Magnetite In Jade

Posted by Bev Darby, Rock n Spheres on 1st Jul 2020

I did it!  Yesterday was filled with working only the Magnetite in Jade Sphere.  What patience it required.  7 hours later I was finished.  

The only machine running, the hours were filled with running the high speed machine for 5 minutes and then stopping and checking the temperature of the sphere.  Since the Magnetite gets hotter than the Jade I had been having issues with it popping out of the jade due to the differences in the expansion rate when heated.  I was determined not to be beaten!

The photos do not show the polish the Magnetite took and the Jade appears more green.  Best I could do with my poor photographing skills.

Thanks for reading......