This book provides detailed descriptions to 86 sites. Rockhounding books utah department of natural resources map. A guide to the states best rockhounding sites rockhounding series kappele, william a. Ut within wellsville mountain area cambrian middle. Had a chance to get out this week for a while collecting, got a few pounds of some excellent agate. Nine german prisoners of war were murdered and nineteen prisoners were wounded by american private clarence v.
A guide to the states best rockhounding sites rockhounding series. Buy a cheap copy of rockhounding utah rockhounding series book by william a. The crystals formed within cavities of the topaz mountain rhyolite, a volcanic rock which erupted approximately six to seven million years ago tertiary period from volcanic vents along faults in the area. Regardless of what kind of rockhound you are, or want to be, finding and reading a good book on the subject is an excellent source of knowledge. Rockhounding colorado takes you to 100 of the best rockhounding sites in the state. The utah prisoner of war massacre headlined by time as midnight massacre took place after the end of world war ii in europe at midnight on july 8, 1945 at a german and italian prisonerofwar camp in salina, utah. On the north side of the road, collecting can begin next to the road and continue up the hillslopes. Best rockhounding books for 2020 rocks, minerals and. Kappele has been rockhounding across the west for more than forty years. Pick up the book rockhounding utah for alot of very detailed directions to great rockhounding sites. Well written, well illustrated, and detailed enough directions to some great sites. We turned up little canyon and went around the quarry. The next 107 miles until salina is the longest distance without services of any kind along the entire us interstate system. The utah department of natural resources map and bookstore is operated by the utah geological survey.
Although the rockhounding treasures are many in this vast and sparsely populated state, author kenneth graham points out that sometimes the joy is in the search itself. Americas best rockhounding resource with information on rocks, minerals. A guide to the states best rockhounding sites paperback by. This page allows for the entry of rock collecting locations that have been found by users on the internet or by reference sources. Although there are laws regulating rockhounding, most of our public land is open and rocks can be collected freely by the public.
Below i have an updated list of the best rockhounding books for 2017. The agate and chert at this location are white, gray, green, purple, orange, and. The states diverse terrain is home to numerous varieties of rare rocks, gemstones, and fossils. Whether youre just getting started or youre a seasoned rockhound, there is always new information to learn and explore. We offer access to interlibrary loans for those hardtofind books. The tricounty bookmobile is a joint effort of the utah state library, sevier county, piute county, and wayne county. You will not encounter any rockhounding books or rockhounders giving you any info so. Discover salina, utah with the help of your friends. Adventure and survival books 15 hiking books 2 general utah and area hiking guides 25 national parks of utah hiking books salt lake hiking books 5 wasatch hiking books 3 uinta hiking books 2 nearby states hiking books 18 outdoor activities 5 camping, cookouts, and ghost stories books 19 fishing and. Hey i know this is an old thread but my girlfriend and i are headed that way this weekend does anyone have directions sent from my smn950u using tapa. Utah is an excellent destination for rock hounding. Kappele reminds us in the introduction to rockhounding utah, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Location county stateprovince directions,notes age. The club has also incorporated a junior rockhounding program.
Catalogs, books, and handbooks relating to railroads catalogs and handbooks related to mining catalogs and handbooks related to topics other than mining or railroads circumpacific council publications for energy and mineral resources coastal studies and coastal geomorphology colorado colorado school of mines publications. Mountain biking books 6 atv and ohv books 9 hunting books 17 rock art and scenic books 19 nature guide. A guide to the states best rockhounding sites by william a. Utah rockhound guide one mans ramblings in the deserts and mountains of utah.
Rock hounding for banded calcite west of utah lake, ut. This is the first one of this series i have purchased but i will be getting the guides for other states i travel to. The most sought after variscite in the world came in the form of nodules from the little green monster mine, clay canyon, fairfield, utah co. They also have their own rockhounding utah book available for. See more ideas about utah, minerals and rocks and minerals. Every few weeks, my wife and i take a trip to one of the towns in utah. Each description includes consise information on the material to be found there, the tools to bring, the best season to visit, the vehicle to drive, or when a remote find suggests its time to lace up the hiking boots. I have made every effort to mark these points as close to the actual areas as possible usually within a few feet. A field guide to some of the states best rockhounding sites. If you ever have any trouble locating any of the places on the map please continue reading locations. We usually spend most of the day, see what there is to do there, and i try to get in a rock hunting trip. I tried following the directions on the utah rockhounding 3.
Back of beyond books specializes in regional and natural history titles. These two gentlemen custom make stainless steel lapidary cabbing machines for a great price. Rockhounding wyoming is an introduction to a fascinating treasure hunt for those seeking jade, agate, bloodstone, fossils, petrified wood, fluorite, or other precious stones. Salina bubble, turtleback agate with utah rockhounding. Vernon and salina wonder stone are super easy to collect and look pretty neat. Please click on a location for a link to the post about that area these are not approximations. The other day i took the kids to pelican point for the first time and totally struck out. I had to design a trip that would reel him in and hook him, so i decided on this one. Recently retired, gary has more time to pursue his passions, traveling and rockhounding throughout utah. Salina white pages phone books in utah ut whitepages. Lars johnson goodreads author shelved 3 times as rockhounding.
This book is a 6 x 9 paperback with 180 pages, descriptions, maps and photos. Barite red agate pseudomorph of barium sulfate from utah s famous yellowcat rockhounding region im substituting a bigger one utah plasma green and orange jasper from south of the book cliffs two not just one utah petrified wood colorful agate from. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Mining gem quality topaz and red beryl utah rockhounding. Alumk alum king occurrence, henry mining district, antelope range, sevier co. Salina sun online serving aurora, salina and redmond. Dog ranch, fishlake mountains, salina, sevier county, utah, usa. You could build up an entire library out of the numerous books and magazines about rockhounding in utah and rockhounding in general.
I should check in more, had i known you had a trip planned to utah i could have gave you directions to the nephi palm and wood, you drove past the turn off if you were going as far south as bryce and 30 miles more west there is banded opal, 3 types of obisdian, topaz, picasso marble etc. Its wont polish all that well but it makes for great decorative pieces as is. Rockhounding books prospecting books mining books 8 navigation, first aid and knots. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. I have a lot of books on rockhounding in utah and other parts of the intermountain west. Utah has produced collectible specimens from 4 different localities. Animal guide books 39 audubon guide books 15 peterson guide books 16 insects and spiders books 4 trees, plants, and flowers books 28 pocket guides 34 general interest books 3 rockhounding, geology and mining. The counties are alphabetized, and within each county the locations are. Search for amethyst and quartz at the crystal hill mine, check out the view at douglas pass while looking for leaf imprints and insect fossils, or head to saint peters dome to uncover green, white, and purple fluorite. Other minerals that can be found at topaz mountain are red beryl, amethyst, garnet, pseudobrookite, bixbyite, opal, and hematite. Eureka agate and vernon wonderstone i had a friend who was marginally interested in rocks, so i decided to try convincing him to take up rockhounding. I was looking for root beer onyx banded calcite but came across something totally different. It includes information such as collecting locations that ive visited or that ive researched, and also information from other rockhounds.
Rockhounding utah rockhounding series book by william a. Popular rockhounding books showing 150 of 54 rockhounding oregon. Scattered on the gray and browncolored hills are pieces of agate, chert, jasper, and petrified wood, as well as large black boulders deposited by ancient streams. His other books include rockhounding nevada and rockhounding colorado.
This new version of the guide arranges the sites into counties and regions, with a different chapter for each county. This website is dedicated to the amateur rockhound who is interested in finding rock specimens for their collection. A guide to the states best rockhounding sites buy on amazon while the internet is a fantastic resource to access information on rockhounding sites in utah and network with fellow enthusiasts, its hard to beat the convenience, reliability, and knowledge associated with an in depth guide book. Clay canyon variscite rock hounding expedition information about this trip. Find out whats happening in rockhounding meetup groups around the world and start meeting up with the ones near you. Detailed descriptions, photos and maps guide you to some of the best gem collecting sites in the state.
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