Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 30, 2008 15:24:58 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Been cutting Cedar but it's windy today and the blowing dust bugs the heck out of my sinuses so I thought I'd take a few more pics of some of the slabs I've been sorting in my free time. Decided today was to be a lacey day so here's a bunch of Mexican Crazy Lace Agate varieties: I guess these would be classified as a sedimentary agate as they occur as veins and nodules with dark gray limestone. Dying lace, also called Chinese Writing Lace. This is a very porous type of crazy lace and takes dye well. It's often color enhanced because it's just basically gray and white.  Unknown variety similar to above but less porous. really like this type for cabbing!  Another unknown probably Victor's Lace after Victor Salgado, the miner:  Couple more examples of Cactus Lace Agate:   Dogtooth Lace Agate so called because the pattern shows psuedomorphs after dogtooth calcite crystals.  Zebra Lace Agate:  Noriega Lace Agate again named after the miner: This variety always seems to grade into something very much like Cactus lLace so they may come from the same vein.   And finally: Though this is actually a Dogtooth Lace Specimen where I've cut it across the crystals, the colors are much like Laguna Lace Agate.  I have a nice piece of Laguna Lace rough but no saw big enough to slab it right now and I also have a Nodular Crazy Lace slab somewhere but still haven't found it yet so I'll take a pic at a later time. thanks for looking....Mel |
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Post by stonesthatrock on Nov 30, 2008 15:49:59 GMT -5
mel your so good at knowning all this, its amazing............ I have some lace, but i just say its "crazy lace" lol
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Post by stonesthatrock on Nov 30, 2008 15:50:35 GMT -5
on i forgot to say...............ITS BEAUTIFUL
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Post by sparkles on Nov 30, 2008 17:06:24 GMT -5
Mel, those are incredible! You are the “Silica King!” Your collection is really something to see, and the recent treats you’ve been serving up are an education in themselves. Thanks so much! ;D I’m thoroughly enjoying your presentation, and this episode has even more superior material! Too cool for school!  I like Victors Lace very much, the dense yet varied patterns are excellent, and the Noriega Lace patterns are amazing, seems to show more of those “fire-works” I like to see! Do you know what location is the Zebra Lace came from? And do the darker sections vary much in hardness to the brighter zones? It’s pretty stuff and I’ve seen a bit from an African source, I haven’t had the “urge to splurge” but I might have to soon He he he he! Thanks again for the fabulous display, I’m enjoying your posts a great deal, and looking forward to the next! Top job! ;D Cheers, Sparkles. |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 30, 2008 17:26:02 GMT -5
Sparkles: According to Brad Cross in his Agates of Northern Mexico book, Zebra lace Agate comes from the area of a silver mine near Sabinal, Chihuahua, Mexico. Apparently the silver is now being mined so mining of the agate vein is not presently allowed. It's not my favorite lace because it tends to be more fractured than the others. The black areas are hard in a good piece but they are more prone to pits and soft spots. There is a really nice Black Crazy Lace too if I can just find mine. I like Victor's lace too and am still looking for a really good example. In it's best form it is pretty colorful and has a very fine line pattern. I think I have some more in my bin but again, no darn saw to cut it right now *S*. I'm also fond of the sagenite fireworks bursts in the Noriega material....Mel
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 30, 2008 18:14:51 GMT -5
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Post by catmandewe on Nov 30, 2008 20:37:10 GMT -5
WOW, thats all I got to say, just wow!!
Tony
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 30, 2008 20:41:29 GMT -5
Cool stuff, that last one is amazing!! I like that and the cactus lace the best.  |
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navi
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Post by navi on Nov 30, 2008 21:10:10 GMT -5
LOVE them dogtooths!!!! just beautiful!!!
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 1, 2008 0:24:54 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing these amazing photos, and being acompanied with your not less amazing knowledges this is a great treat!
All of them are fantastic, but the transversal cut in the dog-teeth is really eye-popping.
Adrian
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DeanW
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Post by DeanW on Dec 1, 2008 1:10:17 GMT -5
Amazing; I never knew there were SOOOOOO MANY varieties of lace.
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Post by Tonyterner on Dec 1, 2008 13:43:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the education Mel. I didn't know there was all these varieties either.
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MidNight~Rocksi3
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Dec 1, 2008 13:53:13 GMT -5
WHOA! That Dogtooth ROCKS! I so gotta put that on my wish list .. lol. excellent pics.. and fix on slabs mel!
*smiles*
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Post by Bejewelme on Dec 1, 2008 20:19:36 GMT -5
I can't pick a fav, I think they are all so nice and crazy!!!
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Post by SteveHolmes on Dec 1, 2008 22:59:44 GMT -5
Thoroughly Enjoying this thread! You are amazing Mel...Seriously.
I had no idea of the amount of varieties either...and this isn't even all of them. I've never seen the Zebra Lace ever before.
Steve
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dryhead
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Post by dryhead on Sept 7, 2013 12:52:28 GMT -5
Sabre52 - I found this page / forum on Google by entering the search term "Noriega lace", since I had been told by a distributor who knows Terry Maple, that the type of Lace Agate I sought had this name. The other day I was told that it was actually "Cactus lace" ( I had been showing photos to some of the people who attempted to assist me with finding the proper name ) and with others I had just verbally described it. ) It's interesting to read your take, that would explain ( perhaps ) the wig-wag between the two names, if they are both from different ends of the same vein ! Noriega comes from the "Fortuna" claim and "Cactus" from the "Josephina" claim. it would be interesting to see how close these two are to one another.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 7, 2013 14:05:58 GMT -5
Dryhead, Judging from all the intergrades I've seen in crazy lace patterns, I'd say much of what we look at comes from various areas of what is basically the same site. Various "trade names" have simply been assigned by the miners or sellers, to various similar patterns for marketing purposes. That being said, Crazy lace remains one of my all time favorite materials because the colors and patterns are so variable and interesting and often pretty much unique to Mexican Crazy Lace.....Mel
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garock
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Post by garock on Sept 7, 2013 15:34:42 GMT -5
Love the dogtooth lace ! !
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Post by carloscinco on Sept 7, 2013 15:36:23 GMT -5
Eye opening display of so many interesting variations. beautiful stuff. Brings home the impact of the decision many of us have to make: Where do I start the cut? Thanks for the post.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 7, 2013 18:04:59 GMT -5
Never knew there was so many types. Very impressive. Like the cross cut the most.
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