yes it looks like volcano red onyx.   Should be treated like marble..but has a tendency to orange peel so take it slow on the polishing.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Stone and Tile PROS <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a target="_top" href="mailto:admin@stoneandtilepros.com">admin@stoneandtilepros.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div>Can anybody Id this stone?<br>If yes, what&#39;s your experience?</div>
<div>Is there anything that I need to know before diamond honing and polishing?</div>
<p>There are few light scratches and etch marks that I am planning to remove with 220&#39;s and 400&#39;s and polish with 5x..</p>
<div>Thanks for your help.</div>
<div><br>Adam Bartos<br>BiO Tile</div><br clear="all"><br>
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