In this case not a 'crazy stone' but the name applied to one of the more colorful stones in the Agate family. Agates come in all colors and designs within the stones, but one of the most popular is called "Crazy Lace Agate", coming out of the Sierra Santa Lucia and Durango areas of Mexico.
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In this design, we actually used two gemstones to highlight the piece. Three of the five puff oval Stabilized Arizona Turquoise beads make up the pendant with two more inbetween the four squares of Mexican Crazy Lace Agate. Additional stabilized Turquoise rounds and barrels and an extender with a Lobster clasp complete the necklace. Matching dangle leverback earrings finish the set.
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Crazy Lace Agate, also known as Mexican Agate, is an attractive, white, opaque stone, patterned like a beautiful, multicolored paisley cloth. It is a cryptocrystalline quartz, found in Mexico. It is almost always found composed of multicoloured twisting and turning bands and thus fits into the microcrystalline quartz family. It can range in color from brown, through the reds and yellows, to purples and even blues. Many time it is named based on its color, ie., Blue Lace Agate.
Crazy Lace Agate, also known as Mexican Agate, is an attractive, white, opaque stone, patterned like a beautiful, multicolored paisley cloth. It is a cryptocrystalline quartz, found in Mexico. It is almost always found composed of multicoloured twisting and turning bands and thus fits into the microcrystalline quartz family. It can range in color from brown, through the reds and yellows, to purples and even blues. Many time it is named based on its color, ie., Blue Lace Agate..
Stabilized turquoise - Turquoise that is soft or normally referred to as "chalk" Turquoise is infused with a clear epoxy resin. This resin, under pressure, is absorbed into the rock, which permanently hardens the rock and deepens the color. Unlike the collectible natural Turquoise which deepens in color over time by gradually absorbing oils from the skin as it is worn, the colors in stabilized Turquoise are permanent. Most of the Turquoise on the market today is stabilized and should not cost as much as natural Turquoise. Stabilized turquoise can be very beautiful, and is a good buy. Because of it's hardness and consistant color, stabilized Turquoise wears much better in Jewelry..
