Comments on: Rockhounding Graveyard Point and Owyhee Agate

By: HeySal

HeySal — Thu, 10 May 2018 18:51:20 +0000

I’ve seen purple rock here and there, but not sure about any veins or what they might be composed of. You might want to just plan other stops (or stop wherever it looks good to hunt, like most of us hounds do), in that area and check out the book’s location, too.

By: JU571N

JU571N — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 04:01:37 +0000

Just curious as to if you know anything about a purple rock out there? I was out after some opal, chasing a spot from Garrett romaine’s falcon guidebook; came upon some big veins of purple high on the bluffs around Opalene Gulch, kinda out by marsing, or #55 if you have the book… Something tells me you might lol. Anyways if you know what I’m talking about, hmu.

By: HeySal

HeySal — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:02:51 +0000

I love that area of the world. The blue opal diggs there have now been shut down to the public. People need to be aware that if they trash places up when they visit, the land gets shut down now. Hate to see it happening out there. It’s an area I always want to return to after being gone for awhile.

By: Stephen Martin

Stephen Martin — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:05:31 +0000

Found some really nice calcite Quartz along succor creek last weekend, some of the pieces are quite exquisite .

By: Ken Newman

Ken Newman — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:22:21 +0000

Covered with dirt or not, Jessie is gorgeous! (sorry couldn’t resist) Ahh, those agates are too of course. Someday I’ll get up that way to try to find a few from down here in Fairfield, Ca. Thanks for posting on your trips, HeySal. 😉

By: HeySal

HeySal — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:30:27 +0000

Hi Maryann — First off, not many people are going to put exact locations online. Too many people go out and destroy areas. You can join the forums free and meet people there. They will be quite nice about letting you tag along and learn what you’re looking for. As far as generally – the Owyhees are riddled with pockets of different minerals. They are all over the place. Just drive in and check the sides of the roads here and there and hunt where you see interesting rocks on the roadsides. There are also gem hunting guides for Idaho and SE Oregon that will give directions to some more well known sites. There are rock and gem clubs in the area you can join, too. To get to those little spots that nobody really knows about yet takes some walking and some hunting, so be prepared to do some exploring if you want to find places that are relatively fresh and unpicked over. That’s a big area with few passable roads, so there’s still lots to discover out there.

By: maryann

maryann — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:27:58 +0000

how do you get to the place to find cool rocks of any kind near owyhee area