 | | Book | | FOUND IN UTAH Adapted by Martha R. Smith o UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of UTAH DEPARTMENT...found in Utah is based on a chapter on Gem Materials, written by M.D. Dasch and published in Utah Geological...Survey Bulletin 73, Mineral and Water Resources of Utah. Bulletin 73 , published in 1969, was prepared by...has been updated and expanded. DID YOU KNOW? .. Utah has a wide variety of gem materials from which semiprecious...and ornamental stones found in Utah include: azurite and malachite; beryl (aquamarine and morganite); garnet |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | perhaps best known for its topaz, red beryl, variscite, and azurite, Utah boasts an array of mineral...species. AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT Mineral Collecting in Utah Downloaded by [New York University] at 19:26 09...Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84106-3313 JAMES R. WILSON Weber State University Ogdeo, Utah 84408-2507 PAULA...PAULA N. WILSON University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-1183 sion to visit or collect material; indeed...an irregular basis. Beaver County MINERAL COLLECTING IN THE STATE of Utah has undergone a resurgence |  | | Book (volume) | | Field Guide to Topaz and Associated Minerals of the Thomas Range, Utah (Topaz Mountain) Volume I By John...early pioneers of the Thomas Range who first discovered and described red beryl (bixbite) and bixbyite...HolfertfWalter Mrocli DISTRIBUTION Distributed by: Utah Mineral and Fossil, Inc. (UT) Internet Address:...well over 20 years since my last book on the Thomas Range. It finally started coming together in late...illustrations of the geological formations found in the Thomas Range. These illustrations provide valuable insight |  | | Report (issue) | | Associated with Beryllium Deposits at Spar Mountain, Utah GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 818-A...Associated with Beryllium Deposits at Spor Mountain, Utah By DAVID A. LINDSEY, HAROLD GANOW, and WAYNE...WAYNE MOUNTJOY BERYLLIUM-BEARING TUFFS IN WESTERN UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 818-A A description...composition of beryllium-bearing tuff at Spor Mountain, western Utah UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...precipitation mechanisms _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 Origin of the Spar Mountain beryllium deposits ______ ~ 18 19 References cited |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Uranoan thorite in lithophysal rhyolite Mountain, Utah, USA Topaz EUGENE E. FOORD US Geological Survey...flows at Thomas Mountain, Utah, USA. The crystals are associated with sandidine, quartz, topaz, hematite...so-called 'topaz-rhyolites' of the western USA. KEYWORDS: thorite, uranium, rhyolite, Topaz Mountain, Utah...Utah, USA. ONLY recently has thorite been reported from volcanic rocks as an accessory mineral: (a) as an...thorite occurring in alkali rhyolite flows in Utah, USA. Occurrence. Thorite crystals occur in lithophysae |  | | Report (issue) | | CALITI ES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY a division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT...JANUARY 1981 MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH by Kenneth C. Bullock Nature displays her most...State of Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings.... . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Report (volume) | | Geology of the Beryllium Deposits in the Thomas Range Juab County, Utah By MORTIMER H. STAATZ CO~~TRIBUTIONS...STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, Director For sale by the Superintendent...Geologic map of the southwestern part of the Spor Mountain area ______________________________________________...______ In pocket FIGURE 1. Index map of the Thomas Range__________________________ 2. Distribution...Distribution of mineral deposits in the Spor Mountain area___ 3. Outcrops of volcanic rocks of the older group. A |  | | Book (edition) | | > A FIELD GUIDE TO TOPAZ AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS OF TOPAZ MOUNTAIN, UTAH by I John Holfert NEW REVISED...k j A FIELD GUIDE TO TOPAZ AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS OF TOPAZ MOUNTAIN, UTAH by John Holfert Minerologist...M.S. Copyright 1978 by John Holfert Bountiful, Utah ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Holfert received his master's...gree from the University of Utah in the field of Minerology. The Thomas Range pulled on John as a magnet...searching, seeking, exploring and learning about the range. Because of his knowledge and untiring efforts, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tuff, Western Utah DAVID A. LINDSEY Abstract Epitbermal beryllium depositsin western Utah have distinctivegeologicaland...Beryllimn depositsat $por Mountain and the HoneycombHills are uniquely associatedxvith topaz-bearing rhyolite...the $por Mountain beryllium and fluorspar district. The mineralized areas at Spor Mountain and the Honeycomb...tin, and tungsten in beryllium depositsat Spot Mountain may indicate such leakage. Considerationof possiblezonation...Introduction SINCE their discoveryin 1959, the Spor Mountain depositsin westernUtah have been recognizedas |  | | Journal (issue) | | Record Articles The Thomas Range, Wah Wah Mountains, and vicinity, western Utah .......................COVER: BERYL on rhyolite from the Violet #5 claim , Wah Wah M oun tains, Beaver County, Utah. The crystal...mineral localities: 1he Thomas Range, WahWall Mountains, vicn ty, Western and Utah by Lanny R. Ream P...83864 he rhyolites o f westcentral and southwestern Utah comprise one o f North America’s most interesting...Superb and abundant sherry-brown topaz crystals and brilliant red beryl are the best known species. T |  | | Journal (issue) | | TOPAZ, I J.INERALOGICAL RECORD JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1995 • VOLUME 26 NUMBER 1 • $10 Wayne & Dona Leicht........ 5 by M. A. Menzies Pink topaz from the Thomas Range, Juab County, U ta h ........................Lichte & P. H. Briggs FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on topaz...................................................Columns Notes from the editor by W. E. Wilson TOPAZ, COVER: TOPAZ crystals to 4 cm, on matrix, from Ghundao...malachite, rhodochrosite, silver, azurite, dioptase, beryl, copper, cerussite, etc. . . . 136 mineral specimens |  | | Report (issue) | | Tertiary Volcanic Rocks and Uranium in the Thomas Range Northern Drum Mountains, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...Rocks and Uranium in the Thomas Range and Northern Drum Mountains, Juab County, Utah By DAVID A. LINDSEY ...tuff member Landslide breccias Breccia at Spor Mountain and breccia at Wildhorse Spring . Megabreccia...units Continued Topaz Mountain Rhyolite Continued Stratified tuff Structural geology Thomas caldera 29 29...47 50 51 Uranium in stratified tuff of the Topaz Mountain Rhyolite A model for uranium deposits and some |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochemicalevolution of topaz rhyolites from the ThomasRange and Spor Mountain, Utah Eruc H. CnnrsrrausBNl...the Thomas Range(6 m.y.) and at Spor Mountain (21 m.y.) in west-centralUtah. Both contain topaz indicative...variations in trace elements in vitrophyres from the Thomas Rangeare generallyconsistentwith fractionation...Higher concentrationsof F in the evolving Spor Mountain rhyolite drove residual melts to less silicic...Basin and Rangeprovince, the The topaz rhyolite of the Spor Mountain Formation has SnakeRiver Plain, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | SCANDIUM-RICH MINERALS }ROM RHYOLITE IN THE THOMAS RANGE, UTAI{ Crrrrono FnoNou, Department of Geological...hematite and beryl, in the lithophysaeof the rhyolite flows of the ThomasMountains,Utah. The Sc3+ion...deposits. The literature on the topaz, pseudobrookite, bixbyite, beryl, garnet and other minerals present...lithophysae of the rhyolite flows of the Thomas Range, Utah, has been summarized by Staatz and Carr (1964)...report over 0.5 percent Sc2O3.Among them are a beryl with about 1.5 percent SczOr (Oftedal, 1943), chevkinite |  | Burt, Donald M., Sheridan, Michael F., Bikun, James V., Christiansen, Eric H. (1982) Topaz rhyolites; distribution, origin, and significance for exploration. Economic Geology, 77 (8) 1818-1836 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.77.8.1818 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ArizonaState University,Tempe,Arizona85287 Abstract Topaz rhyolitesare fluorine-richalkaline siliciclavasand...shallowintrusivesthat are characterizedby the presenceof topaz(A12SiO4F2) in gascavities,commonlyassociated with...ColoradoPlateau (in Colorado,New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada) and in Idaho and Montana. They alsooccur...volcanogenic depositsof Be, U, Sn,and F. SporMountain,Utah, providesthe bestexample of this type of mineralization...(carbonaterocks) and water tableswere presumablyhigh. Most topaz rhyolite lavasare not associated wth volcanogenicmineralization |  | | Report (issue) | | the Delta 2° quadrangle Tooele, Juab, Millard, and Utah Counties, Utah by Hal T. Morris Open-File Report...deposits filling broad structural basins between the mountain ranges. Consists of fanglomerate, alluvium, eolian...obsidian and white vitric tuff and breccia. Contains topaz in cavities and groundmass. Flows at Smelter Knoll...flour derived from the same rock units Ttm TOPAZ MOUNTAIN RHYOLITE (MIOCENE) Chiefly flows of light-gray...stratified tuff. Cavities in the rhyolite contain topaz, garnet, beryl, bixbyite, and pseudobrookite. Lindsey (1979 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Events Pg 2 Durangite: Red Arsenate, West Desert, Utah Pg 3 Board of Directors News Pg 8 Secretary’s... Page 2 DURANGITE: RED ARSENATE, WEST DESERT, UTAH Mike Nelson csrockguy@yahoo.co I can see for miles...Fig. 1. The Thomas Range is located southwest of Salt Lake City and northwest of Delta, Utah. Map from...RealGems.org I first laid eyes on the Thomas Range in western Utah during the late 1960’s and was duly...formed the Thomas Range (Fig. 2). On a field trip, we were examining the isolated mountain ranges in the |  | | Report (issue) | | No. 14: Topaz Perfect Cleavage ISBN 978-0-9790998-9-2 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado...Colorado, USA © 2011 by Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 11613 • Denver, CO 80211 • USA Phone 1.303.495.5521 • Fax...United States of America Photo Credits Cover: Topaz, 3.5 cm tall Capao Mine, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais...Sigerman collection Robert Weldon photo Above: Topaz, 5.5 cm tall El Chalten, Santa Cruz, Argentina Scott...brooch/pendant is set with topaz from three different localities. Two Brazilian "Imperial" topaz gems make up the |  | | Journal (issue) | | comp'ete 1-ut w:th m.-riv face,;. I 1,'4" ... . 7 BERYL, Colombia. Te rm. It. green x's. in parallel position.............................1002 TOPAZ AREAS OF THE THOMAS RANGE, UTAH. By Ronald L. Ives ......1003 JADE...E/lenneier ································1017 BERYL HUNTING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. By T. Orchard Lisle ....PUBLISHED MONTHLY Yas the ind TOPAZ AREAS OF THE THOMAS RANGE, UTAH 1ng he BY RONALD L. IVES Vice-President...geologic environment of the topaz areas of the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, are here described, with |  | | Journal (issue) | | tetragonal plates in clusters and on matrix. Colors range from flesh or peach to colorless. Associations include...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com...for Capital Gains has been lowered from 28% to a range of 10-20%, depending on your tax rate category....excellent selection, mostly in the very low dollar range! In a glass case, I saw something I have not seen...Fifties, i.e. chiastolite crystals from Madera County, CA. They used to be very common, almost ubiquitous |  | | Report (issue) | | Selected Mining Districts of Utah by Carl L. Ege Headframe of Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic mining...MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION 05-5 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of 2005 Utah Department of Natural Resources...Resources STATE OF UTAH Jon Huntsman, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Michael Styler, Executive...Executive Director UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard G. Allis, Director PUBLICATIONS contact Natural Resources...toll-free: 1-888-UTAH MAP website: http://mapstore.utah.gov email: geostore@utah.gov THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY |  | | Journal (issue) | | on quartz, SiO2, 3.5cm, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA. Chris Whitney-Smith Collection...Schedule 31 MSA Field Trip Flyers 32-37 MSA Utah Field Trip Report 38-47 SHOWS, EVENTS, CLASSES...particular, Cerussite (PbCO3) and its wide and wonderful range of forms and associations with other mineral species...and I were delegates representing MSA at Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS)...mineral exhibits. I also accepted on behalf of Daisy Mountain Club, a Convention 2nd Place Website Award. I |  | | Book (edition) | | OPALS • AOATI • • AMETHYST URINE • • BERYL MOONSTONE CITRINE GEM HUNTERS GUIDE by Russell...and often gems can be found. valuable For the mountain ranges and level for the ist to States contain...edition, acknowledgement should be Dr. W. B. S. Thomas Huntington Beach, N. J., A. S. made to:...6. Orthoclase 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 7. Quartz Topaz Corundum 10. Diamond 3. Colcite 8. 4. Fluorite... TYPICAL CRYSTAL FORMS OF PROMINENT MINERALS BERYL CHIASTOLITE a\ DIAMOND CRYSTALS DIOPSIDE EMERALD |  | | Report (issue) | | UTAH MINERAL INDUSTRY OPERATOR DIRECTORY compiled by Carlton H. Stowe UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY...division of the UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah BULLETIN 101...101 PRICE $3.00 AUGUST 1973 CONTENTS Page County Maps Showing Location of Operators: Beaver . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Juab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (issue) | | varietal raspberry-red beryl. Both are found in the rhyolite-covered mountain ranges of Utah. He was a Salt Lake...summarizing the known minerals and localities of Utah (Mitchell 1987). His personal mineral collection...Township, along the Susquehanna River, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (Bixby 1914). This farm was just...where he checked into the American Hotel (Rocky Mountain News, 1877). He went on to California, returned...register. He has been spending the summer in the mountain resorts, being most of the time in Middle Park |
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The Cove, Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA