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. ![]() 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.
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