Pierre Du Sud-Ouest – French Mystery Stone

Size: 200 x 50 x 19mm weight:  573gr.
Density: XXXgr./cm³ /  Estimated grit size:  medium – fine > 4-10K
Usage: should be used with water
Color: a yellow to beige to yellow-green color mostly
with plant inclusions
Other names:
Pierre Du Sud-Ouest, French mystery Stone,
French Thuringian, Pierre D’italie

James Howarth & Sons Genuine Grecian Hone (180 x 32 x 29mm)

Size: 180 x 32 x 29mm weight:  413gr.
Density: XXXgr./cm³ /  Estimated grit size:  medium – fine > 4K – 9K
Usage: should be used with slurry, water
it can be used with glycerine and oil to buffer the contact and gain better results
Color: green-grey to olive-green, sometimes with typical swirled/banded structures in a
dark-grey or dark-blue. This banding sometimes looks like a swarfing or waves.
Other Names:
Llyn Idwal Stone, Grecian Stone, Grecian Oil Stone
Supplier/Distributor: James Howarth & Sons, Sheffield

EGS La Lorraine / Rouge Du Salm (125 x 30 x 15mm)

Size: 125 x 30 x 15mm weight:  185gr.
Density: XXXgr./cm³ /  Estimated grit size:  medium – fine > 4-10K
Usage: can be used with water, glycerine and oil
Color: appears different, sometimes with a more
pronounced BBW pattern but tending towards wine red,
sometimes more violet with a certain banding and swirling,
stone tends to auto slurry
Other Names:
Lorraine Rouge, Rouge Du Salm, Salmon Rouge, Salm Rouge
Supplier/Distributor: EGS

EGS La Lorraine / Rouge Du Salm (143 x 33 x 15mm)

Size: 143 x 33 x 15mm weight:  245gr.
Density: XXXgr./cm³ /  Estimated grit size:  medium – fine > 4-10K
Usage: can be used with water, glycerine and oil
Color: appears different, sometimes with a more
pronounced BBW pattern but tending towards wine red,
sometimes more violet with a certain banding and swirling,
stone tends to auto slurry
Other Names:
Lorraine Rouge, Rouge Du Salm, Salmon Rouge, Salm Rouge
Supplier/Distributor: EGS

JGES Wasserabziehstein Nr. 29 (100 x 50 x 13mm)

Size: 100 x 50 x 13 mm weight: 101gr.
Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: fine (8K-10K)
Usage: only with water
Color: dark-grey to olive-green
Other names:
Synthethic Thuringian, Reform Thuringian
Producer:
JGES Kommanditgesellschaft E. Schwarz, Theuern

Bavarian-Frankonian Bout Stone No.2 (130 x 50 x 25mm)

German Translation
Size: 130 x 50 x 20-25mm weight: 414gr.
Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: fine < 8K – 10K)
Usage: only with water
Color: whittish-grey with brown iron-oxide lines,
backing bronze and pearl white metallic look
Other names:
Bayrischer-Franke, Bavarian-Frankonian, Frankenstein
Rockhound:
Hatzicho

Müller Wasserabziehstein (200 x 50 x 16mm)

Size: 200 x 50 x 16mm weight:  446gr.
Density: XXXgr./cm³ /
Estimated grit size:  medium fine – fine > 6K- 9K
Usage: only use water, no oil or grease!
Color: dark grey with darker spots, contains Pyrite inclusions
Supplier/Distributor:
Friedrich Müller GmbH, Ransweiler