"I'd like to point out that the serpentine here takes and excellent polish. Not sure what the wax would do except maybe add a weather resistance?"

It's a lazy way of polishing. You could spend hours polishing or minutes waxing. If all it is is a simple stand or garden rock there is no reason to over work the rock...and if you want it to look how you found it but with a polished look, waxing is perfect. A lot of worked stone (not gemstones) is given some form of wax finishing. I do believe weather resistance is one of the reasons. Repairs are another. serpentinite is almost always waxed.

~zeke

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