This is some of the most translucent Polka Dot Agate we’ve ever had. Love the little window with the eye in the pyramid piece. This stuff comes from a mine near a little town called Ashwood outside of Madras, Oregon.
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Yikes! Snakes?
We found this piece of Polka Dot Agate years ago when we took Ken’s Grandpa on our annual spring rock hunting trip. We went to Ashwood, which is outside of Madras Oregon, where we’d arranged to be taken up to the Polka Dot mine, which was closed. But we were able to look for pieces…
Madras Oregon Rock Show Yields More Cool Rough
The annual Madras Pow Wow is one of the best shows for rough rock in the Pacific Northwest. This year we made it a point to be there and we’re glad we were. Not only did we resupply with some rough we use on a regular basis, but we also found some things we didn’t…
Cool new batch of Oregon polka dot agate cabs now in the store!
Here’s a new batch of Polka Dot Agate cabochons we just cut. Polka Dot Agate is found not far from Madras in Central Oregon and is a classic North American agate known and loved the world over. It comes in a wide range of colors and patterns but it is not polka dot without the,…