Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 27, 2009 16:12:28 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Jo asked for a lace tutorial so here it is. These pics are old ones and may still be around in an old thread. I don't know how to link or find the old posts so I'll just post an extended lace tutorial for those newbies who haven't seen these pics before.....Mel Mexican Crazy laces: Noreiga Lace:   Cactus Lace:   Dying Lace ( Chinese Writing Lace)   Laguna Lace, More of a color/pattern variety as it occurs in several forms ie: In Bubble Lace, Dogtooth Lace, Red Lace etc) Rough:  Bubble Lace with aragonite pseudomorphs in laguna colors:  Zebra Lace:  Dogtooth Lace: Note aragonite crystal replacements. Crazy lace occurs in limestone deposits.  Fine Line Lace:(Victor's Lace):  Another form:  Another intermediate form:  Quetzacoatl Lace:  Black Lace:  Nodular Bubble Lace:  Amethyst Lace:  Royal Purple Aztec Lace:  Missing pics of Little Snake Lace and Bacon Lace, also Mexican Types. USA Lace: Missouri Lace agate:   Cady Mountains Paisley Lace Agate from California:  Manhatten Mine Lace Agate from Napa County, CA  Missing Sowbelly Lace from Colorado and Aussie crazy Lace African Blue Lace from Namibia: (provided by Stephan)  |
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Post by akansan on Jun 27, 2009 16:50:02 GMT -5
Great pics, Mel! I have a question on the Quetzacoatl Lace. Is that the only lace with the black matrix-like patches that are shot with red? Some of the slabs of lace I have (all from one chunk) have the same patches, but the lace is more defined.  I have a piece of Sowbelly here, I can grab a pic of it as an example for you.  |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 27, 2009 16:59:29 GMT -5
akansan: You know, most of the lace agate comes from the same formation, just different claims or digs and many seem to grade into one another. It's totally possible to find lots of intergrades where one or more types occur mixed with others. The names assigned are just trade names that refer to a lot of lace that seems to be all one type. The amethyst lace varieties, much like the Colorado Sowbelly come from silver mining districts. The Mexican types are from the Durango area.....Mel
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Post by akansan on Jun 27, 2009 17:05:52 GMT -5
Interesting! The Durango area has such a variety of rocks that come from there.
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Post by rockmanken on Jun 27, 2009 17:58:18 GMT -5
Great pictures. I needed that. Here is a picture of Queensland(ausssie) lace (last piece and it is wrapped)  And a piece of sowbelly from Colorado.  |
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Post by Michael John on Jun 28, 2009 13:12:26 GMT -5
The last three auctions I did (A, B, & C) had some real nice lace from Agate Road. I'm real anxious to see the slabs. Unfortunately, very little of the agate from that area has concentric bands, but I'll "settle" for the lace LOL.
Mel, that "Bubble Lace with aragonite pseudomorphs in laguna colors" really blew my mind. I've never seen anything like that before. It almost looks like there's abalone shell in it. Where is that from?
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 28, 2009 13:55:17 GMT -5
MJ: I've got some nice brown lace from the Baker Ranch in New Mexico too. Seems to be a little lace in lots of sites.That pretty piece ( actually have both halves) was a lucky cut. I had a piece of Bubble/dogtooth type lace from the claims in the Sierra Santa Lucia Mtns of Chihuahua, Mexico and decided to cut it parallel to the tops of the bubbles rather than perpendicular. Turned out to be an exceptional pseudomorphic example with the Laguna colors. According to Brad Cross, the original Laguna Lace came from near Sabinal, Chihuahua but since the whole Laguna Lace thing is more of a matter of color and pattern, exceptional examples with fine lines and good color seem to occur at several lace deposits....Mel
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Post by sitnwrap on Jun 28, 2009 16:42:47 GMT -5
Thanks for this tutorial and the other replies showing the different laces. The only way I learn what things are is to constantly see them with their id's.
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SirRoxalot
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Post by SirRoxalot on Nov 22, 2020 13:40:56 GMT -5
No blue lace agate!? I’m curious what the maximum thickness of blue lace is, and how many localities are known.
I’d suggest that the replaced/coated mineral you’re calling aragonite is much more likely to be calcite, going by the apparent crystallography, and relative abundance of the two.
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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2020 0:31:59 GMT -5
Here you go:  Blue lace agate by sdttds, on Flickr Blue lace agate usually comes from Africa, not Mexico or the US, as far as I know. |
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Post by stephan on Apr 19, 2021 13:59:33 GMT -5
Bump
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 16, 2022 10:25:38 GMT -5
Great pictures. I needed that. Here is a picture of Queensland(ausssie) lace (last piece and it is wrapped) And a piece of sowbelly from Colorado. I did a photo bucket recovery on the OP in this thread and wondering if rockmanken still comes around and if these two photos are still available? We could also use an AK Redline Lace photo if anyone has it. |
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Post by 1dave on Jun 8, 2024 12:35:22 GMT -5
Just a note. These were created by a change in groundwater pH.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 8, 2024 22:06:04 GMT -5
tribeunited - I totally forgot about this thread. Tagging you in case this helps you ID some of your Crazy Lace...
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