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Post by miket on Oct 12, 2019 17:44:59 GMT -5
Picked this up for a couple of bucks and I have no idea what it is...help with ID needed please. The slab and two of the cabs I've gotten so far.   |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 12, 2019 18:02:54 GMT -5
Looks like Crazy Lace to me. Nice slab!
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 12, 2019 19:20:01 GMT -5
Yup, crazy lace. Should make a couple nice cabs.  |
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2019 4:56:58 GMT -5
Looks like Crazy Lace to me. Nice slab! Thanks! I really should write things down when I buy them. 😁 |
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2019 4:59:08 GMT -5
Yup, crazy lace. Should make a couple nice cabs. Crazy Lace it is, then. I found some pretty soft spots when I was grinding on it- I guess I just leave those as part of the cab and hope they survive the tumbler? |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 13, 2019 6:51:45 GMT -5
Yup, crazy lace. Should make a couple nice cabs. Crazy Lace it is, then. I found some pretty soft spots when I was grinding on it- I guess I just leave those as part of the cab and hope they survive the tumbler? I think you should leave out the soft spots. |
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2019 7:08:44 GMT -5
Crazy Lace it is, then. I found some pretty soft spots when I was grinding on it- I guess I just leave those as part of the cab and hope they survive the tumbler? I think you should leave out the soft spots. Thanks Tela |
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Post by miket on Oct 14, 2019 11:47:28 GMT -5
Here's the third cab I've shaped so far, I think I can get two more. Pic with a quarter to show the size, I wanted to leave this one a bit bigger because I love the colors and patterns. Thanks for looking.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 14, 2019 18:04:32 GMT -5
Oooh, that's a nice one. And a couple of little druzy vugs, to boot!
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Post by deedolce on Oct 15, 2019 10:22:54 GMT -5
Crazy lace is one of my favorites, that last cab is sweet!
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Post by miket on Oct 18, 2019 9:27:36 GMT -5
I finished shaping the last two cabs from this slab last night. When I look at the picture of the second one it looks like there's a big crack down the middle- but I can't feel one, even with a fingernail. I think I'm going to just tumble it and see how it turns out- it's a fairly large one but I don't think I want to cut it up. I like the way it looks. I had "one of those nights" last night. Everything else that I tried to work fractured, then I'd try to fix what I had left and it would fracture also. A lot of dang pieces in the trash can this morning.  Anyway, here's the cabs. Thanks for looking!   |
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Post by roy on Oct 18, 2019 10:28:30 GMT -5
they have healed fracture lines some times
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 18, 2019 11:16:46 GMT -5
I finished shaping the last two cabs from this slab last night. When I look at the picture of the second one it looks like there's a big crack down the middle- but I can't feel one, even with a fingernail. I think I'm going to just tumble it and see how it turns out- it's a fairly large one but I don't think I want to cut it up. I like the way it looks. I had "one of those nights" last night. Everything else that I tried to work fractured, then I'd try to fix what I had left and it would fracture also. A lot of dang pieces in the trash can this morning. Anyway, here's the cabs. Thanks for looking! Those are both nice. I agree with roy. This material frequently has healed fractures that you are not gonna feel. Some have partially healed fractures that you may not feel, but may fracture anyway. It's a crap shoot. But, looking at yours, I think it is healed. Look at where the pattern comes together at the line. It's two different patterns. They probably came together a millenia ago or more and were cemented together like that. But, hey, I could be wrong. (insert shrug) |
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Post by miket on Oct 18, 2019 12:01:19 GMT -5
Thanks, rockjunquie and roy. Well, if they came together a millennia or more ago a few weeks in the tumbler should be ok! |
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