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Silver Lace Onyx

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wpotterw
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Silver Lace Onyx Mar 13, 2021 12:02:48 GMT -5 stephan, HankRocks, and 2 more like this

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Received the small piece on the left from someone here, but never knew the name. Then Walt - ManofGlass sent me the big on and JasoninSD posted 2 wraps with the name. Thank you, gentlemen.

wpotterw
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Silver Lace Onyx Mar 13, 2021 12:04:01 GMT -5

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Mar 13, 2021 12:02:48 GMT -5 wpotterw said:

Received the small piece on the left from someone here, but never knew the name. Then Walt - ManofGlass sent me the big on and JasoninSD posted 2 wraps with the name. Thank you, gentlemen.

I see the photo got posted upside down. So switch right to left and vice versa.

greig fully equipped rock polisher Member since August 2016 Posts: 1,703	Silver Lace Onyx Mar 13, 2021 19:10:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by greig on Mar 13, 2021 19:10:02 GMT -5 Pretty stuff.
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Silver Lace Onyx Mar 13, 2021 19:29:35 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by stephan on Mar 13, 2021 19:29:35 GMT -5

I love this stuff. In spite of its name, though, it isn’t onyx. It’s calcite, so it’s pretty soft. I avoid the 80 grit wheel, and use a light touch.

You’ve got some really nice dendrites. The part of the Stone is accurately named, btw, and really is silver ore.

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Silver Lace Onyx Mar 13, 2021 19:47:21 GMT -5

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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2021 19:47:21 GMT -5

Sweet pieces of Silver Lace Onyx!

I really love how some of this material captures a butte type scene with the dendrites looking like trees. I've also got some pieces that are more just the linear banding. Yours would make several nice cabs!

I had a bunch of rough, so one piece I tried to cut the bands at an angle - which "elongated" the bands. I'll see if I can get some pics of those slabs and post them. Just something different to try and see how it would look.

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hummingbirdstones2 In Memoriam Vince A., 1958-2023 Member since August 2018 Posts: 1,461	Silver Lace Onyx Mar 13, 2021 22:46:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Mar 13, 2021 22:46:59 GMT -5 I really like that material, too. It's soft, but it sure is interesting.
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Silver Lace Onyx

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