Rockhounding Utah
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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vii
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About This Book
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viii
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Utah Rockhounding Sites
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x
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Map Legend
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xi
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Introduction - Welcome to Utah
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1
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Finding Your Way
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3
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Have a Safe Trip
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4
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Rockhound Etiquette
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9
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Sights Along the Way
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11
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ROCKHOUNDING SITES IN UTAH
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1. Central: Agate
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20
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2. Leeds: Petrified Wood
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22
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3. Hurricane Mesa: Petrified Wood, Agate
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23
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4. Gooseberry Mesa: Petrified Wood
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25
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5. Cinder Mountain: Petrified Wood
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28
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6. Seaman Wash: Agate / Petrified Wood
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29
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7. Old Paria: Agate, Petrified Wood
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31
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8. Kolob Reservoir: Fossils
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33
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9. Summit: Agate
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35
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10. Cedar City: Minerals
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38
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11. Modena Canyon: Obsidian, Chalcedony
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39
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12. Twisted Forest: Agate
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41
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13. Brian Head: Agate
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43
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14. Cedar Breaks: Agate
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46
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15. Turnout Agate: Agate
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46
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16. Alton: Septarian Nodules
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47
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17. Mount Carmel: Septarian Nodules
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50
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18. Casto Canyon: Agate
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52
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19. Tintic Mines: Minerals
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54
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20. Vernon: Wonderstone
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55
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21. Eureka: Agate
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57
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22. Levan: Agate
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60
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23. Nephi: Calcite Onyx
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62
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24. Nephi: Petrified Palm
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63
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25. Yuba Lake: Birdseye Rhyolite
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65
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26. Salina: Wonderstone
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67
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27. Birdseye: Birdseye Rhyolite
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69
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28. Soldier Summit: Ozokerite
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72
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29. Gold Hill: Azurite, Malachite
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75
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30. Wendover: Agate
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77
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31. Riley's Canyon: Red Horn Coral
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79
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32. Silver Creek Summit: Petrified Wood
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81
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33. Sardine Summit: White Quartz
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82
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34. Ophir: Pyrite
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85
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35. Dugway: Geodes
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87
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36. Antelope Spring: Trilobite Fossils
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89
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37. Topaz Mountain: Topaz, Beryl, Garnet
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91
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38. Painter Spring: Mineral Specimens
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93
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39. Obsidian Hill: Apache Tears
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95
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40. Butterscotch Hill: Jasper Pebbles
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96
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41. Drum Mountains: Agate
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97
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42. Fossil Mountain: Agate
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99
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43. Skull Rock Pass: Fossils
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101
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44. Conger Spring: Fossils
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102
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45. Sunstone Knoll: Labradorite
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104
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46. Black Rock 1: Obsidian
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106
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47. Black Rock 2: Obsidian
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107
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48. Beaver: Agate
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109
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49. Minersville: Mineral Specimens
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111
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50. Rocky Range Mines: Mineral Specimens
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112
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51. Milford 1: Banded Opal
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114
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52. Milford 2: Obsidian
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117
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53. Last Chance Road: Agate
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118
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54. San Rafael: Agate, Jasper
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121
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55. Ruby Ranch Road 1: Agate
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122
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56. Ruby Ranch Road 2: Agate
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123
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57. Ruby Ranch Road 3: Agate
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123
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58. Yellow Cat Flat: Agate
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125
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59. Yellow Cat Road: Agate
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127
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60. Yellow Cat Fork: Agatized Barite
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127
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61. Poison Strip: Agatized Barite
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128
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62. Yellow Cat Mine Road: Agatized Barite
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129
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63. Dewey Bridge: Agate
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131
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64. Bartlett Flat: Agate
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132
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65. Muleshoe Canyon: Agate
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134
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66. Looking Glass Road: Agate
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134
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67. Joe Wilson Wash: Agate
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137
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68. Sand Creek: Petrified Wood
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137
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69. Blue Hills: Agate, Selenite Crystals
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139
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70. Caineville: Agate
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141
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71. Fossil Shell Hills: Devil's Toenails
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142
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72. Old Notom Road 1: Agate
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143
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73. Old Notom Road 2: Agate, Calcite Crystals
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143
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74. Notom: Agate
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145
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75. The Badlands: Agate
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146
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76. Striped Mountain: Petrified Wood, Coprolites
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148
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77. Bullfrog Turnoff: Agate, Petrified Wood
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150
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78. Shootering Canyon: Agate, Coprolites
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152
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79. Hansen Creek: Agate, Petrified Wood
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153
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80. Fry Canyon: Petrified Wood
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155
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81. Horse Canyon: Petrified Wood
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157
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82. Hell's Backbone: Jasper
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159
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83. Spencer Flat: Moqui Marbles
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161
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84. The Petrified Forest: Petrified Wood
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163
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85. Henrieville: Fossils
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165
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86. Grosvenor's Arch: Fossils
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167
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Map Sources
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171
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Glossary
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173
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About the Author
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178
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Index
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179
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