Polished Corvettite - SOLD 0.862" Piece sponge " ~ Elmer Riggs

" ~ Elmer Riggs

"At prominent places in my office

They are all highly polished

or "mini asteroid belts

Along the banks of Lake Superior can be found an unusual rock: sodalite-syenite

Polished Corvettite - SOLD 0.862" Piece sponge " ~ Elmer RiggsDuring the post war Golden Age of Automobiles, factory workers from several different manufacturers discovered something curious. During the painting process, layers upon layers of automobile paint would accumulate into a layered and beautiful material. When heated and polished, this man made "motor agate" reveals the colors of the cars that once passed through these factories. This specimen is a piece of Motor Agate called Corvettite, as it was