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Agates and Fairburns for Sale: Nebraska, South Dakota Agates and Fairburns
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FAIRBURN TYPE AGATES

As you would suspect, once these are gone, there is no guarantee of getting any more of these rare and elusive beauties. We will give as much information about the stones as we know. Some will be absolutely certain, some will be good educated guesses, often by Wayne Shortridge, who is definitely one of the best in the business of locality identification. Stock numbers with NE in them will be Nebraska agates, SD for South Dakota, and WY for Wyoming. TP will indicate Tepee Canyon, SP for Custer State Park, and so on. X will indicate unknown localities. Some other codes will simply indicate consignment materials. We have no northeastern Colorado agates in our collection, let alone for sale, as they are very rare (as though the other aren't!) Some will be polished, some unpolished. We may on occasion give the agates a coat of removable mineral oil in order to bring out the color and pattern in photographing. Minimum order from this page is $20.00.

Prices at the Crawford Rock Swap this year (2004) were mostly quite high for anything decent in the Fairburn realm. We saw asking prices all the way up to $6,000 for a single agate! Prices continue to climb as demand increases and more people hunt the rock beds, making finding good agates tougher each year due to increased competition. Asking prices on old collections skyrocket as well!

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#FBSD24. Nice face-polished, full-face South Dakota agate. I believe this to be a Kern agate based somewhat on the backside matrix colors. 2" x 1" x 7/8". 1.2 oz. $48.00
 #FBSD48. Tumbled and faced SD agate. Shows some partially re-healed cracks. Approx. 1-1/4" across. 1-1/4 oz. $22.00. 
#FBSD35. A good face-polished agate from Oelrichs, SD. The rest of the agate is unpolished, and the pattern crops out a bit on the backside of the wedge-shaped agate. 2-3/4" x 1-1/2" x 1". Weighs about 3.5 oz. $45.00 
#FBSD36.  A natural dark unpolished agate from Red Shirt Creek. Access to this remote area may be limited in the future if radical environmentalists get their way. 1-3/4" x 1-1/2",1.8 oz. $32.00.
 #FBSD55. White and gray agate, probably from the reservation areas. Partially polished. 1-3/4". $15.00.
 #FBSD65. Face polished agate. 1-1/4". $15.00.
 #FBSD68. Face-polished full pattern agate. 1-1/8". $10.00.
 #FBSD83. Hand polished pattern area on this nice agate. Small pattern outcrops on bottom face a couple places too. 1-3/8" diameter. $20.00
 #FBSD87. This agate looks like it was tumbled, then faced. Large quartz center, but pretty pattern. 1-3/;8" x 1". $18.00
 #FBSD88. Good color in this agate, probably a Kern. Pink, red, on tan matrix. For a view of the end pattern, click here. Hand polished. 2" x 1-3/8". $35.00
 #FBSD94. Polished pattern area on this large black and white. Approx. 3" x 2" x 1".  $17.00
#FBSD98. From my own collection is this face-polished, full faced beauty. This is probably from Pine Ridge IR. A classic! 1-1/2" x 1-1/4" x 1/2". 0.6 oz. $39.00.
#FBSD99. Another reservation agate, hand-polished. Unusual color shades in red, maroon, white, and yellowish-green. The agate is about 7/8" long and 3/4" wide. Not large, but very nice. $35.00
#FBSD101. Fine hand polished, full faced agate probably from Kern, 1-1/8" long. Small but very nice. $34.00
#FBSD107. A dandy little "black and white" agate from Kern. This one has been cut & polished on one end (click here for view), but sets nicely on that end to show off a full natural unpolished full-faced pattern. Approx. 1-1/2" x 1" x 1". $38.00.
#FBSD108. A large unpolished slice almost 3/8" thick of a agate found a number of years ago on a private ranch near the Kern beds. The slice measures 5" x ~3", and shows nice pink pattern on both sides. You could polish it for display if you wish, or cut a nice cabochon or two. $55.00
#FBSD110. Part of a nodule hammered into pieces by a novice rockhound. This agate is face polished and max. diameter is 1-1/4". Backside is nodule surface. $29.00.
#FBSD111. A nice black agate with  pink, dull red, & thin black bandings. Locality unsure, possibly Shoemaker Canyon. See another view here. Totally natural. 1-3/8", 0.8 oz. $45.
#FBSD118. Bright coral red pattern on chocolate brown. Pattern is hand polished. See other side here. Locality uncertain. Nice size. Weighs 5.2 oz, 3" x 2 -1/8". $45.
#FBSD119. Nice pattern and color. One side polished, one side natural. To see other side click here. This one is likely from Kern, the Cheyenne River, or possibly the reservation. 1-7/8" x 1-1/4", 0.9oz.  $49.
#FBSD121. Pink, white, black bands on a tan matrix. This stone is not polished. However, I can't tell whether it has been shaped in a tumbler or from natural stream wear. Click here for another view. Weighs 0.9 oz. and measures 1-3/4" x 1-1/4". $25.
#FBSD122. Cute little nodule that has been face polished to show a black, gray, and slightly salmony colored band. Weighs 0.7 oz., 1-1/4" across, $10.
#FBSD123. Face polished agate freeform showing bands in off-white, flesh pink, tan, and dk. brown colors. No matrix at all on this piece. Probably from Pine Ridge IR. 0.3 oz., 1-3/8" x 7/8". $40.
#FBSD124. Small Red Shirt agate displaying orange, white, and pale pink bands. Face polished pattern on a gray/tan/brown matrix. Weighs 1 oz., 1-1/2" x 1-1/8". $12.
#FBSD128. Here's a Kern agate that has been face polished. It has a wrap around pattern in red and earthy pink, with tan, red, and black matrix. Banding is nice, just not much color contrast. Here's a picture from the other side. 3.3 oz, 2-7/8" x 1-1/4" x 1-1/4". $35.00.
#FBSD134. A real pretty agate in red, pink, white, tan, and grayish. Pattern goes all the way through, banding on the other side too. A shot of the other side is here. All natural. Very nice.Weighs 1.0 oz. This PRIR agate is 1.75"x3/4"x7/8", 1.0 oz. $125.
#FBSD136. Here's a terrific reservation agate in brick red, several shades of pink, white, and gray. Very attractive. These types of agate are some of the most desired and hardest to come by. Approx. 1.5" x 7/8" x 7/8", 0.6 oz. $145.
#FBSD139. A real pretty pattern in red, off-white, and tan. Unsure of locality. 0.9 oz. 1.75" x 7/8" x 5/8" $30.00.
#FBSD141. A nice agate pattern in red, gray, tan, and off-white. Face polished piece is 2" x 1.75" x 7/8", weighs in at 2.9 oz. Locale unknown. $35.00
#FBSD142. A white and grayish reservation agate, nice polished pattern, not much color. 1.3 oz, 1.75" x 1-3/8" x 1/2" $10.00
SOLD.. #FBSD146. Several shades of red and off-white to pale yellow banding. Has been tumbled, then face polished. Not sure of exact locale. This agate is approx. 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" x 1-1/8", and weighs in at  3.3 oz. $50.00
NEW. #FBSD147. All natural agate from Kern. Nice pattern with several floating bands, which wraps a bit around one side. 1-3/4" x 1-1/4" x 1-1/8". Weighs 2.0 oz. $40.00
#FBNE1. Interesting pattern in red, orange, and bluish, in between matrix colors of brick red and tan. From the Nebraska agate beds. 2.2 oz, 2" x 1" x 1" is approx. size. Polished piece is $29.00.
 #FBNE32. Face-polished full pattern Nebraska agate. Approx. 2-1/2" x 2" x 1-1/2", 3.4 oz. $65.00.
 #FBNE4. And another polished one from Nebraska. If you like yellow, this one has nice pattern. 1-3/4" x 7/8". $20.00.
#FBNE28. Face-polished Nebraska agate with deep red, light orange banding. Vuggy pattern on backside too, left natural. 2-3/4" x 2" x 5/8", 3 oz. $35.00.
#FBNE29. Cool pattern on this tumble-polished Nebraska agate, wraps around a bit. 2" x 1-1/8" x 3/4", 1.6 oz. $35.00.
#FBNE37. Bands are mostly orange, yellowish-pink, and faintly amethystine in this Pasture 27 Nebraska agate. Polished on the two pattern faces. Approx. 1-3/4" x 1" x 1". Weighs 2.3 oz. $49.00
NEW. #FBNE42. Attractive banding pattern displays well with this polished face agate. Two sides are sawn and smoothed, displays nicely. 2-1/4" x 1-1/4" x 1". 2.5 oz. $35.00
NEW. #FBNE43. Tumbled, then face polished, this agate shows considerable bright red. Approx. 2-1//4" x 1-5/8" x 1-1/4", 3.0 oz. #25.00
#FBBH2. A fine unpolished slice of Black Hills agate, 5" x 5" x 3/8". Nice orange banding in a gray to reddish matrix. Weighs 8.5 oz. $39.00.
 #FBTP5. Large piece of Tepee Canyon agate with unusual colors, lightly face polished on the pattern area. Weighs almost 1 lb. $35.00.
#FBTP6. Large Tepee Canyon nodule split in two. You get both haves. Unpolished. Together they measure ~4.5" x 2.5" and 5" deep. Weighs in at over 2.5 lb. $55.00
#FBWY2. Pink and white polished face wraps around the agate a bit. This one we're pretty sure is from the Glendo, Wyoming area. $22.00.  
#FBX9. Interesting cool floating white bands with brown matrix. Hand-polished. Locality unknown. $12.00
 #FBX11. Face-polished agate. We think this is a Dakota agate, but could be a Nebraska agate. Approx. 1.7 oz. $12.00



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