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Let's Rock => Rockhounding Tips, Maps, Trips Etc. => Topic started by: melhill1659 on October 03, 2017, 10:54:38 AM

Title: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: melhill1659 on October 03, 2017, 10:54:38 AM

Chris an I started this adventure flying into Salt Lake City
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we hit the ground running with our loaded down 4 x-large bags or so we thought.
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Our first Rock related stop
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Next:
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After spending the night in Wendover we set out for Gold Hill! It’s in the middle of No Where. Truly majestic in its desolence! One of many abandoned mine shafts.
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This next pic is what we called The Cave
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we spent 2 hours standing on a 5 gallon bucket prying this baby out of the ceiling. Any help with identifying would be welcomed (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171003/30c7e3dd803fa3846060b888a03c0b8b.jpg)

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This is a few other things that were found.
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Next: Spending the better part of the day at Gold Hill we decided to set off into the yonder in search of the ever so popular but supposedly only on private property Bertrandite! You Will Not encounter any Rockhounding books or Rockhounders giving you any info SO... after hours of reading geological studies, combing over old survey maps and studying public BLM maps we ended up here!
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After some searching and finding a destination it started to get chilly and we were exhausted.

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We hunkered down after a long day in the Jeep. We woke to 35degree temps.  This is some of what was collected:
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Tune in to Part 2 and possibly 3 for “THE REST OF THE STORY”

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: edgarscale on October 03, 2017, 05:55:35 PM

nice trip, thanks for sharing. 

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: Barclay on October 03, 2017, 07:55:01 PM

i especially like the purple stuff, what is it?

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: Slabbercabber on October 04, 2017, 05:50:02 AM

Here is a list of possibilities for your hex crystals.
https://www.mindat.org/system_search.php?c=Hexagonal

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: axllaird on October 04, 2017, 01:50:58 PM

Road trips are always cool, thanks for sharing. Cheers

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: southerly on October 07, 2017, 09:42:21 PM

what a great trip, time to plan the next one

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: newrocker on October 09, 2017, 04:20:11 PM

I am new to rockhounding. My husband doesn't share my interest but he takes me to the sites I want to visit. Usually it is a site that has buckets of soil to sift through. I don't think he will ever agree to go out to some site that is out of the way like the site you chose. I guess I will have to find me a more daring partner. Love the picture of all the rocks. Can you identify them for me?

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: cabjunky on October 18, 2017, 03:45:04 AM

Looks like you found some nice material.  Thanks for sharing the trip photos.

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: kenny on October 18, 2017, 08:43:48 AM

beryl is not too uncommon in pegmatites in that area so based entirely on location and crystal habit I think that it may very well be Beryl. looks like there are some broken crystals try a hardness test on  them.

Title: Re: Utah Rockhounding Report (finally) Part 1
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on October 19, 2017, 07:03:36 PM

Awesome post ladies:  One of the best trip reports I have seen.  It's not always about the haul, the the experience.   :Worthy: