Plush, Oregon and Mining for Sunstones:

Yesterday, Cary and I met a nice guy named Mike Hill.  Mike and his wife Sheryle own Sunstone mines near Plush, Oregon and are part of a group called Dust Devil III, Oregon Sunstone.  They travel to shows in the southwest to sell their jewlery and gems.  

Prior to meeting Mike, I had never even heard of Sunstones or Plush, Oregon.  Mike said that there are also ancient Indian grounds there, with caves and places where the Indians wrote their birth records on the rock walls.  I have posted links to information about this area in Lake County, Oregon, which Cary and I are excited about exploring this summer.

Plush, Oregon

Links to Plush, Oregon and surrounding attractions:

http://oregonhotsprings.immunenet.com/hartmtn.htm

http://www.freewebs.com/friendsofhartmountain/

http://www.lakecountychamber.org/attractions.php

http://www.oregonrockart.com/history.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Valley

A picture of what is lying on 

the ground in the Plush area.

Red arrows point out the Sunstones.

 Sunstones from Dust Devil III's mines.

Cut and polished Sunstone (feldspar)

Links regarding Oregon Sunstones and Mining:

http://www.mtlilygems.com/mineinfo/plshinfo.html

http://www.yourgemologist.com/ISGForumsBoard/showthread.php?t=4566

http://www.oregon-sunstone.com/about_Oregon_Sunstone/Dust_Devil_Mine/

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/oregon-sunstone.htm