Gemstones | Minerals | Jewelry | Rockhunting

As you would suspect, once these are gone, there is no guarantee of getting any more of these rare and elusive beauties. I will give as much information about the stones as I know. Some will be absolutely certain, some will be good educated guesses. And in the past I've relied on some identification from 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. I will indicate unknown localities as unknown. Some other codes will simply indicate consignment materials. Some agates will be polished, some unpolished. I may on occasion give the agates a coat of removable mineral oil in order to bring out the color and pattern in photographing.

In regard to prices, at the Crawford Rock Swap in recent years Fairburn agates were mostly quite high for anything decent. I 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!

Click on the thumbnail pictures to see the full-sized photos. Please order by Product Name and Stock# with a minimal order or $20.00
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	#FBSD23 Polished elongated agate nodule, lots of pattern. Shades of gray, black, and brown. 2.5" x 1" x 0.5", 1.9 oz. Another view (click on to view) $10.00 (Stock #fbsd23a)
	#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 (Stock #fbsd35)
	#FBSD65 Face polished agate. 1-1/4". $5.00 (Stock #fbsd65)
	#FBSD149 Large polished agate with fine banding patterns in white to gray on medium dark matrix. 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" x 1.5", 8.4 oz. View of backside. (click on to view) $5.00 (Stock #fbsd149)
	#FBSD152 Red/pink patterns on dark gray. Pattern has been surface sanded, except for backside. 2.5" x 2.5" x 1-1/4", 8.0 oz. Backside View. (click on to view) $20.00 (Stock #fbsd152)
	#FBNE28 Face-polished Nebraska agate with deep red, light orange banding. Buggy pattern on backside too, left natural. 2-3/4" x 2" x5/8", 3 oz. $35.00 (Stock #fbne28)
	#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. $7.00 (Stock #fbne48)
	#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, 3" x 2.5" x 1.75", 10.7 oz. . A couple more views. (click on to view) $5.00 (Stock #fbne49)
	For Queensland Agates see my Queensland Agates for Sale For Other Agates for Sale see my Other Agates for Sale
Please note: Much effort has been made in the attempt to get as accurate a picture as possible of our gemstones. Please keep the following in mind while shopping: Cameras do not see color exactly the same as the human eye and lighting conditions often cause large variances. When taking pictures for the web, we have found that it is very difficult to capture the brilliance that the human eye sees and photos cannot often show all of the stones' ambiance and jewelry pieces' fine detail. Also computer monitors vary and often color tones are set to suit the viewer's preferences. When shopping, remember that "the pictures are meant as a rough guide only." All our products have a money-back guarantee (see terms above) so there is no risk in ordering from the Buena Vista Gem Works.

Fairburn Agates For Sale

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