Color: Prairie
Agate has concentric banding and is a marbled mixture of chalcedony and
different colors of jasper. Similar to associated Fariburn Agate,
but lacks the "holly shaped" banding and is not as colorful..
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments: Prairie Agate is associated with the Chadron Formation and is
primarily found in the Black Hills of northeastern Wyoming, South
Dakota, and into Nebraska.
Projectile point made from this material:
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