The red fire opal is one type of opal that you might find here. It’s very rare and lights up with fiery colors when you shine light on it. The mine is a safe and well-kept area where families and treasure hunters can look for their piece of Oregon’s natural art.

Aug 19, 2024 · One of the most distinctive types of opals found in Oregon is the fire opal. Unlike many opals that display a play-of-color, fire opals are known for their vibrant hues of yellow, orange, and red. These stones, often translucent, can exhibit bright flashes of green under certain lighting conditions, making them highly sought after .

Outlaw Rocks is a mining company in southern Oregon. We mine Oregon fire opal, Oregon chocolate opal, Oregon caramel opal, Oregon pink opal and Oregon white opal. All of our gems are mined responsib

Jun 21, 2024 · The pair is making available their Southern Oregon Fire Opal mine, the Red October 2, for digging with the purchase of a season pass that covers the entire household.

Sep 22, 2020 · One of the more rare varieties of opal produced in Oregon is called the fire opal. While these don’t typically display play-of-color, these translucent gems come in warm and vibrant hues of golden yellow, orange and red. They can also exhibit bright green flashes in certain angles of illumination.

The Juniper Ridge Opal Mine is a fee-digging mine located in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, in the southern Oregon hills between Klamath Falls and Lakeview. It's known for its fire opals, which are a type of opal that exhibits a play-of …

Jan 1, 2020 · Opals are found nearly everywhere in the world, but how are we going to get to Oregon and find those deep wonders? The Juniper Ridge Opal mine is the site of a major opal discovery and development that has been going on for 30 years before being abandoned.

Feb 10, 2021 · Troy and Michelle mine opal from three different mines in the mountains west of Lakeview, mining opal in many different colors: red, red/orange, pink, white, blue, and brown. The Opal Queen produces the reddish-orange opal, transparent and translucent varieties, and chocolate brown opaque to translucent opal.

We are a 5th generation mining family that owns and operates Outlaw Rocks, LLC in Southern Oregon. We can be found on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest and Threads. Fire Opal from Oregon. Oregon Pink, Peach and White Opal. Oregon Red Opal. Oregon Chocolate and Caramel Opal.

Oregon Fire Opals are a natural gemstone with no treatments of any type. They are translucent with warm colors, ranging from yellow, orange-yellow to red. Oregon Fire Opals can be carved, faceted into beautiful gemstones, or made into world class works of art.