Oregon Coast Agate Club

07/28/2025

The Oregon Coast “Rock Doc” and author of the pocket guide Agates of the Oregon Coast, K. Myers, will be speaking at the Newport 60+ Activity Center giving a presentation for the Listen and Learn Lecture Series, Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. in the multi purpose dining room. This presentation is free and open to all ages. Myers will be talking about agates to zeolites and other desirable stones that may be found along the Pacific coastline. There will be a selection of coastal samples to see and feel up close and learn from plus time for questions and your welcome to bring that one COASTAL stone (no fossils please) you want to learn more about.

Since retiring after 26 years in the industry, from FACETS Gem & Mineral Gallery, here in Newport. K has been sharing over 50+ years of knowledge and has released the new 5th edition of the true color pocket guide Agates of the Oregon Coast.

For more information, stop by the office located at 20 SE 2nd Street, Newport, OR, or call 541-265-9617. Find us on Facebook:wwwfacebook.com/NewportSeniorActivityCenter.

09/14/2024

Liquidating out this old collection of black agates of the Oregon Coast from the estates of our friends back in the 80's (past members) of the Oregon Coast Agate Club: https://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/clt/d/newport-agates-collectibles-display/7785348241.html

Our personal sale will feature an old estate collection (that I purchased many years ago) of 4 large gift jars of the highly sought after polished black agates of the Oregon Coast $80.00 each jar...

03/20/2024

01/03/2024

The 2024 Agate Festival is scheduled for January 13-14 2024. This FREE EVENT is held over the Martin Luther King Jr weekend in January. Mark your calendars now for a great show. Sorry but The Rock Doc won't be able to attend this year.

Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Yachats Commons
441 Highway 101

12/23/2023

We are sorry to say that our Oregon Coast Agate Club which has existed since 1939 will no longer exist as of January 1, 2024. The few of us that still attended the meetings are of retirement age and can no longer put on our annual gem show due to the lack of younger folks to assist with putting the show together.

The "Rock Doc" will continue to participate doing the "Beachcombing 101" presentations as long as possible, and will be featured at the Yachats Agate Festival in January over the MLK weekend.

11/10/2023

This will simplify the geology of agates for you.

08/07/2023

We discovered this message in the storage unit that held the fossil metasequoia pinecone. It now is proudly on display for all to see at Wesley's Trading Post. Our past president The Oregon Fossil Guy DiTorrice worked along with others to make the metasequoia our Oregon State Fossil.

04/29/2023

04/14/2023

Memories of our Oregon Fossil Guy:

Welcome to Oregon from NARG (North America Research Group) and FOSSIL! Join us for a beach trip as we collect fossils from the 15 million year old Astoria Fo...

04/02/2023

Maybe this will clarify the difference between a geologist and a gemologist training and the work their qualified to do.

Useful Charts, Difference Between Geologist and Gemologist.

02/18/2023

The collage photo is the most unusual fossilized nautilus that we've ever seen as it had turned to stone. The white image displays what your seeing as stone. This fossil was found by Heath a new member of the Oregon Coast Agate Club.