Rock Tumbling Polish

Cerium Oxide is the #1 choice for polishing both hard rocks and soft rocks. It is pinkish-tan in color and 3-5 microns in size.  It is an excellent polish for agates, quartz, quartz crystals, amethyst, jasper, petrified wood, feldspar and obsidian...

This is 2.0 pounds of optical grade pinkish-tan Cerium Oxide powder, at $19.18 per pound, in a 1-quart plastic container.

This is 4.0 pounds of optical grade pinkish-tan Cerium Oxide powder, at $18.48 per pound, in a 1/2-gallon plastic container. 

Tin Oxide is the #2 choice for tumbling hard and soft rocks.  (Cerium Oxide is first)  The standard polishing sequence is 2 weeks (continuous) in Cerium Oxide, then 2 weeks (continuous) in Tin Oxide.  This will almost always...

This green powder is helpful in polishing green rocks.  It is messy to use, and leaves a green tint to everything it touches. A great polish for jade, garnets, rhodonite and lapis because it tends to minimize undercutting.  This product is dark...

This is 1.6 pounds of green Chrome Oxide powder, at $14.34 per pound, in a 1-quart plastic container.

This is 3.2 pounds of green Chrome Oxide powder, at $13.75 per pound, in a 1/2-gallon plastic container.

Many find this to be their top choice for polishing rocks in a vibratory tumbler (the Little Red Store still recommends Cerium Oxide + Tin Oxide in all tumblers!). This Fused Aluminum Oxide powder is white, very tough, and has a particle size of 3-5...

This is 2.0 pounds of white Fused Aluminum Oxide powder, at $20.04 per pound, in a 1-quart plastic container.

This is 4.0 pounds of white Fused Aluminum Oxide powder, at 19.25 per pound, in a 1/2-gallon plastic container.

Finally a low-cost way to test the two best rock polishes available. This a sample pack of 1 Cup (16 Tablespoons) of Cerium Oxide Rock Polish plus 1 Cup (16 tablespoons) of Tin Oxide Rock Polish--enough for four or five 3-pound batches...