to S, Tintic Mountains, many area mines and claims, Cricket Mountains, in Prospect Mt. I think the majority of shooters generally go over to the Lake Mountains up North or maybe further out into the West Desert. However, I have compiled a list of resources here so that you may investigate and obtain permission for any locations (found here or elsewhere) for yourself. Curious if you ended up going to this site and if its still a good spot? I missed the turnoff from hwy 89, but at intersection of 89 and 12, went west on hwy 12 a little bit and saw a sign for Casto Canyon Road. Turn onto Casto Canyon Road, cross the bridge and hang left, and drive 2.4 miles in total from the highway to the location on the left. I would like to come to your aria to look for gem-rocks and ! Denderite can be found in theAntelope Springsarea. Agates galore, as promised! Hi Ryan! Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology. Salt Lake City, UT 84114 To get to the hill, drive northeast from Delta on US Hwy 6/50 to the Brush Wellman Road (about 11 miles). Smith, Lee. The agate and chert at this location are white, gray, green, purple, orange, and red. Quartz crystals and other rocks and minerals are embedded in the tuff. The road goes into a kind of a cove and here can be found chalcedony of various colors from purple to pink, black, yellow's, bluish whites, etc. Thanks Bill. Awesome spot! On Google Earth or Google satellite view you can see this from above as a large white area on the map where the dirt road drops down a bit. Specimens may become depleted from other collectors, the location may have been built on or altered, locality information in literature may be inaccurate, and property ownership may have changed hands. The sunstones are easy to find on sunny days. The Tintic Mining Museum is right there on the downtown strip or, right as you get into town, there is a small restaurant called the 3 Prospectors. Now we are trying to find how to polish them and make them shining. As such, this truly is an agate-lovers paradise with multiple colors, multiple varieties, and an abundance of material. Glad You Asked: What should you do if you find a fossil? From here the trail turns sketchy and I would recommend a high clearance vehicle to navigate the roads through the beds. Downtown Colorado Springs is just four miles away. We found loads of great agate there, and if you take a 4 wheeler ride up casto wash, you will find agate the entire way, but not in the quantities that you find on agate hill. Sep. 19, 2006. Drive South on I-15 for 178.4 miles until exit 95 toward US-89/Panguitch/Kanab 2. The number of different minerals and gems you can find in this area is astounding. Kanosh: Turn east onto the dirt road and travel about 6 miles to the sign for Black Spring. We came across one of these claims on one of the ridges (there was a little red shack next to it). Were headed back out soon for a short summer S.Utah rockhounding trip and noticed the spot at Twisted Forest (which weve snowmobiled over a dozen times in the thick of winter!) Much of the delicate structure of the wood is preserved because of the small crystal size. Augite, Azurite, Cerussite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite. Utah also has an amazing app that highlights roads that provide access to public lands. If you would like to read some of the source material for yourself I have listed them below. The most commonly found and collected minerals in Utah are: If youve already found a rock and youre not sure what it is, I would highly recommend checking out my Practical Rock Identification System. Agate, Jasper, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite, Chalcedony, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Malachite, Pyrite, Limonite, Goethite, etc. It is commonly called Bacon or Candy Strip Opal, but is also referred to as Hyalite Opal. A COLOSSAL AGATE FIELD BETWEEN SUMMIT AND CEDAR CITY, UTAHBy: James R. Mitchell(Originally appeared in Western and Eastern Treasures, December 1983) Only a short distance south of Summit, Utah, is a vast agate collecting area. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Ill change that pronto! Bring a wide hammer Bring a pick and a chisel Bring eye protection Bring lots of water Don't expect to find any garnets of substantial size Don't go in the middle of the day when it's hot and sunny Getting there & other important notes: The official name is Garnet Fields Rockhound Area, but the locals call it Garnet Hill. Turn north on the dirt road and drive about two miles, then turn west toward Topaz Mountain. Directions: From the junction of Hwy. we teach about any where we can get people to listen. When I was little my mom and dad and I would go out to rock hound all the times but being young I dont remember alot of it so even though I did it alot when I was young and knew what I was looking for then today I feel like Im starting all over lol many years went by that we stopped so still learning spots and rocks. Andesite, Augite, Biotite, Chlorite, Magnetite, Barite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Limonite, Pyrolusite. Downtown Colorado Springs is just four miles away. We havent been digging out there since we lost the claims so it wont be as easy as it used to be to find geodes.. Carnallite, Halite, Kainite, Kieserite, Polyhalite, Sylvite, etc. The left fork at .68 mi is really just staying on ESR. Ive found some nice botryoidal, mossy, and plume agate, but one of my favorites is the yellow dendritic agate. People work old abandoned mining claims for placer gold, and people actually find small quantities. We are doing an expedition to the Eureka Site this coming Saturday. Keg Mountain and Desert Mountain are composed chiefly of extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks of Tertiary age. Youll find some killer burgers and some proud Eurekans who are always good for a story or two. Follow the road up the mountain to get to Sinbad and more trilobite hunting areas. Turn east onto the dirt road and travel about 6 miles to the sign for Black Spring. Travel south to a bridge crossing the freeway to the west. Directions to Agate Hill near Bryce Canyon: 1. The road will make a right turn to the left along the north edge of the camp. In the town of Panguitch, turn right (South) onto US-89 for 10.1 miles until you get to a dirt road on the left hand side called Casto Canyon Road, 4. Great Salt Lake's Gunnison and Cub Islands Come into Focus. AboutPressCopyrightContact. Upon rooting through the pile of dirt around the hole, much to our surprise, we found a rather large specimen. Left a message but havent heard anything back yet. Almost anywhere you search in western Utah youll have a decent chance of finding something interesting. Aragonite, Bloedite, Glauberite, Halite, Thenardite, etc. Why are they wanting to raise the water table? Petrified wood may be collected for non-commercial use only from public lands up to 25 pounds plus one piece of any size per day with a yearly limit of 250 pounds. Have fun collecting! 801-539-4001, Lynndyl and Fish Springs 1:100,000-scale topographic maps, Topaz Mountain East 7.5-minute topographic map. If you check the parcel map on this web site it shows that everything is BLM land and the no trespassing signs are bogus. Eroded holes in the face of the mountain attest to the forces of nature sculpting the peak by removing the softer pumice. Agate Hill Inn sits at the base of Pikes Peak in the historic district of Manitou Springs. Im sure there are multiple agate hills throughout the world, but the two I know of in Utah are one located in the Drum Mountains South of Topaz Mountain and another one located Southeast of Panguitch near the West wall of Bryce Canyon National Park. The goal was to fill up some buckets with agate to stare at and play around with while we remain cooped up all winter. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Im curious what color the mossy pieces were. Hi Jeremy! amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "rockhoundreso-20"; so Im glad you brought up more details on the directions. Monday through Friday, I got a little confused when I read this. Barite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Galena, Garnet, Magnetite, Sphalerite, Spinal, Tetrahedrite, Cerussite, Malachite, Pyrite, Quartz, Azurite, etc. Other sources include: Connecticut Rockhounding Location Guide & Map, Massachusetts Rockhounding Location Guide & Map. Feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et curt accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril. World-famous Fossil Mountain holds perhaps the most diverse accumulation of fossils in one area in the world. Our cottages are on our one acre garden property. Hi Rich! Cerussite, Bornite, Calamine, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Gypsum, Limonite, Malachite, Pyrite, etc. If you get bored searching the hill itself, I would highly recommend meandering around the washes surrounding the hill, especially to the East when you start getting into the red sand. The ground this day was lightly dusted with snow and the creek was mostly frozen over, but we bundled up and braved the wind and the cold for a day of nice hunting. Needless to say, Ive frequented this area quite a bit , From the intersection of 800 North and I-15 in Orem, Utah, 1. website. Agate, Azurite, Dolomite, Malachite, Garnet, Rutile, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Diopside, Galena, Limonite, Malachite, Opal, Pyrite, etc. For additional reading, Id highly recommend these books you can find on Amazon: Please remember that rock collecting locations are constantly changing. Turn left (East) onto Brian Head Peak Road and drive .4 miles to the creek that runs right under the road. stands for Rockhounders Outreach for Community Knowledge. The only problem with coming as a guest is you wont be covered under our club accident insurance. The southern region of the state is home to expansive sandstone plateaus that turn up nice specimens of quartz-family minerals such as agate, jasper, petrified wood, and septarian nodules. Most of the economic mines in the state were after copper-family minerals. Enjoy an old fashioned traditional veranda that invites you to sit, relax and enjoy our gardens or the foothills of Pike's Peak. While there are many old mining districts to explore, there are also tons of more accessible locations to search that produce plenty of collectible material. But i had more fun collecting down lower in the washes. 1. Autunite, Carnotite, Corvusite, Uvanite, etc. This Agate Hill is truly a hill made up almost entirely of agatejust about every single rock you pick up will be some sort of agate. Apatite, Fluorapatite, Francolite, Phosphorite, etc. Turned off there, pass a horseback riding stable for Rubys, pass the trailhead for Casto Canyon, passed most of the red dirt area and came to a rolling hill area, got out of the car, walked about 25 yards uphill and was surrounded by agate. Agate Hill is at the intersection of Spencer and Cave Avenues. A solitary Lombardy poplar marks the old homestead at Antelope Springs. wasnt sure if the picture to post was accurate or if the hill is just behind whoever took the picture as thats where i found my rocks. Follow the east dirt road until you see a knoll outcropping hill north of the road. Starting in Delta, follow US 6 north about 11 miles to the Brush Wellman Road. The opal is one of those things you really have to see with your own eyes to appreciate the attractiveness of this mineral. Apatite, Augite, Magnetite, Orthclase, Sodalite, Sphene. See ourrockhounding map. These are mostly comprised of old mining prospects, washes, streams, and historically known rock and mineral collecting sites. Anhydrite, Carnallite, Gypsum, Halite, Polyhalite, Sylvite, Anhydrite, Carnotite, Gypsum, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Azurite, Bornite, Limonite, Calcite.
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