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Fairburn Agates: Nebraska, South Dakota

Fairburn Agates for Sale

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.

We also have a number of pounds of small/medium sized Fairburns and Lakers for sale up to 2 inches or more, some polished, some not. These are cheaper agates because of size, pattern, and/or color. Many are tumbled, some are natural. We do hope to eventually get some of them posted here, but there are too many to show all of them. If you have an interest in buying a quantity of these, please contact us.

NOTE: Prices at the Crawford Rock Swap in recent years 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!

Minimum order of agates is $20.00.

Do not miss our Fairburn agate photo gallery if you are a fairburn fan.

Updated: 06/05/10

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	#FBSD5. Polished nodule in shades of gray & white clouds, unusual. Slight bit of brown matrix. Measures 1.75" x 1.25" x 1". 1.8 oz. $10.00
	#FBSD21. Face polished gray & white agate. Approx. 1.25" x 1.25" x 3/8", 0.5 oz. $7.00
	#FBSD23. Polished elongated agate nodule, lots of pattern. Shades of gray, black, and brown. Another view here. 2.5" x 1" x 0.5", 1.9 oz. $10.00
	#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. $38.00
	#FBSD48. Tumbled and faced SD agate. Shows some partially re-healed cracks. Approx. 1-1/4" across. 1-1/4 oz. $15.00.
	#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
	#FBSD55. White and gray agate, probably from the reservation areas. Partially polished. 1-3/4". $15.00.
	#FBSD65. Face polished agate. 1-1/4". $7.00.
	#FBSD68. Face-polished full pattern agate. 1-1/8". $8.00.
	#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". $29.00
	#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
	#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. $45.00
	#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. $15.00.
	SOLD. #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.
	#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, $6.
	#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". $18.
	#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.
	#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" $8.00
	#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. $35.00
	#FBSD149. Large polished agate with fine banding patterns in white to gray on medium dark matrix. Backside shown here. 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" x 1.5", 8.4 oz. $35.00
	#FBSD150. A real interesting little hand-polished agate, showing what appear to be fossil remnants including a crinoid stem. Polishing only on a couple of surface. 1-1/2" long, 1.3 oz. $12.00.
	#FBSD151. Sawn and surface sanded agate from Kern. 3" x 2" x 1.5", 10.9 oz. $10.00
	#FBSD152. Red/pink patterns on dark gray. Pattern has been surface sanded, except for backside, seen here. 2.5" x 2.5" x 1-1/4", 8.0 oz. $35.00.
	#FBSD153. Off-white and tan agate. Other side is here. 2.5" x 2.5" x 1", 5.1 oz. $10.00
	#FBSD154. Nice Oral, South Dakota agate found when you could still hunt the gravel pits. Nice red-orange pattern on gray. Surfaces have been semi-polished by hand to retain contours. 2" x 1.5" x 1/2", 1.6 oz. $25.00.
	#FBSD155. Interesting agate pattern in this sawn half-nodule. Surface has been sanded to bring out the pattern, but not polished. Backside here. About 1.5" around by 1/2" thick in the center, 1.4 oz. $10.00.
	#FBSD156. Cheyenne River agate in tan & brown. 2.75" x 2.25" x 1.5", 5.7 oz. $10.00
	#FBSD157. Nice polished face on a half nodule. 2" x 1.5" x .75", 1.4 oz. $10.00
	#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 $22.00.
	#FBNE32. Face-polished full pattern Nebraska agate. Approx. 2-1/2" x 2" x 1-1/2", 3.4 oz. $45.00.
	#FBNE4. And another polished one from Nebraska. If you like yellow, this one has nice pattern. 1-3/4" x 7/8". $17.00.
	#FBNE25. Good tumble-polished Nebraska agate, tan & beige pattern on brown. 1-5/8" x 3/4" x 3/4", 1.3 oz, $10.00
	#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. $39.00
	#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. #22.00
	#FBNE44. Nice polished half in orange and light gray. 2.75" x 2" x 1", 5.5 oz. $35.00
	#FBNE45. Good red/white pattern on brown matrix. Has had some light sanding done on the pattern area, no polish. For another view, click here. 2.75" x 2" x 1", 6.6 oz. $18.00
	#FBNE46. Black, gray, whitish, red, and yellowish pattern on dark matrix. One sawn surface. Pattern has been lightly sanded as Nebraska agates often don't have much patina. Here's an end view. 2.25" x 1.25" x 1", 2.5 oz. $10.00.
	#FBNE47. White and grayish bands along with some unusual greenish colors. Pattern lightly sanded. 2" x 1.25" x 3/4", 1.9 oz. $10.00
	#FBNE48. Golden yellow and white pattern on brown matrix. The piece has a couple of sawn surfaces and has been tumble polished. 1.75" x 1.25" x 3/4", 2.2 oz. $10.00
	#FBNE49. Large unpolished agate shows off-white to grayish delicate banding on dark matrix. I can't tell if the rounding is natural or due to being in a tumbler. A couple of other views are here: 1, 2. 3" x 2.5" x 1.75", 10.7 oz. $25.00
	#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
	#FBX9. Interesting cool floating white bands with brown matrix. Hand-polished. Locality unknown. $8.00
	#FBX11. Face-polished agate. We think this is a Dakota agate, but could be a Nebraska agate. Approx. 1.7 oz. $9.00
	#FBX12. Large quartzy, gray/white banded agate. Another view here. Locality unknown. 3" x 2" x 1", 6.2 oz. $10.00.
	#FBX13. Tumble-polished agate with nice color, yellow, orange, and tan. 1.25" x 1" x .75", pattern wraps a little. 0.8 oz, $15.00

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