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26|April 2022
The Stone Detective
Slippery rock GAzette
The Slippery Rock Marketplace
Continued from page 21
A few days later I was headed to the hotel to look at this mystery marble. My restoration buddy was there, as well as the gen- eral manager of the hotel. Together, they looked like dead ringers for Abbot and Costello. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they went into the “Who’s on first” skit. (For you young folks who have never heard of these two legends of com- edy, look them up on YouTube.)
They walked me over to an area of the floor, and sure enough, there was this black marble with gray squiggle spots (see attached pic). I really didn’t see any- thing unusual about the stone, and then he showed me an area where the stone was jet black, with none of the squiggles. He told me that the ones with the squiggles were also once jet black. Then my detec- tive light bulb lit up. I asked both Abbott and Costello if they had any acetone and a white rag. My restoration buddy said he had some in the truck, and he headed out the door to grab some.
After a few minutes he returned and handed me the stuff. I poured some ace- tone on the rag and went
over to the jet black stone and rubbed the surface. I removed the rag, flipped it over and looked at both of them and said, “Heyyyyyy Abbott!” No – not really – but that’s what I was thinking.
I showed them the rag and told them that the stone had been dyed to hide the gray squiggles. The daily cleaning, occasionally pol- ishing, and general mainte- nance had removed the dye. These squiggles were sim- ply part of the stone’s vein- ing. The general manager wasn’t happy, but the facts are the facts.
Another mystery solved. This one was not my bud- dy’s fault. He didn’t install the cut-rate marble, after all.
The Stone Detective is a fictional character cre- ated by Dr. Frederick M. Hueston, PhD, written to entertain and educate. Dr. Fred has written over 33 books on stone and tile installations, fabrication and restoration and also serves as an expert for many legal cases across the world. Fred has also been writ- ing for the Slippery Rock Gazette for over 20 years. Send your comments to f hueston@stoneforensics .com .
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