Finding Gemstones | Guide to Gemstone Deposits in Nature

Since 1977, dozens of previously unrecorded gem and precious metal occurrences were identified in Wyoming & nearby regions, and include diamond, ruby, sapphire, pyrope garnet, chromian diopside, peridot, opal, kyanite, gold, agate, jasper, iolite, silver, PGM, nickel & others. These were found by geological mapping, remote sensing, geophysics, mineral associations, & geochemistry. Two world-class iolite deposits were also found, along with significant gold deposits and others.

Showing posts with label jasper. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

NEW GEMSTONE DISCOVERIES

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A 368-page book published in 2014 with color photos, provides insight into the physical characteristics of raw gemstones, listing dozen...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

OTHER GEMS

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Blue barite from the Mine Hills near Shirley Basin, Wyoming While conducting field research over 3 decades while at the Wyoming Geologica...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

OPAL

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Resistant, opal, boulder adjacent to rock hammer in Tertiary volcaniclastics, with a seam of resistant opal lying beneath the  boulder and h...
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