dakotabirder
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since July 2017
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Post by dakotabirder on Sept 16, 2018 13:57:21 GMT -5
A find Friday on the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands in western South Dakota. My first thought when seeing it was Fairburn agate, but I'm still pretty new at this and aren't totally sure. God knows I've got plenty of "Nearburns" in my possession. Cool stone on a miserable, drizzle, cloudy, cool day, no matter what. About 2 1/2" across.
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zarguy
fully equipped rock polisher
Cedar City, Utah - rockhound heaven!
Member since December 2005
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Post by zarguy on Sept 16, 2018 14:39:44 GMT -5
It reminds me of Crowley Ridge agates. I'm not sure where they're found, though. Lynn
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Post by fantastic5 on Sept 16, 2018 14:43:02 GMT -5
Very nice! I think it meets the definition of a Fairburn. My experience really only starts and ends with a signed copy of this book. I was gifted this copy and find it so beautiful, I've read it cover to cover several times.
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Post by fernwood on Sept 16, 2018 16:23:08 GMT -5
The Nearburna you have posted are much nicer than what many are calling Fairburns.
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mud
having dreams about rocks
Member since May 2018
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Post by mud on Sept 16, 2018 22:13:10 GMT -5
It reminds me of Crowley Ridge agates. I'm not sure where they're found, though. Lynn Crowley's Ridge agates, narrowly defined, come from a ridge that runs parallel to the Mississippi River, from southwest Missouri down through the northern half of Arkansas. I have been hounding it a lot this year, as there aren't many other rocks around my home (I between the ridge and the river). Similar agates appear elsewhere in the region, and as far south as Louisiana and Mississippi. This agate does have some of the coloration of Crowley's Ridge agates, but I doubt it has the same origin. It's definitely a cool find!
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