A Collector's Guide to Rock, Mineral, & Fossil Localities of Utah
A Collector's Guide to Rock, Mineral, & Fossil Localities of Utah

Author: James R. Wilson

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1557913366

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With the tremendous growth of population in this and neighboring states, there are more collectors than ever before and with the rapidly escalating prices for mineral and fossil specimens in the retail market, there is a great demand for displayable material. It has become necessary for professional geologists, hobby collectors, and commercial collectors to recognize each others existence and to try to work together within a framework of regulation, courtesy, and common sense so that material of scientific value is not lost and undue restrictions are not placed upon collecting. There is a continuing need for collectors and professionals to work together with resource managers and legislators to develop workable laws and rules affecting the collecting of minerals and fossils. This publication contains details information about collecting areas, divided by county to make for ease of use. Each collecting area contains information about the minerals, rocks, or fossils present, map recommendations, and other helpful tips on getting to the sites.

Selected Mining Districts of Utah
Selected Mining Districts of Utah

Author: Carl L. Ege

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1557917264

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Whether you are a geologist, history buff, or rockhound, this booklet will be a helpful guide to Utah?s mining districts. The booklet is divided up into three parts: the first part provides general information on what a mining district is, how many mining districts are in Utah, types of mineral deposits found at these districts, and landownership issues. The second part includes individual mining-district discussions containing information on location, production, history, geology, mineralogy, and current/future operations. The third part includes a glossary of geologic terms and other useful resources in the appendices, such as a descriptive list of minerals found in the districts, geologic time scale, and a list of mineral resources of the mining districts.

Rainbow of Rocks
Rainbow of Rocks

Author: Marjorie A. Chan

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2002-10

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 1557916810

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Sunrise illuminates Colorado Plateau’s canyon country. In the early morning light, cliffs radiate a rich red glow, and a sculptured panorama of sandstone is revealed in a rich palette of crimson, vermilion, orange, salmon, peach, pink, gold, yellow, and white. Nearby are black, spherical rock marbles (iron concretions) collecting in small depressions, like puddles of ball bearings. These natural spherical balls have been called various names such as iron nodules, iron sandstone balls, or moki marbles. However, we use the name “iron concretion” to describe both the composition (iron oxide that is the dark mineral which cements the sandstone grains) and the formed shape (concretion). What paints the sandstone such rich colors? Why is red a dominant color? Where do the black marbles come from? How did the black marbles form? Is there a relationship between sandstone colors and the marbles? This booklet explores the answers to these questions and poses other questions yet unanswered.

From the Ground Up
From the Ground Up

Author: Colleen Whitley

Publisher:

Published: 2006-09-14

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13:

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"This first thorough survey of Utah's mining history provides overviews of the geology, economic history, and folklore of mining in the state; recounts the development of a selection of historically significant minerals, such as coal, salines, and uranium; and includes region-by-region histories of Utah's mining booms and busts. The essays are written by notable experts in the field, among them historians Thomas G. Alexander, Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans, James E. Fell Jr., Laurence P. James, Brigham D. Madsen, Allen Kent Powell, W. Paul Reeve, and Raye C. Ringholz and geologists J. Wallace Gwynn and William T. Parry."--BOOK JACKET.

Geology of Millard County, Utah
Geology of Millard County, Utah

Author: Lehi F. Hintze

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1557916926

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This bulletin serves not only to introduce the non-geologist to the rich geology of Millard County, but also to provide professional geologists with technical information on the stratigraphy, paleontology, and structural geology of the county. Millard County is unique among Utah’s counties in that it contains an exceptionally complete billion-year geologic record. This happened because until about 200 million years ago the area of present-day Millard County lay near sea level and was awash in shallow marine waters on a continental shelf upon which a stack of fossil-bearing strata more than 6 miles (10 km) thick slowly accumulated. This bulletin summarizes what is known about these strata, as well as younger rocks and surficial deposits in the county, and provides references to scientific papers that describe them in greater detail. Mountains North 30 x 60 (1:100,000-scale) quadrangles. These companion maps and this bulletin portray the geology of Millard County more completely and accurately than any previously published work.

Minerals of the Utahlite Claim, Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah
Minerals of the Utahlite Claim, Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah

Author: Joe Marty

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 1999-01-20

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 155791639X

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Phosphate minerals in northwestern Utah have been known since 1905. In 1909, Frank Edison and Edward Bird located claims on Utahlite Hill and produced variscite until 1910. Now the location is known as the Utahlite claim. This locality is important as a source of lapidary-grade variscite and well-formed microcrystals of metavariscite and variscite. The number of mineral species occurring at this location is limited, but interesting. Currently, one small oval open pit has been developed for mining lapidary material. North of this pit is a small variscite prospect, the Alice claim.

Rockhounding Utah
Rockhounding Utah

Author: William A. Kappele

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-02-01

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1493009478

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A completely updated and revised edition brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals .

High-calcium Limestone Resources of Utah
High-calcium Limestone Resources of Utah

Author: Bryce T. Tripp

Publisher: Utah Geological Survey

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1557917361

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This project compiles basic information on the most important geologic and infrastructural factors that would be considered when planning a new high-calcium limestone quarry such as: (1) data on existing pits and prospects, (2) chemical analyses of high-calcium limestone, (3) the extent and spatial distribution of geologic formations having good potential for high-calcium limestone production, (4) references for geologic maps covering existing pits and prospects, and analytical data points, (5) locations of transportation corridors, and (6) locations of cement and lime plants, electric power plants, coal mines, and metal smelters that are large consumers of high-calcium limestone.