Rocks from Grandma

howgneiss off to a rocking start Member since May 2022 Posts: 22	Rocks from Grandma Dec 12, 2022 14:17:14 GMT -5 mohs, rockjunquie, and 10 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by howgneiss on Dec 12, 2022 14:17:14 GMT -5 My grandma gave me some rocks years ago, and I was looking at them today and noticed these two that stood out. Any idea what they are? Is the blue one dyed Mexican lace?

oldschoolrocker fully equipped rock polisher Member since January 2019 Posts: 1,537	Rocks from Grandma Dec 12, 2022 15:27:53 GMT -5 via mobile QuailRiver, hummingbirdstones, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oldschoolrocker on Dec 12, 2022 15:27:53 GMT -5 The one on right looks like nipomo marcasite. And blue one does look like dyed crazy lace but never seen any dyed crazy lace before

hoolligan1938 starting to spend too much on rocks Member since January 2022 Posts: 208	Rocks from Grandma Dec 12, 2022 18:58:30 GMT -5 oldschoolrocker and howgneiss like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hoolligan1938 on Dec 12, 2022 18:58:30 GMT -5 WOW! Very nice! Hope you can obtain more. Jim

jasoninsd misunderstood rock expert Dreams About Rocks! Member since July 2020 Posts: 13,273	Rocks from Grandma Dec 12, 2022 21:15:32 GMT -5 oldschoolrocker, quartzilla, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Dec 12, 2022 21:15:32 GMT -5 I flippin' love that (what looks like) dyed Crazy Lace...oh...and I love the Marcasite one too!
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Rocks from Grandma Dec 12, 2022 21:46:45 GMT -5 rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 3 more like this

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Dec 12, 2022 15:27:53 GMT -5 oldschoolrocker said:

The one on right looks like nipomo marcasite. And blue one does look like dyed crazy lace but never seen any dyed crazy lace before

I believe you are correct on both - Nipomo Marcasite and dyed Crazy Lace. Dyed Crazy Lace was a thing for a while at the shows back in the 1970s. I think I still have a slab of dyed blue Crazy Lace I acquired around 1973 if I remember correctly.

quartzilla Cave Dweller Member since April 2020 Posts: 1,088	Rocks from Grandma Dec 14, 2022 22:08:34 GMT -5 via mobile QuailRiver, hummingbirdstones, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by quartzilla on Dec 14, 2022 22:08:34 GMT -5 I had a piece of dyed crazy lace I had bought years ago at a thrift store that was a bright lime green color. It faded to a dull brown a few years later lol.

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