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Apache Tears Tumbler Rough

Apache tears tumbling rough
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Two Pounds
(907 grams)


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Apache Tears



This obsidian rough makes beautiful tumbled gemstones and is one of our favorites! Apache tears are translucent obsidian nodules that can be polished to a brilliant sheen. They can be a challenge to polish because they tend to bruise in a rotary tumbler. This can be prevented by using a generous amount of plastic pellets (we use about 20% by volume) to cushion the tears. In a vibratory tumbler small ceramic media can be used to fill the voids between the tears and reduce the force of tear-to-tear impacts.

These Apache Tears range from 1/4" (6 mm) to 1 1/4" (31 mm) in diameter. Photographed wet to show full color.

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