Brad
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Post by Brad on Sept 16, 2007 22:25:53 GMT -5
These slabs were given to me as a part of a gift. Any ideas of what they are or where they came from? In the second picture, K is tigereye, of course. The gift also included a tumbler with two 6-lb. barrels & a 12-lb. barrel but no motor, 30+ lbs. of grits & polishes, 3.5 lb. of Lakers, 3.5 lb. of dryhead agate, 15 lb. of golden petrified wood, & a couple of pounds of gorgeous tumbled rocks. All I had to pay for was the shipping! My generous benefactor lives in San Antonio, but he visited rock shops all over the southwest, so the rocks could have come from anywhere in the world. I found a motor for the tumbler at a thrift shop for $8. I got it running yesterday & it seems to be working great!
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Sept 16, 2007 22:38:26 GMT -5
Brad, Some really nice slabs there my friend. A,B,C, in 1st pic is Mexican Crazy Lace. D, Picasso Marble E, (unknown) F, Pet Wood 2nd Pic A, Flame Agate B, unknown C, Crazy LAce D, Stone Canyon Jasper F, Picasso Marble G,I,J,L,M, Crazy Lace H, Unknown, but is one of my favs! Mel will grade me, but these are my uneducated guesses. The Crazy Lace looks like some great stuff...also is one of my favs. Steve
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Post by parfive on Sept 16, 2007 22:48:41 GMT -5
Here's my guesses.
First pic: A & B - Mexican crazy lace agate. Probably C also. D - Picasso marble, likely Utah
Second pic: A - Vaquilla agate, Mexico F - Picasso again G I J L M - crazy lace again.
Rich
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Post by parfive on Sept 16, 2007 22:53:10 GMT -5
Didn't see your post, Steve . . . all that typin' for nuttin!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 16, 2007 23:27:33 GMT -5
Wow! Looks like the other guys already had all the ID fun! Only thing I'd add is the crazy lace in the first examples on pic one is the variety known as Noriega Crazy Lace and the red ones are sometimes called red lace or Laguna lace. All from the same area though. 1e. Id call moss agate. A similar form comes from Graveyard Point on the Oregon-Idaho border but lots of places have similar stuff. Same with 2 b. which could be Durango Moss but again similar shows up all over. I'd call 2a Vaquilla too. Pata De Gallo ( roostertail) is similar but usually with brighter reds and yellows. 2h is a really nice example of old stock Mexican Butterfly Wing Jasper and I thinks that's the nicest slab there. 2d is definitely a brecciated jasper but kind of pastel for most Stone Canyon. Brecciated pastelite and other brecciated jasper out of Arizona is more similar. Overall the lace is really outstanding stuff to. You scored some fine slabs there....Mel
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Post by texaswoodie on Sept 17, 2007 6:12:35 GMT -5
Wow, great looking slabs Brad!
Curt
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Post by huffstuff on Sept 17, 2007 9:08:29 GMT -5
WOW! What a gift! Thanks for the eye candy.
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Post by textiger on Sept 17, 2007 12:21:05 GMT -5
That is some gift. Somebody really likes you. That crazy lace is sweet.
matt
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Post by Tonyterner on Sept 17, 2007 14:31:14 GMT -5
Those first crazy lace agates are seriously crazy.
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Post by BuiltonRock on Sept 17, 2007 16:10:25 GMT -5
You have been blessed! very blessed! john
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blarneystone
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Post by blarneystone on Sept 17, 2007 16:39:35 GMT -5
What a nice gift! Some sweet lookin' slabs there Brad. The Crazy Lace looks fantastic. 'H' looks like it might be Butterfly (wing) Jasper to me but I'm probably wrong... Dan
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Post by flintfish on Sept 17, 2007 16:53:30 GMT -5
Supersweet Slabs! That lace is astonishing! Thanks for sharing the pictures! H
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Sept 17, 2007 20:04:23 GMT -5
Mel, I'm sure glad you posted the correct answers. I even learned more about Crazy Lace than I knew about. Thanks Man! I swear I learn something new everyday on this board...and I love it! Steve
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Post by cpdad on Sept 17, 2007 20:12:29 GMT -5
thats a PRESENT......H is killer ;D...all are actually...kev.
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Brad
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Post by Brad on Sept 22, 2007 23:12:11 GMT -5
Thanks for your help! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing these slabs. I'm very blessed to be given such a generous gift!
After I posted these pictures, my benefactor sent me some more information. I thought you would be interested in what he said. It looks like you guys were pretty accurate!
By the way, the tumbler is running well. One of the barrels had a small leak, so I bought a new boot for the inner lid. It seems to be fine now. Another barrel seems to have a thin spot on the bottom, so I am working on patching that.
Here's his note:
Link 1 has the following, A & B are the same material, this is the 'new' lace agate that's commonly available at many rock shops these days. It comes from Mexico. C This is what we used to call "Old Fashioned Lace Agate". It gained that designation because of the influx of so many other styles of material that were being referred to as lace. It has fortification patterns, or lines that, being parallel, are referred to as parallax. The newer laces don't have parallax and since this kind of material isn't readily available anymore, the tag "Old Fashioned" got coined and attached. D Picasso Marble from Utah. Famous material, more commonly found in two shades of black instead of the less common color that I sent you. E Moss agate from Mexico F Binghamite from Minnesota. A rarely found material no longer available as the mine is closed and the material underwater. When polished up, it looks like tigereye.
Link 2 All the following are from Mexico except the Picasso (Utah), and the tigereye which is from Africa ( No idea which country, but it just about all comes from just one location there) A Vaquilla Agate....a rare and seldom seen material from Mexico. I've seen it called about 3 other names as well depending on who's selling it, but the rock shop I got it from called it Vaquilla and most other 'hounds call it that too. B Moss agate C Lace D Brecciated Jasper, refered to as such simply because of it's fractured structure, or brecciation. Jasper can be hard to polish because it's a softer stone and needs a higher quality polish, like a 50K or 100 K diamond material. Same with the Picasso Marble....very soft....almost impossible to polish with cerium, got to go with a 50 or 100K diamond polish. I'm sure this is from Mexico, although I got it from an ancient rock shop in New Mexico which long ago closed and I've never seen it available in any other shop, anywhere, before or since. Gorgeous material. Almost like a yellow turquoise in appearance because of it's lovely lines. E There is no slab with the E designation (OOPS!!) F Picasso Marble G Lace (Old Fashioned which I'll just call OF from now on) H Fantasy Jasper, or we used to call it Butterfly Agate. Another rarely seen material that's just fantastic. I'm sure it's from Mexico, I found it years ago at a broken down rock shop down in Laredo and I bought all they had. Never seen any available since, anywhere. Perhaps Ebay might have some, but I bet not in this quality. I Lace OF J Lace OF K Tigereye L Lace OF M Lace OF
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Post by Lady B on Sept 22, 2007 23:36:53 GMT -5
These slabs are all so beautiful. It's like looking in a "picture-book" for rock-hounds. No words are really needed to express the beauty.
It's been great finding out their names, though. Like Steve said, there is something new to learn everyday!
Thanks so much for sharing the pics and the follow-up information.
Lady B
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Post by firewalker45 on Sept 23, 2007 9:40:09 GMT -5
Wow Brad, those are treasures! Thanks for sharing. Daniel
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2007 12:15:59 GMT -5
Lovely slabs..........what a nice gift!
The only thing I questioned was the comment about jasper being hard to polish as it is a "soft" stone. True jaspers are very hard and take a glass-like shine. But there are some on the market labeled as jasper that really arent so maybe thats what it is referring to?
Shannon
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