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Rabbit Basin Sunstone Public Collection Area, OR

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: clear sunstone, schiller sunstone, red/green feldspar.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Oregon sunstone (labradorite feldspar) weathering from Pleistocene basalt flows

Designated BLM free-collection area with signage and access road, documented by BLM Lakeview District and guidebooks.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote high desertNo water, rough roads, extreme heat

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