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Post by snowmom on Sept 1, 2014 8:49:02 GMT -5
Thanks Don, that helps. I am going to be spending a lot of time looking at photos online to try to learn the differences well enough to separate the real thing from the wannabes. I love that you keep this thread running and that we can view and appreciate your collection as it grows.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 1, 2014 9:43:05 GMT -5
There's another guy who occasionally posts on here. Bob Morgan, sdgoldpanner, who lives right in Fairburn country. He knows a lot more about Fairburns than I do. He's even published a book on the subject. Can't remember the name of the book right now. He's a heck of a nice guy.
Just found this about Bob's book.
NEW BOOK - JUST OUT - PRINTED 2004
"Western South Dakota Rock & Mineral Collecting"
Semi-hard back, 98 pages. 8.5" x 11". Includes maps & directions to all known West River Areas of SD, including Western Nebraska Grasslands.
Color photos of Fairburn Agates + other minerals.
Seperate sections on equipment building plans, gold panning, spheres, flourescent minerals + other interesting subjects.
Send $12.45 + shipping of $1.42 per book to:
Robert L. Morgan
3222 W. Rapid St.
Rapid City, SD. 57702
This first shipment is going fast.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 1, 2014 9:50:10 GMT -5
I wouldn't normally post a link like my last, but Bob is a personal friend of mine, and I know first hand that he can be trusted.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 6, 2014 20:04:16 GMT -5
This chip, roughly 3/4" X 3/4" X 3/8" came as a freebie with my latest batch of minerals. How I wish this was more than a chip. Just using my Optivisors I counted 36 bands. I'm sure that under higher magnification I'd find a few more.  |
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 7, 2014 13:37:27 GMT -5
Lot of banding going on there, jakesrocks.  Very nice freebie, too!! |
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 9, 2014 10:29:06 GMT -5
WOO HOO !! Just bought a 6.5 lb chunk of TeePee canyon agate from a friend. Killer patterns all through it. I'll post pics when it gets here. I'll try for pics that will show the difference in the banding between TeePee and Fairburn agates.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 9, 2014 13:00:31 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing your hunka chunka of Teepee agate, Don, and congrats! Are you planning on keeping it as a display specimen for your collection or will you cut it into slabs? Hope you'll keep it as a specimen.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 9, 2014 13:09:33 GMT -5
No Jan, it's gonna be slabbed. TeePee is fairly easy to get around here. But first pics to post. People keep asking what the difference is between Fairburns and the other agate that come out of the same Minnelusa Formation. Except for color, TeePee's are the same as most of the "Hills" agates. While Fairburns came from the same formation, There's a difference in the banding. I'm hoping for some good macro pics to show the difference.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 12, 2014 12:38:30 GMT -5
Almost 10 lbs total weight of TeePee Canyon agate. If the sun stays out I'll try for some macro shots later today. Pic taken dry.  I had to use flash for this pic. It washed out the colors. Looks like it's gonna be cloudy for the rest of the day. I may set up lights on the kitchen counter and try for macro shots without having to use flash. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 12, 2014 19:28:50 GMT -5
Proof of origins of all Black Hills agates, including Fairburns. Shallow sea shells imbedded in the Minnelusa limestone matrix material. This is the back of the above left piece.  |
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 12, 2014 23:51:00 GMT -5
Pretty cool pic, jakesrocks! Looking forward to seeing the banding pics, too, to show the difference between the teepee and Fairburn agates. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 13, 2014 15:03:26 GMT -5
Weather isn't cooperating for slabbing today. Here's a slab of TeePee I had laying around. Some parts look very similar to old stock Mexican crazy lace. If you look carefully at the banding, individule bands will vary in width. Not so with Fairburns. In Fairburns the width of each band stays the same all the way around.  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 13, 2014 15:35:05 GMT -5
This is what is commonly known as a Park agate. It's from the Custer State Park area (now closed to all collecting), only a few miles east of TeePee canyon. Once again the individual bands very in width.  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 13, 2014 16:08:08 GMT -5
Lame Johnny Creek roadcut, just S.E. and outside of Custer State park. Once again the bands vary in width.  There are bunches more location in the Black Hills Minnelusa formation where agates similar to Fairburns can be collected. All except the Fairburns exhibit the varying width of bands. Unfortunately my collection of hills type agates is far from complete. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 2, 2014 12:23:39 GMT -5
Got a gift from a friend yesterday. A ghost Fairburn.  |
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Very nice freebie, too!!
