Mexican Lace Agate from Rock Shed.

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chaosdsm
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Mexican Lace Agate from Rock Shed. Apr 29, 2024 11:45:19 GMT -5 RWA3006, rockjunquie, and 10 more like this

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Post by chaosdsm on Apr 29, 2024 11:45:19 GMT -5

I got a bunch of rocks & grit from Rock Shed recently. Mostly Labradorite, and stage 1 grit, but also got a couple pounds of other rocks as well. Haven't really gone through them much, but found a striking piece (at least to me) in the Mexican Lace Agate bag.

Not sure if I should tumble this, or just keep it as is until I get my flat-lap built.... there are a lot of fractures in it, and a small piece of it broke off in transit. Some macro shots to start with:

And some of the whole rock:

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Mexican Lace Agate from Rock Shed. Apr 29, 2024 21:54:01 GMT -5 jasoninsd and chaosdsm like this

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Post by titaniumkid on Apr 29, 2024 21:54:01 GMT -5

It's beautiful. I would keep it as is forever, but I quite like rock specimens.

I've got zero experience with a flat lap and would be worried about it splitting in a rock tumbler. It does seem to have fractures. Maybe experiment with similar but less pretty rocks before committing to anything.

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Mexican Lace Agate from Rock Shed. Apr 30, 2024 8:44:58 GMT -5 jasoninsd and titaniumkid like this

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Post by rocknewb101 on Apr 30, 2024 8:44:58 GMT -5

So nice!! I got a piece from them that had some lovely sugary druzy on the top along with nice banding and botroydial face on the other side. I ended up polishing the small banding face and kept the rest au-natural. It's one of my favorite pieces.

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Mexican Lace Agate from Rock Shed. May 2, 2024 0:02:46 GMT -5 chris1956 and wargrafix like this

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Post by jasoninsd on May 2, 2024 0:02:46 GMT -5

Beautiful piece of Lace! Although it's frustrating seeing those micro-fractures sometimes!

I picked up a bunch of Laguna Lace to cab...but it was so riddled with micro-fractures I can't bring myself to use it for that! Arghhh!

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Mexican Lace Agate from Rock Shed. May 5, 2024 18:36:23 GMT -5 via mobile jasoninsd likes this

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Post by wargrafix on May 5, 2024 18:36:23 GMT -5

May 2, 2024 0:02:46 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

Is that cracks related to freeze thaw cycle?

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Mexican Lace Agate from Rock Shed. May 5, 2024 18:41:17 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this

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Post by jasoninsd on May 5, 2024 18:41:17 GMT -5

May 5, 2024 18:36:23 GMT -5 wargrafix said:

May 2, 2024 0:02:46 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

Is that cracks related to freeze thaw cycle?

Maybe! I just never thought of Mexico getting a lot of freeze/thaw cycles. Not saying they don't...I just didn't think about it! LOL

I was always under the impression it was from the way in which it is/was mined...using dynamite.

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