Thread: Stone identification

I bought this stone from an antique shop in Tallinn. They could tell me nothing about it. The stone measures 1" 1/16 x 4" 6/8, or 2.7cm x 12.5cm. Thickness above wood is about 1/4" or 7mm. It appears fairly soft and lapped fast (there was a significant dishing, it came out nice and quick).
Dry color is light grey with pronounced dark grey stripes and coloration in brown, wet it shows grey with brown stripes. The slurry appears very light grey on stone, on my white sink it is a brownish grey.
The city of Tallinn had a significant german influence so there is a possibility it has some german connection.


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I had a dark grey 5x1" boxed Thuringian with a similar pattern. My 2 Schwedensteins have a somewhat similar pattern as well but they are green, thinner and longer.

I'm pretty sure that is a Schwedenstein. I have one very similar, though I have seen different coloured examples. They are like Thuringians, but from a different part of Germany and slightly softer. Often the slurry has a brown/yellow tint to it rather than being simply white.

I have to agree with Scipio, Schwedenstein.

Hey guys, are yours a finishing grade stone?

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Hey guys, are yours a finishing grade stone?

Mine certainly is.