instead of making a new thread, can i post another rock for identification?
i knocked a slab off of it earlier; but thinking i should probably save this stuff until i have time to treat it.
edit: after searching around online, it appears to be a rhyolite. if so, i don't have to wait to heat treat it, hah hah.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/O6EcMiJsB0ojfXt6IyZqwxfIxaxwJo2Gm4_PWdRYcj7UEWqbAG1l2viWWLjh1e1T9rcNWxOFxtQ1cni6JLtpVckIZTEi0YngLIlgXm0e2QmzI76UUepKCzGzzkJdB5iPPeP_y22qmXlQp0xqa6Lc2fclblV3kDox_dzJ68TTqQBjCY5IOKx3nH9GtVcl3dWqCXqM6kiy2XnzT9P04biEKscXl1Y4MTX_lx9vB4pbD1b6XICQkZN7ho2XKJ0Bok3gUhqlyF5-CFYSLy_kuwZ29sLwBb_mNg7NSPZDPIooEjgo2hviKvDA1DQjM_xv7Sbv3litvUOToAZeXSUBDRmCsdnqhFAQHXxFkMBp8Ntfa9GgVY2i7ujteJMieBghdqE42B6qDV_QCErdxJrAGd491QQZqURhDxdICIAB2PVyKHtqossDmsOQg4LPyBwQprPDxmmkAnBdBsoUTbCVSolkiMPNPwAW-td6NAXbvSUpZfCnh81UjQFgOfNe170crPIlbjRBCbY9IaJW_RElOvygzqwtIPTd3T5Dtmb_IREXi0o8exf3uFGw09d-2j8qgvY3eOH0=w1280-h720-no)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mw8F9CtNtrqzMnPRslTB-BeAGEJgFRhczA279tzI6nIpMhRaKozpy9FLvcbaC2CwE3XfJ8-fCXqOyTeETNJ3jJQNtAplKa-_LzFeBi2PQkJ_-dcdyvvw5pGXkfuLp6RIZhbNhQyUikgK6fkw0Cimwedw25sDS4jJEAETp8M5Ih3arVwenC5yYDBY7OH-4I7IG6ueY0BOvBc86cYMdjZAl4H8IQbFT1M_tFv1yPvZT9tp4tGVka9OqHnYRD3w1eKu_aK4aqe84iyMY18xE6VdLyMVoALljgS2i0bIImAZOYDFKk7yc6TPAO22n3GfScu00A73vG-elx5Q6LAVg_KTf1HcuIZI1omGrntGn_9OK4OYGMvyq7Q0XbgIU2LcBcI1x-nI4_D0uY_EHUpMt3LOxFsc9-_tsVK1FRbU1k-ipElHIHNa1pW3ZkN6SFmfgpnGrGR1tD3sxDlEqP2ygILeySXfcYm_3gIM3uXJTPeCDt9Pa-zufat64qHU35_DAKJ5BAEEnnYxCqyjHNg7rS724Ax7S-MzxhcxGJwt0ESI38n4h5niyoipxeyGwGE_N6kHevCb=w1280-h720-no)
i tried flaking a small chubby piece to see how it acted. it's very tough and the flakes almost fracture into powder as they run.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4PSK8h9TvzRuS11KlaIUjcKXRth1P_S5NrXhrkmS9L4aUMd1oEgEb7iMT2Ploz93o9k6GADI7HUS2hLkmP7GPmf9dEXtjusptsmbWRNydDiyeboeWPlmlqwPeaOHHKCVdWz-wuCElj7z8DYi7OS8pmuC3UVaQjOFsT01O33nwS2OwzIYgXsJ23RfgfaJ47bK5rzxjVseTeQIrJRjYZZtGI_AsO4RvaMQh-e0eVAEs5yopMok18ViPleHncjdRboia95G9-TVQPI-cWy-TeePwURsQB9hnpfgkWGW_s00cwkGYBxPkcu_FjwINXiIfCTe31eOas-ZGiu7bX2mR8VqKTN9humnEm5u0dZLh8_fy7niWtk_kqlBzCU9wZxR9FPEJ25_MnNQtzKZtYA7H0NbS3RU0fpZPfUjrj-ltpRxiAv6KLiS5tlcA5tsGXtJV-8Z4jJSgdLI4QtoG5Sf-vVO6yzDdcDs_FMwMHzJ-O-Wp9x1beN0IOSkferyhdMYHrABUZYBimZ9dvmYnE3SAh9Ewds5aQUYfThOOV51pVcHUvoQaRc3IBnguoDJAvRUheUyvA1S=w1280-h720-no)
but the edge remains very strong and sharp.
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