South Fork Limb Casts Site 2
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Details:
There is a well-known limb cast collection area at the South Fork of the Crooked River. This is for the second site. The limb casts were formed as such according to this website:
"Over time, the tree’s wood material eventually decayed, leaving perfect molds of tree limbs and roots. These forms filled with quartz and other minerals producing some very beautiful agates in the shape of tree limbs".
Here is a little instruction:
"To find limb casts it is necessary to dig a little, as they tend to lie below the surface at an average depth of 18 inches. They are also occasionally found in streams and on the surface, though not as frequently as they used to be"
Directions:
I was unable to locate the location on Google Earth, but it is a well-known locality (search google for it). According to this website, here are the directions from Prineville:
"To get there (from Prineville), follow Hwy 380 (Combs Flat Road headed toward Paulina) to mile post 51, turn right on Congleton Hollow Road. After 3.9 miles take a left on the road and proceed 0.4 miles, and park. Travel another 0.3 miles on Congleton Hollow Road to a turnout, just past the concrete bridge. Here material can be found on both sides of the road. The last site can be found by taking the left fork of the road just past the turnout. Follow it 0.4 miles to the top of the hill, and you're there. Part of the South Fork area is a BLM wilderness study area and vehicle use is restricted to the designated routes"
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Google Map: (The GPS marker is only marking the nearest city.)
Tags: limb casts, limbcasts, petrified wood, quartz, agate, agatized wood, Crooked River, South Fork, Paulina, Prineville, Post, Oregon, highway 380, 380
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