Reply To: Issue with polishing quartz › Forums › General Discussion › Issue with polishing quartz › Reply To: Issue with polishing quartz June 19, 2020 at 7:36 am #6630 duncanmillerParticipant @DuncanMiller Yes, it is due to twinning and the resulting subtle differential hardness with lattice orientation. The way to avoid it is to have a very fine pre-polish so that the final polishing step is quick. Attachments:You must be logged in to view attached files.