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Post by jakesrocks on May 2, 2013 18:14:12 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on May 13, 2013 21:51:38 GMT -5
New addition to the family today.  |
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Post by Toad on May 14, 2013 1:57:01 GMT -5
Great sign - even better stones.
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dbucsko111
off to a rocking start
Member since October 2012
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Post by dbucsko111 on May 17, 2013 1:53:46 GMT -5
Nice collection! I don't see why you should stop doing this! Dbucsko bit.ly/Zz6Adg |
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Post by beefjello on Jun 2, 2013 13:55:20 GMT -5
Hey Don, do you think either of these are Fairburns? #1   #2    Thanks! |
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 2, 2013 18:33:18 GMT -5
The first pic is a yes. Second pick is a strong maybe. Without actually examining the last one myself, it's hard to say for sure. As round and smooth as they are, I'd guess they came out of the Cheyenne River gravel deposits.
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Post by beefjello on Jun 2, 2013 19:56:49 GMT -5
Thanks Don! Both came from a collection I picked up a couple years ago. Been sorting through stuff and thanks to your thread here tentatively ID'd them for the first time.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 2, 2013 20:30:19 GMT -5
Hey Beef, soak them in super iron out over night. Then soak them in cold water for a few hours. Next dry them in the oven, set as low as it will go. From the oven, straight into baby oil over night.
Dry them off and they might give you a real surprise. If they're both Fairburns, don't cut them. Fairburns of that size are worth some big bucks to collectors.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 15, 2013 22:52:14 GMT -5
Been a while since I've had anything new to post here. I received this nice little black & White Fairburn in the mail today from a friend.  |
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Post by orrum on Nov 15, 2013 23:19:12 GMT -5
Wow Don first time I found this thread, the Fairburns r very impressive!
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 15, 2013 23:27:12 GMT -5
Fairburns are just about the rarest agates in the world. Just about the most expensive too.
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 9, 2014 20:05:35 GMT -5
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller 
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 9, 2014 20:41:38 GMT -5
Nice Don...Just seen on F/B,someones child or grandchild found a 2 pounder in SD this summer.
I'll see if I can find the photo.....It was black and grey...
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 9, 2014 20:55:39 GMT -5
Cool. They're still out there. Cool that a kid could find that one.
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 10, 2014 15:30:40 GMT -5
As my Uncles always said,they be closer to the ground,than we are...LOL
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 31, 2014 16:56:49 GMT -5
Another Fairburn came back home to South Dakota.  |
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Post by gingerkid on Aug 31, 2014 18:16:19 GMT -5
Glad you brought her home, Don, she's a beauty! Do you collect the Prairie Agates, too?
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 31, 2014 18:29:21 GMT -5
Glad you brought her home, Don, she's a beauty! Do you collect the Prairie Agates, too? Nah. Prairie agates are too common and easy to find. Beware of the ebay sellers selling Fairburn area agates. They're prairie agates the sellers are trying to push as real Fairburns at greatly bloated prices. |
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Post by snowmom on Sept 1, 2014 6:05:37 GMT -5
Is there a tutorial somewhere that would help us spot the differences between Prairies and Fairburns? I can tell I need to do more research on this.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 1, 2014 8:40:18 GMT -5
There are a set of 3 books on Fairburns written by Roger Clark. The 3rd, Fairburn Agate, South Dakota State Gemstone is the only one still in print. They give a lot of info about the differences. I was lucky enough to find the first 2 books for my collection.
Prairies don't have the beautiful fortifications that the Fairburns have. Prairies can be beautiful in their own right, but lack the tight, even fortification banding.
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