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Juniper Ridge Fire Opal Mine
Nearby Attractions
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SPECTRUM SUNSTONE MINE
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Just two hours away, you can visit the famous Spectrum Sunstone mine, as featured on
the Travel Channel series "Cash & Treasures". Enjoy their free-dig, where you can
mine some Oregon Sunstone - FOR FREE. You can also enjoy fresh water and browse their rock shop.
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DUST DEVIL SUNSTONE MINE
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A scenic 2-hour drive leads you to the Dust Devil Sunstone Mine, located in the
breathtaking Oregon high desert near the base of Hart Mountain. At the Dust Devil
you will find wonderful hospitailty along with some of the best Sunstone digging
to be had. After supper you can watch the antelope and listen to the coyotes sing
you to sleep.
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LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BATTLEGROUND
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Just 90 minutes away, the Lava Beda National Monument offers opportunities to hike
volcanoes and cinder cones, study lava chimneys, explore lava tube caves, and peer over
awe-inspiring vistas of lava flows.
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK
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World-famous Crater Lake National Park is only a three-hour drive from the mine
site. There you can stand in awe of one of the natural wonders of the world. Peer
over the rim of a nearly 4,000 foot deep caldera, almost 2,000 feet of which is filled
with one of the deepest natural lakes in the world. The wildlife in this park is
amazing, and you may glimpse anything from bear, to elk, to fox, to the elusive pica.
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RAINBOW RIDGE OPAL MINE
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Just a few hours hours by car, a side trip to the Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine (702-941-0270)
in Virgin Valley, NV offers fee-digging at a different source for fire opal.
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ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE
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Just a few hours by car, a side trip to the Royal Peacock Opal Mine
(702-941-0374) in Virgin Valley, NV offers yet another fee-digging
location for fire opal.
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DAVIS CREEK SHEEN OBSIDIAN
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Just 1 1/2 hours by car, a side trip to Davis Creek, CA offers
rockhounds the opportunity to dig some beautiful obsidian that
flashes green, pink and rainbow. There are also obsidian needles to be found
in the same area. This side trip is FREE as long as you fill out the
required California paperwork - available at the Davis Creek Store.
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HART MOUNTAIN ANTELOPE REFUGE
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A vacation in itself, Hart Mountain is just 3 hours drive from
Juniper Ridge Mine - and within an hour of the Dust Devil Mine.
Hart Mountain offers
numerous animal species, including pronghorn antelope, California
big horn sheep, mule deer, and sage grouse. Spanning over 200,000
acres with elevations ranging from 4,500 to over 8,000 feet, the
refuge offers breathtaking scenery, campgrounds, and a wonderful
soothing hot spring. Rockhounding on the refuge can afford visitors
jasper, opal, and copralites.
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