White Fir Spring thunder eggs
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Details: White Fir springs thundereggs. Pale yellow and brown jasper filled. For more details go to the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Oregon. It says: "General description: Oregon thunderegg site courtesy of the Prineville-Crook County Chamber of Commerce. The thundereggs contain jasper or agate cores in a diamond shaped center.
Handy to bring along: 1.Small Pick 2.Shovel 3.Bucket
Helpful notes to newcomers: Thundereggs have been collected for years don't expect surface float. It will require some elbow grease to recover the thundereggs,".
Other sites mentioning include "https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/recreation/rocks-minerals/?cid=stelprdb5381937" and "https://oregondiscovery.com/mineral-collecting-central-oregon"
Directions: For directions go to the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Oregon. It says: "Drive east out of Prineville on HWY 26 to mile post 41and turn left on 3359. Drive approximately 5.5 miles until you reach the sign : Chamber of Commerce Claim. You made it to the jasper site. For the agate filled site turn right before the sign. "
From "https://oregondiscovery.com/mineral-collecting-central-oregon": "From Prineville, take Highway 26 east to milepost 41, go 0.4 miles after milepost 41 to Forest Road 3350. Turn left onto NF 3350 and drive 4.9 miles (always take a left fork) to a dirt road NF 010 on the right. Look for signs. You can drive or park your car here and hike uphill 0.1 mile to the collection sites."
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 44°24'20.26"N, 120°32'43.57"W)
or (44.405627, -120.545436)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is supposed to be exact.)
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