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White Fir Springs OR

Ochoco jasper thundereggs

Agate beach or gravel Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Agates and jasperAgates and jasper
GeodesGeodes
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: yellow to purple cores.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), W.carter (CC BY-SA 4.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: free public thunderegg bed in the Ochoco National Forest northeast of Prineville, known for jasper-cored eggs

Mindat locality with documented digs by Oregon Discovery, Interweave and NW Rockhounding; jasper thundereggs 1.5 to 5 inches typical

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Rough forest roadsHigh clearance suggested for the last spur, snow into late spring at 5,000 ft

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