[Jewelry making - Article 00402] - Re: [Orchid] Polishing cabs- low tech

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Dawn,

    Greg is correct about hand cutting turquoise with various grades of
    sanding paper....but we are talking silicon carbide right! 

    Polishing is a different matter. Cerium Oxide was an old staple for
    polishing turquoise but these days it is much easier to polish it
    with ZAM, which is also an excellent metal polish. ZAM on cotton
    muslin buffs will bring turquoise to a very high polish.  It also
    does miracles on malachite, rhodocrosite and  other phosphates and
    carbonates. 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net

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