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Pacific Coast Beachcombing (Page 2)

Gold Beach Oregon Rockhounding Gold Beach Rocks

Gold Beach: Rockhounding South Beach & Kissing Rock

2024-08-05
Chetco River Rockhounding Oregon River Rockhounding

Chetco River Rockhounding Adventures on the Oregon Coast

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Sixes River Rockhounding Oregon River Rock Collecting Cape Blanco Sixes River

Sixes River: Rockhounding and Recreational Prospecting

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Elk River Rockhounding Oregon River Gravel Bar Rockhounding

Elk River, Oregon Coast – Miles of Riverbank Rockhounding

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Nelscott Beach Oregon Rockhounding Beach Rock Collection Gemstones

Nelscott Beach – The Best Agate Hunting in Lincoln City, Oregon

2024-01-07
Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park Rockhounding gravel bar agate

Carl Washburne Memorial State Park: A Prime Agate Hunting Spot on Oregon Coast

2024-01-07
Strawberry Hill Wayside Rockhounding Oregon Coast Agate

Strawberry Hill Wayside – Agates on a Rugged Hidden Beach, Oregon Coast

2024-01-06
Neptune Beach Oregon Rockhounding Beach Rock Collection

Neptune Beach Oregon Coast: Colorful Agates near Thor’s Well!

2024-01-06
Big Creek Agate - Oregon Coast

Big Creek: Hidden Rockhounding Gem on the Oregon Coast

2023-12-13
Moolack Beach rockhounding for Oregon agate and jasper

Moolack Beach: A Top Rockhounding Spot on the Oregon Coast

2023-12-05
Tunnel Beach Gemstones, Jasper and Agate

Tunnel Beach, Oregon Coast: Path through a Historic Tunnel

2023-11-28
Short Beach Gemstones

Short Beach on the Oregon Coast – A Hidden Rockhounding Gem

2023-11-28

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Sommer Camp Road Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "surface finds of opal and chalcedony" presents several small opal and chalcedony rocks of various shapes and colors, laying on sunlit dusty ground.

Sommer Camp Road, Idaho: Rockhounding for Fluorescent Opal

Boulder Creek Pyrite Rockhounding at Quartzville Creek Oregon: Orange-stained volcanic rock with pyrite cube"

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Bruneau River Canyon Rockhounding in Idaho: The picture "Bruneau River Canyon jasper and river rock fragments" shows several tan, brown, and yellow jasper and river rocks scattered on dry, sandy ground, highlighting their varied shapes and textures under bright sunlight.

Bruneau River Canyon, Idaho Rockhounding: Jasper and Petrified Wood

The China Hat Geological Site in Idaho: The picture "China Hat Geological Site quartzite rock fragments" shows a cluster of light gray and tan quartzite rocks on the ground, some displaying angular breaks and rough textures, surrounded by scattered green grass and smaller stones.

China Hat Geological Area, Idaho – Fluorescent Rhyolite Site




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