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porphyry, still alluring after all these years

Stone Conversations : Archive 11 : Message 00415

From: abknight@zzzzzz
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:35:11 -0600 (CST)
Subject: porphyry, still alluring after all these years

Thanks Tomas,

I believe you already referred me to the Aramco site and
thank you for that.

The question of the moment is is porphyry terrazzo?
If it is, and I think it is, how funny is that! I'm
goo-goo over flooring material. We had some in a room of
our home were I grew up. A discouraging dark green and
black chunks embedding in a smooth grained medium.
I have been playing with very very similar material. At a
polish it's deep and dark. At 200 grit it's a glowing
cuprous blue slate. Very mysterious, suggestive and
witholding. Bang with a bumper or point it fractures
dark green black and bruises pale olive, lime and dusty
raspberry! Woowee!

Thanks again. I'm touched!

Bill

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