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Pike Creek, Alvord Desert

Agate beach or gravel Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GeodesGeodes
Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0), Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Canyon fans on the east face of Steens Mountain shedding thundereggs and agate

Documented southeastern Oregon locality in rockhound guides to the Alvord country.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

remoteness, heat, flash floods

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