Category Archives: RLS

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

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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

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Fassbinder & Co. Goldfisch Wetzstein (200 x 50 x 19mm)

Size: 200 x 50 x 19mm weight:  573gr.
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
Supplier/Distributor:
Fassbinder & Co., Solingen (F&Co.)

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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

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Pierre aiguiser La Lune un-labelled (160 x 75 x 30mm)

Size: 160 x 75 x 30mm weight: 1180gr.
Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: ultra fine > 12k
Usage: with water, glycerine or oil
FGBC wrote in their Instructions to use the stone with oil
Color: dark-purple, violet with a visible flash like pattern
Supplier/Distributor:
F.G.B.C. / F. Ghelfi, Birroleau & Cie. or Manufrance
this stone is un-labelled
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Enat light-brown by Ekretz (170 x 64 x 16mm)

Size: 170 x 64 x 16mm weight: 484gr.
Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: very fine < 12k
Usage: with water, glycerine or oil
Color:  beige to light-brown with visible inclusions
Rockhound:
Ekretz
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