About Graveyard Point Plume Agate

About Graveyard Point Plume

Graveyard Point Plume Agate is a truly exceptional variety of agate—known for its feathery, plume-like inclusions that look like delicate wisps suspended in stone. Imagine fossilized smoke or feathers trapped in ice, and you’re close.

This agate comes from Graveyard Point, a legendary rockhounding region straddling the Oregon–Idaho border, where hot spring systems once flowed through the volcanic landscape. Today, the area is dotted with active gem claims, and each zone within Graveyard Point produces distinct types of plume—ranging from fine black sprays to golden, mossy, or dendritic structures.

How Plume Agate Forms

Plume agate forms when silica-rich waters percolate through cracks and voids left by ancient hot springs. Within those pockets, microbes and trace elements help shape the stunning interior structures—creating fine, three-dimensional growths that later get encased in agate. This makes plume agate not only beautiful, but a record of ancient hydrothermal activity and microbial interaction.

Each slab of Graveyard Point material is a miniature ecosystem, frozen in time.

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