you

[@1catfishuntermiller753]

@@meMiner I will do that.

[@darrellblatchley]

Thanks for the video. I watch your channel frequently. Living on an island in the S Pacific, I have to try your ideas on some similar stones I have. Thanks. Wasn't sure how to tackle them. Didn't want to ruin them.

[@meMiner]

I have never been to the South Pacific, but it is on my bucket list since I was a kid. Glad my videos are helpful. I am still learning too.

[@darrellblatchley]

meMiner we have lived on Mindanao as missionaries for about 25 years working and prioritizing the needs of the children. About 2 years ago I began learning & teaching the kids how to collect and polish rocks. Very few if any on the island do that. Fun! Always looking for new ideas.

[@meMiner]

@@darrellblatchley If you aren't happy with the rocks, maybe look for sea glass. I now what I would do there - metal detect in the water. ;-)

[@darrellblatchley]

@@meMiner Great suggestion. What kind or brand of metal detector would you recommend? We have a volcanos on our island and outside of town there is some neat rivers with many kinds of rocks including quartz, and several gold mines with interesting rocks without gold that they discard.

[@darrellblatchley]

@@meMiner When you have time and if you have a recommendation on a metal detector I'm interested. Thanks

[@beester1432]

Looks like you got a new Tumblr! And it obviously works fantastic. Awesome video, once again.

[@meMiner]

Yay, thank you!

[@Redeyedye]

Always Enjoy your Video's.. always wanted to get a rock tumbler

[@meMiner]

Thanks and yes, get one. ;-)

[@petekobraoutdoors7324]

Those turned out great, nice n shiny. Takes a long time to get it right...

[@meMiner]

Like a good meal, it takes time. ;-)

Perfect stones...linda Jade.

[@meMiner]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@yulastrader9126]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that person who talks to there rocks. Lol

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Nicely done. They turned out beautiful. Thanks for sharing and take care.

[@meMiner]

Thank you very much!

[@giffjim55]

Always enjoy your videos

[@meMiner]

I appreciate that

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

I so suggest flat lap. Given the equipment that you have. I shape and polish my feldspar on the 6 wheel cab king at my local lapidary society shop. If you are going to continue to tumble it I suggest you round all edges and the plastic pellets to keep them from smacking so hard that damage happens. I've seen the vibration lot-o do a much better job than the tumbler.

[@meMiner]

I have a 2 wheel grinder and a flat lap but no Lot-O. Making cabs sounds like a good idea.

[@flyingshards595]

Really enjoying your videos! Thanks for taking the time and effort and sharing them!

[@meMiner]

So nice of you

[@aurorasalinas1215]

Beautiful work

[@meMiner]

Thank you so much 😀

[@lauriesgems9585]

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@meMiner]

Thanks much

[@pattiklaus9580]

Super fun to cab as well!

[@meMiner]

Something I have to learn how to do. Winter project I think

[@tymonkalbarczyk1456]

I have similar problem with flint - it's very easily cracks down in the tumbler. Probably best solution is a tire... tire tube actually. You can cut it into a squares and throw into tumbler - of course rocks still will cracks, but less than without rubber beneath. Unfortunetly grits can easily penetrate rubber and stuck inside, so you must have extra rubber for every stage.

[@meMiner]

Great idea. Thanks Tymon

[@josephstanley200]

Great video ty Ya my first thought was why don’t you shape them down so they don’t tear each other up but I guess it also works for them shrinking down 👍

[@meMiner]

Great point!

[@irisbrouillard9728]

Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing this. Do you sell any of your treasure gems? I would love to have one.

[@meMiner]

No, sorry

[@meMiner]

My wife read all of my comments and told me to send you one. Send me an email to [e-mail]

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Great beard! I want to try some sunstone I have...I think it is soft-ish. I will try the stage three-four move. They aren’t big and I don’t want them to disappear. Your’s are very pretty.

[@meMiner]

Sunstone is another form of feldspar. Good luck with your project. Let me know how it turns out

[@RockhoundingLife]

Have you ever tried using a vibratory tumbler for feldspars? I’ve had good success pre shaping the rocks and starting with stage 2 in the vibratory. I find rotary tumbling action produces new cracks and fractures along the way. We love you vids. Fellow Canadians here!!!

[@meMiner]

I had bought a vibe tumbler and broke the pin from the motor first time I used it. I tried taking it apart and hit a snag. It is still on my work bench. I was considering a Lot-O but would have to import it from the US. Maybe Santa will get me one.

[@RockhoundingLife]

meMiner we just got a Lot-O tumbler and had it imported from the US. Got it from Lapidary Mart. Ran a few batches so far and it’s awesome. There were a few kinks in the process as it’s a bit different than normal vibratory tumblers. Rob from Michigan Rocks helped me with and now we use it exclusively for all vibratory tumbling. We used to run a Raytech Vibratory but it’s getting outshined by the Lot-O.

[@meMiner]

@@RockhoundingLife Is it big enough?

[@RockhoundingLife]

meMiner It’s a 5lb barrel. I fill it with 4lbs of rock and 1lb of ceramics. That ratio works well for me. I have a 10lb rotary barrel that I’m constantly running stage 1 in. Once I have enough rocks ready for the Lot-O I start it for stage 2 and so on.

[@RockhoundingLife]

meMiner The biggest advantage to the lot-O, or any vib tumbler, is the reduced tumbling time and small amount of grit required.

[@paigelee6321]

Always interesting love amonzonite thank you 😊

[@meMiner]

So nice of you

[@timetraveller9992]

Just beautiful ... love Amazonite.

[@meMiner]

Thanks much. My wife wants me to try another tumble. I guess I know what I am doing tomorrow.

[@timetraveller9992]

meMiner , I’d love to see more pieces close up, see the detail as some look like they have pretty patterns. Yes, tumble some more please ! I also love the audio on your videos , opening up the tumbler and the stones knocking together. I bought blue “Amazonite” beads online .. from China and they turned white in the sun ! Lol guess they were just dyed. 😬. Thanks very much for the informative videos. 😊

[@meMiner]

@@timetraveller9992 I understand some amazonite fades from sunlight. Mine has been sitting outside since spring and I don't notice any affect. I wonder if your colour would restore after exposure to UV-C? Might be worth a try on your beads if you have a lamp.

[@timetraveller9992]

meMiner , I never knew it could fade .. I do have a uv black light, is that the same? The beads were cheap, so it’s not a great loss either way, they were pretty though.

[@meMiner]

@@timetraveller9992 Black Light is a different wave length (UV-A), but it costs nothing to try

[@thirstfast1025]

I dunno if I'd eliminate the grits entirely. Then again, you may be on to something when it comes to those glossy-cleavage feldspars..... Good video mM! Nice shine on that big piece!

[@meMiner]

Won't cost me much to try. It would be a good experiment. ;-)

[@redvanfred6634]

Didn't we just discuss labradorite the other day I'd like to thank you got the idea 2 run these through your Tumblr from me...lol keep up the awesome work me minor

[@meMiner]

Small world. ;-)

[@MrsOx-jz9fg]

Ya know I'm only a few hour's away in NY !! I'm comin when they open the boarders and goin houndin with ya Omg it would be a blast you crack me up 😅😅😅

[@meMiner]

I was hoping the border would reopen by now, but it is starting to look like it will remain closed for a while yet

[@MrsOx-jz9fg]

@@meMiner me to. A friend of mine who is like a sister lives in Wasaga and was supposed to go over the summer but still closed sadly!!!

[@meMiner]

@@MrsOx-jz9fg I was invited to go diving in the southern US for shark teeth and civil war goodies and that didn't work out. Wasaga is only an hours drive from my home.

[@leannkennedy6826]

The peach/green were quite pretty.

[@12thsonofisrael]

Good job! I would maybe d 3 days of stage 2 just to quickly take off some rough, if I were in a hurry. Looks like you did save time and maybe some stones by not cutting / grinding out bad places. For feldspar, if I'm really concerned about micro cracks, maybe try adding powered resin to the burnishing stage or by gentle warming of the stone to 110°f to 120°f prior to using buffer + resin.

[@meMiner]

Thanks for the tips!

[@glentimmins7560]

That's awesome! So I want to know if it's possible to do a piece of quartz with a amall piece of gold inside? I'm thinking it would have to cut and hand polished..just a thought I saw piece it was beautiful.

[@meMiner]

Quartz is hard and polishes well. Gold is soft. Probably not a good combination to put into a tumbler as the gold will probably get affected faster than the quartz. Probably better do do by hand.

[@pima7705]

Wow those are nice. Will you sell some? I’m interested. I been thinking about you and today was my lucky day 👍🏼

[@meMiner]

I collect and tumble for fun and don't have a store. However, you have been a longtime viewer and always leave nice comments so I would be happy to send you one. Email me at [e-mail]

[@paigelee6321]

Awesome size of stones for wrapping 😊

[@meMiner]

I need to learn how to wrap

[@paigelee6321]

I self taught myself but KZbin videos help with some trick just search wire wrapping

[@DuaneT64]

Much overdue Rock tumbling video MM get another batch going THUMBS UP

[@meMiner]

I have another batch running but realized after a little while in stage 4 that I was not happy with the rocks and moved them back to stage 2. That will be a while longer. I have to cut some more rocks and get another tumbler running. I have the rocks and just have to find the time...and the weather has to cooperate. If I don't get them tumbling soon, I will have to worry about ice and will drive my wife nuts by moving the machines inside.

[@thirstfast1025]

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!! Amazonite is a 6-6.5 mohs! RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!! LOL! I'm soooooooo kidding man! I saw the post on your community tab before I saw this! Must say, I've never even thought of using finer starting grit on softer material. I'll have to try that! Thanks mM!

[@meMiner]

LOL. Thanks my friend

[@diggahrockhounder6428]

Come see me and I’ll show you where we got it 😉

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

It took a great polish! And the colors are really something. I'm enjoying your editing skills! How's Daisy doing? Thanks for another great polishing lesson. Take care.

[@meMiner]

Daisy wants to go for a hike. She is bumping my leg as if to say that it is time to get of the computer and go somewhere fun.

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

@@meMiner My dog often tells me when it's time for me to take a break!

[@virginiarocks]

Perhaps consider adding some plastic beads in stage 3 as well as 4 and in the burnish? Lovely and fun to watch. I like the posterize/cartoon effect you used in intro and outro. What video processing software do you use?

[@meMiner]

I use iMovie which is free for Apple devices.

[@ReclusiveMountainMan]

The video I was waiting for! :) So excited to see this. Turned out great. Hope you run more of the stuff. You mentioned that the amazonite (blue) is colored by lead. Is there any lead exposure risk with this mineral? Should we keep it away from the young ones?

[@meMiner]

It is just a slight contamination to get the colour. There was an old lead/galena mine about 10km to the south of this spot.

[@ReclusiveMountainMan]

@@meMiner Thanks for the info. Just looked it up on the gemsociety.org website, and they confirm what you say, despite the exposure risk being low. For beginners like me, it's good to read up on the potential for toxicity of particular minerals, especially when introducing kids. Do you think you'll do another run of amazonite starting with coarse grit to remove the external fractures? Perhaps an abbreviated step 1 since it's not on the harder end of the scale? Stay safe.

[@karenwhisenant2598]

Buy lead test kits and test some.

[@ReclusiveMountainMan]

@@karenwhisenant2598 Have a test kit from 3M. Haven't had time to test sample, yet. Probably not enough lead to register, but you never know. The test kit is actually toxic as well. lol

[@kennethmoertel3778]

Thats a coincidence my grey beard looks about the same stage as yours. You are feeling better I can tell. Take care.

[@meMiner]

I let mine get away from me. I will take it off this week

[@kennethmoertel3778]

@@meMiner It looks good and winter is coming it will keep your face warm.

[@meMiner]

@@kennethmoertel3778 GoT: "Winter is Coming".

[@kennethmoertel3778]

@@meMiner ok

[@barbarawisdom56]

So pretty

[@warrenwall7095]

I like even ,with blems ,ps some new names to think of gMiner, meFuzzy or Paul Onion, just thinkin....rarely...

[@meMiner]

hahaha. I get shaved tomorrow.

[@warrenwall7095]

@@meMiner hehehe or herherher

[@devildaymosrocks6401]

Lol looks like it's been a year since U got back to your rock tumbler ⛏️🤣👌

[@meMiner]

Been a while

[@Larkvall]

Have you ever tumbled graphic granite? I recently found some on my property.

[@meMiner]

I haven't tried that.

[@jamesfountain8]

Love the color of the amazonite would look awesome if could be cut into plugs (body jewelry) what do you do with all the stones you tumble? Liked how you did some big pieces too

[@meMiner]

I had to look up images for jewelry plugs and it certainly looks doable.

[@Smithsgold]

Nice !!!!!!

[@meMiner]

Thanks!!

[@beatfarmerfan]

I think you’re right, the pre shaped ones look great! Do you think 10 days to 2 weeks in polish would be good for any type of rock, or is there a point of it not going to get any better?

[@meMiner]

I am actually wondering if more than 2 weeks might be even better, especially on hard rock.

[@beatfarmerfan]

meMiner I have some Botswana Agate in #80 grit now, I think when I get to the polish stage I might try them at 3 weeks. They are beautiful rocks.

[@beatfarmerfan]

@@meMiner I just opened and cleaned a 3 lb. barrel of Botswana agate, and Blue lace that I let run in polish for 17 days. They look amazing! I don’t think I will ever do a polish run for less than 2 weeks again. I just can’t believe the difference between 1 week and 2.👍

[@danielscottburke]

Cleavage is Dangerous. No matter how you look at it. Thank you for bringing me along. Peaceful place, you are. 🖤

[@meMiner]

Thanks for joining me on this project. Rocks are kinda hard to joke about but their cleavage can be awesome to inspect. LOL

[@kennethmoertel3778]

Pretty rocks

[@StrongManPeen]

Hello, I was wondering where you get your rock tumbler grit from, because it seems to do a great job! I also live in Canada and I need some of the the stage 4 polishing grit, but unfortunately I can only find it from sketchy sellers or in kits with the other 3 grits included.

[@meMiner]

I got this grit from Poly Plastics. They sent me some to use in an earlier video. I have also bought from Robert Hall Originals.

[@katecarpenter7366]

Amazon

[@batuclassic8934]

Nice rock👌🏻

[@meMiner]

Thanks

[@Lunablueeyes]

How ya doin Mr. Miner? Those are some pretty stones!

[@meMiner]

I am doing fine. Looking forward to an extended trip before the snow falls. Hope to get some good video to share. Thanks for dropping by

[@davidg813]

I'm wondering if just a couple days of the course would not help speed things up without shrinking the rocks too much just to get some sharp edges down enough to move to #2.

[@meMiner]

I was thinking maybe a step 1 with very little grit might also be the way to go. Will have to experiment some more

[@unenslaver1333]

Put one of those nice rectangular ones in the soap dish.

[@meMiner]

Great idea!

[@lisaeriksen657]

Gorgeous, I want one 😉

[@lisaeriksen657]

PS, talk to my friend Jake about working with it. He has done some gorgeous cabs from here and is local.

[@meMiner]

Are you still in the area? I was thinking about a trip somewhere before it snows.

[@diggahrockhounder6428]

meMiner yes, I’m here till Dec. 1 this year. Come!

[@davidg813]

I have a 3 big chunks of what I think is green feldspar.. looks just like what you have here but you said "blue"? What would the green be called? I am going to skip #1 and start on 2 because I don't have a saw yet to shape them and go from there. I agree,, they wear down fast so I am going to be sure I have larger pieces than I usually tumble in my 2 lb National Geo. tumbler. I just checked one batch after a polish for 7 days and not shiny so I added some new polish and fresh water but also some Borax to tumble longer. Some say borax helps the polishing but time will tell. I use blue Dawn liquid dish soap but also have the ivory for burnishing. You seem to prefer Ivory. I know its pure soap with no dyes etc.. and use it in the shower for that reason. Have you tried the Dawn at all?

[@meMiner]

Amazonite can be blue, greenish blue or green.

[@davidg813]

@@meMiner ok. Going to start a gentle tumble tomorrow.

[@leannkennedy6568]

I like seeing the final results when you try different rocks in the tumbler. You're an outside of the box thinker, a cut above the rest. Cleavage...🤭🤭

[@meMiner]

Thanks for the nice comment

[@symonrocks9847]

Yeah, He likes keeping abrest of his tumbles.

[@meMiner]

@@symonrocks9847 hahaha

[@leannkennedy6568]

@@symonrocks9847hahaha that is a great comment!

[@symonrocks9847]

@@leannkennedy6568 Thanks, tbh I make more comments than I should, my humour is very dad joke but i just can't resist sometimes.

[@squidnuggett2500]

Hey! I had rock tumbled for a bit but each time I did my rocks never turned out to be shiny. I had taken the time to scrub each rock with a toothbrush and rinse out my tumbler. Do you have any ideas that might help me? Is it my polish brand? I used the Dan and darci grit. Maybe my tumbler isn't clean enough? When I look into my tumble I see little sparkles but I can't get it out. Thank you for the amazing content!

[@meMiner]

I know this response is late but I just saw your question. I clean my rocks when necessary by running a half hour with clear water. That seems to clean them and the barrel. I don't know that Brand of grit. Definitely, there are different qualities. Better quality makes for better results

[@squidnuggett2500]

@@meMiner Thank you! It's been a while since I've tumbled anything! I will try your suggestion!

[@silversliver3827]

Where can i buy some of your work. The amazonites are so nice.

[@meMiner]

I do this for fun and don't have a store

[@nancyrich138]

You do make pretty rocks. Are they valuable?

[@meMiner]

The ones with strong colour have good value.

[@arnett4388]

Why did you use the tumbling medium at the polishing stage? Would you use that for that stage on all rocks?

[@meMiner]

At what minute did I cause confusion? Polish needs polish

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

Also had a question as to whether you reuse your polish multiple times.

[@meMiner]

You can, but I don't.

[@philipwolf1556]

I think they all came out great but smaller amazonite looked really good, thanks for skipping the weeks of tumbling

[@meMiner]

So a live video of a rock tumbler working isn't a good idea? LOL

[@philipwolf1556]

@@meMiner I would only watch for an hour or two

[@abeAurbach]

Can similar technique be used to polish jade or pearl beads? Thank you

[@meMiner]

Yes but not a good idea. There are better ways to polish expensive stones

[@NWRockExplorer]

I would be so stoked to find some amazonite, there's only one occurrence I've heard of being in BC. I've come across lots of different types of feldspar like pinfire sunstone, peach moonstone, Unakite, but never amazonite, I have no clue why its so rare around here. What kind of host rock was it in?

[@meMiner]

A pegmatite.

[@NWRockExplorer]

That material seems to have some real nice color to it kinda like a light forest green. I like it a lot👌

[@richardwarnock2789]

Mr.MeMiner Leave To Cleavage!!!🤣😅😂👍🤩 your right about last stages nice looking stones!!!; )

[@meMiner]

😁

[@stefanieschmid9760]

Hi! It looked like the different sides of the rocks polished differently. Does that depend on the crystal structure? If you cut the right side and polish just this, will it get nice and shiny?

[@meMiner]

I have to play with this kind of rock a little bit more to really figure it out.

[@stefanieschmid9760]

@@meMiner I'm looking forward to see the results. Thanks for your videos, I've learned so much from you already, but still know so little. 👍

[@meMiner]

@@stefanieschmid9760 I am still learning tool. ;-)