dakotabirder
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since July 2017
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Post by dakotabirder on Sept 17, 2018 18:17:53 GMT -5
Spent a miserable, drizzly day Friday on the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands in South Dakota. Long drive, crappy weather, but worth it. Some finds for the day. Let me know if you have any thoughts on ID's for some of these. #1 - Fairburn Agate - Stood out like a sore thumb with that bright orangish color. About 2 1/2" across  #2 - Prairie Agates  #3 - Prairie Agate  #4 - Misc....something  #5 - Bubblegum Agates  #6 - Agate  #7 - Prairie Agate  #8 - Prairie Agate  #9 - Misc...agate?  |
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Post by MsAli on Sept 17, 2018 22:57:44 GMT -5
Great finds. I'm loving bubblegums more and more. The last one is pretty. Love the pink.
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Post by miket on Sept 18, 2018 9:27:32 GMT -5
Very nice. We live in a great area for this stuff! Might not be as fancy as some of the other agates out there, but I love to find em!
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Post by Psycho on Sept 23, 2018 15:12:45 GMT -5
Always wanted to look for agates in the grasslands but never really knew where to go or had someone who knows the area well.
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Post by Peruano on Sept 23, 2018 19:54:37 GMT -5
When you find stuff that neat, its always possible to find the more spectacular one. Keep on walking. Its a cheap form of gambling and good for your health.
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Post by miket on Sept 24, 2018 9:22:28 GMT -5
Always wanted to look for agates in the grasslands but never really knew where to go or had someone who knows the area well. Seriously, all you have to do is get out and look in the rock beds Check the pastures, we've even found them in the roads- especially after it rains and there are new ruts There is a ton of area to search, all you have to do is get out We usually find something every time we go Usually. |
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2009
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 24, 2018 9:53:39 GMT -5
SCORE!!!! Nice material... Those should tumble great! One of these years I want to hound SD for agates and fossils..
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Post by drocknut on Sept 24, 2018 10:31:33 GMT -5
Great bunch of rocks, glad you found some and it was worth the walk in the drizzle.
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goatgrinder
spending too much on rocks
Make mine a man cave
Member since January 2017
Posts: 368
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Post by goatgrinder on Sept 24, 2018 14:25:13 GMT -5
Ah Dude! A really big basket and I'm all in for Easter egg hunting in that sweet spot.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 24, 2018 14:59:37 GMT -5
Some of the agates are just labeled “agate” or “misc. agate” while others are “prairie agate”. What makes an agate a prairie agate? They’re really nice, by the way.
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Post by Psycho on Sept 24, 2018 18:54:37 GMT -5
Always wanted to look for agates in the grasslands but never really knew where to go or had someone who knows the area well. Seriously, all you have to do is get out and look in the rock beds Check the pastures, we've even found them in the roads- especially after it rains and there are new ruts There is a ton of area to search, all you have to do is get out We usually find something every time we go Usually. Makes perfect sense to me, now for that much needed vacation lol |
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Post by miket on Sept 24, 2018 19:08:05 GMT -5
22a is a good pasture, 33n is also good. Also by sugarloaf butte...
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