Dwarves' Earth Treasures: Blue Beds Thundereggs of Richardson Ranch (Pridley)


.	Dwarves' Earth Treasures Museum: Richardson Ranch Thundereggs Moss Beds of Richardson Ranch, Madras, Jefferson Co., Oregon	.

The Pridey(Blue) Beds, Red Beds, Pony Butte, and Plume Beds now owned by Richardsons are one of most well-known thunderegg sites for many decades and it happens that the thundereggs are made the State Rock of Oregon. They may be most common encountered and most studied thundereggs anywhere, but even so and as expected of any agates and thundereggs, great pieces seem to be rare. The best specimens from Moss Beds would show curtains of strong pink to red filaments in the clear agates.

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Rough Appearance: Thundereggs look like they had been compressed, broken areas showing mossy agates.
Most thundereggs seem to contain dark colored moss agate, those with pink to red moss agate are more desired.
I do not know if any plume agates can be found in the same Moss Beds.

This is dark colored moss agate thunderegg that is most commonly encountered.


What a great cut! Swirls of pink moss	Typical red moss thundereggs.