Recently, a thunderegg deposit that produces large and interesting specimens was discovered nearby. The mine offers a wide range of materials including Polka Dot agate, picture jasper, thundereggs, and green jasper from other mines operated by West Coast Mining. Now the agate bed is closed to public digging due to safety concerns but you can walk to the canyon bottom and enjoy multicolored agate veins in the hill. If you have to travel far, we recommend you to contact the mine before visiting. If the gate near the white trailer with multicolored dots is closed, it means they are closed for the day. Typically, the mine is open from May to November, Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. Polka Dot agates are cut and polished into beautiful decorative pieces making them desirable lapidary materials. Blue Ice is considered to be a high grade based on its quality. Some specimens have dark dendrites and red to brown jasper bands. One of the first Polka-Dot miners, Indians used agate to make sharp tools such as spears, knives, and arrowheads.įive percent of the mine’s material, named "Blue Ice" or "Blue Ice Ocean", is light-blue translucent agate featuring brown and orange dots. Mine tunnels of Native Americans are partially seen on the right side of the hill as the evidence of early quarry operations dated back to the first centuries A.D. The agate pit, showing the colorful seams, is situated in the scenic canyon just below a parking area. The specimens may have white, pale beige, or blue base colors with red, orange, brown, or black inclusions. The size ranges from slightly visible to 1/4 of an inch. The dots are sharp or spherical and vary in size and color. The translucent agate as its name suggested has a polka-dot pattern.
The user is responsible to verify the limitations of the geospatial data and to use the data accordingly.Located in the Central Oregon desert near the ghost-town of Ashwood, Priday Polka Dot Agate Beds produce beautiful orbicular agates featuring round dots of various colors. The data are dynamic and may change over time. Natural hazards may or may not be depicted on the data and maps, and land users should exercise due caution. The data and maps may not be used to determine title, ownership, legal descriptions or boundaries, legal jurisdiction, or restrictions that may be in place on either public or private land. Former commercial mine, operating today as a recreational mine with campsites, hook ups, restrooms, showers and the Miners. These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The Diggings™ makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness or utility of these geospatial data, or for the improper or incorrect use of these geospatial data. The Diggings™ accepts no liability for the content of this data, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. Information hosted on The Diggings™ is based on publicly available data through the Bureau of Land Management.
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