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Post by miket on Oct 28, 2019 16:31:59 GMT -5
My son cut this rock a couple of days ago. He kept the better half and gave me this to work. Not sure this cab will turn out, it has fractures- but I'll try. Just want to see what people think- Fairburn or Tee Pee Canyon Agate? I think the only way I would be able to identify it is by knowing where it came from, which I do, but I'm curious as to what others think. Thanks for looking!   |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 28, 2019 18:25:02 GMT -5
Tee Pee (?)
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 28, 2019 19:40:06 GMT -5
LOL! I'd guess Fairburn and I'd probably be wrong.
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Post by julieooly on Oct 29, 2019 8:12:02 GMT -5
I’d guess Moroccan but it’s gorgeous with any name
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Post by miket on Oct 29, 2019 9:42:41 GMT -5
Yeah, it was found in the Oglala National Grasslands about 40 miles from me- where we always go to look for Fairburns. So I guess that would make it a Fairburn, right?
However, the Tee Pee Canyon Agates are found about 97 miles North of there in South Dakota.
And it does look like a Moroccan as well- or even a Dryhead from Montana.
But it has the colors of a Tee Pee. So is the name and type based on location?
I don't really know the answer, but I would have called it a Tee Pee as well.
I have a lot to learn, apparently!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 29, 2019 10:01:14 GMT -5
Yeah, it was found in the Oglala National Grasslands about 40 miles from me- where we always go to look for Fairburns. So I guess that would make it a Fairburn, right? However, the Tee Pee Canyon Agates are found about 97 miles North of there in South Dakota. And it does look like a Moroccan as well- or even a Dryhead from Montana. But it has the colors of a Tee Pee. So is the name and type based on location? I don't really know the answer, but I would have called it a Tee Pee as well. I have a lot to learn, apparently! Location, location, location. It's a Fairburn.  |
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Post by miket on Oct 29, 2019 10:31:25 GMT -5
Yeah, it was found in the Oglala National Grasslands about 40 miles from me- where we always go to look for Fairburns. So I guess that would make it a Fairburn, right? However, the Tee Pee Canyon Agates are found about 97 miles North of there in South Dakota. And it does look like a Moroccan as well- or even a Dryhead from Montana. But it has the colors of a Tee Pee. So is the name and type based on location? I don't really know the answer, but I would have called it a Tee Pee as well. I have a lot to learn, apparently! Location, location, location. It's a Fairburn. We've kind of discussed this before... Or is it a Tee Pee Canyon that washed down?  |
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Post by julieooly on Oct 29, 2019 12:43:56 GMT -5
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
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Post by parfive on Oct 29, 2019 12:57:09 GMT -5
I don’t like to think Teepee unless I see yellow.
Nothing definitive there, just my prejudice.
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Post by parfive on Oct 29, 2019 12:58:38 GMT -5
www.mindat.org/loc-27342.html
The further one extends out from the traditional Tepee Canyon sites, the agates show duller tones and banding, although newer surface deposits with colorful agate have been found since the fire.
It is now generally accepted & proven that the famous "Fairburn" agates (found in gravels on the plains and grasslands east of the Black Hills) actually originated in the bedrock at Tepee Canyon and other Black Hills area locations.
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Post by miket on Oct 29, 2019 14:07:57 GMT -5
I don’t like to think Teepee unless I see yellow. Nothing definitive there, just my prejudice. Thanks. I'll have to take a look at the teepees I have and see if that generally holds true...it might be an easy way to tell. |
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Post by miket on Oct 29, 2019 14:10:30 GMT -5
www.mindat.org/loc-27342.html
The further one extends out from the traditional Tepee Canyon sites, the agates show duller tones and banding, although newer surface deposits with colorful agate have been found since the fire.
It is now generally accepted & proven that the famous "Fairburn" agates (found in gravels on the plains and grasslands east of the Black Hills) actually originated in the bedrock at Tepee Canyon and other Black Hills area locations.
I've read this before. So does that mean that they're the same and just named differently depending on location? Makes a person wonder... |
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Post by rochaura on Nov 1, 2019 11:30:11 GMT -5
Teepee canyon that beaks off and gets stream or wind tumbled becomes fairburn. It really just refers to any bumbles agate from the Black Hills other than prairie agate. And yes, that looks like Teepee canyon.
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Post by miket on Nov 1, 2019 11:45:51 GMT -5
Teepee canyon that beaks off and gets stream or wind tumbled becomes fairburn. It really just refers to any bumbles agate from the Black Hills other than prairie agate. And yes, that looks like Teepee canyon. That's what I think also. And it was found in Nebraska... Thanks for the response! |
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Post by NRG on Nov 1, 2019 13:44:58 GMT -5
Yeah, it was found in the Oglala National Grasslands about 40 miles from me- where we always go to look for Fairburns. So I guess that would make it a Fairburn, right? However, the Tee Pee Canyon Agates are found about 97 miles North of there in South Dakota. And it does look like a Moroccan as well- or even a Dryhead from Montana. But it has the colors of a Tee Pee. So is the name and type based on location? I don't really know the answer, but I would have called it a Tee Pee as well. I have a lot to learn, apparently! There are geologists say all three of those are the same thing. Formed in the same formations at the same time. But, I'm no expert nor a geologist |
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