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  2. Tumble finishing - Wikipedia

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    Second, vibratory tumblers tend to work much faster than rotary tumblers, generally reducing the processing time to half. [4] Bridal crown made from pure tin and tumble polished rock crystals in 1984. In the polishing step, rock polish is added in place of grit as well as the plastic tumbling pellets.

  3. Rotten stone - Wikipedia

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    Rotten stone, sometimes spelled as rottenstone, also known as tripoli, is fine powdered porous rock used as a polishing abrasive for metal smithing, historically for the grinding of optical lenses and in woodworking. It is usually weathered limestone mixed with diatomaceous, amorphous, or crystalline silica.

  4. Vibratory finishing - Wikipedia

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    Vibratory tumblers have an action that is similar to filing. An eccentric, rotating weight shakes the tub in a circular path, during which the entire load is lifted up at an angle and then dropped. As the load is falling (but not actually airborne) the tub returns to an upward position, applying an upward and angular force that causes a ...

  5. Stone spheres of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    They appear to have been made by hammering natural boulders with other rocks, then polishing with sand. The degree of finishing and precision of working varies considerably. The gabbro came from sites in the hills, several kilometres away from where the finished spheres are found, though some unfinished spheres remain in the hills. [citation ...

  6. Gastrolith - Wikipedia

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    First, it should be rounded on all edges (and some are polished) because inside a dinosaur's gizzard any genuine gastrolith would have been acted upon by other stones and fibrous materials in a process similar to the action of a rock tumbler. Second, the stone must be unlike the rock found in its geological vicinity, i.e., its geologic context.

  7. Marble - Wikipedia

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    Marble is a rock composed of calcium and magnesium carbonate, mostly white and pink. [1] Common marble varieties are granular limestone or dolomite . The hardness of marble is very high, because the internal structure of the rock is very uniform after long-term natural aging, and the internal stress disappears, so the marble will not be ...

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