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Please help me identify this material - is this the so-called calcified jade?

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« on: May 30, 2016, 12:06:35 pm »

Dear Tom,

     It seems you are right regarding stone vs. organic. Could it be a limestone, or other soft, friable stone?
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Joey


Quote from: Wattana on May 29, 2016, 09:39:33 pm
Dear Joey,

You may well be right.  As always, it is difficult to draw definitive conclusions from photos, without handling.

Best,
Tom
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