The Rockhounder

Rock & Mineral Collecting Sites

Rock & Mineral Collecting Sites Tour
Closeup of wonderstone exposed in the pit wall. Rock hammer for scale.
Bixbyite with amethyst found in rhyolite. Pencil for scale.

These articles appeared in Survey Notes between May 1994 and May 2000.

Agate, chert, jasper, and petrified wood between Capitol Reef National Park and Caineville, Wayne County

Birdseye Marble in the Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah County

Bixbyite, Rutile, and Amethyst Crystals near Marysvale, Piute County

Dugway Geode Beds, Juab County

Gypsum sand near Knolls, Tooele County

Obsidian in the Black Rock Desert, Millard County

“Onyx” Near Mount Nebo, Juab County

Oolitic Sand on Stansbury Island, Tooele County

Smokey Quartz and Feldspar Crystals at Rock Corral Canyon in the Mineral Mountains, Beaver County

Sunstones at Sunstone Knoll, Millard County

Topaz and other minerals found at Topaz Mountain, Juab County

Wonderstone in the Vernon Hills, Tooele County

Collecting Resources

Rock, Mineral, and Fossil Collecting Rules

Landscape Rocks Public Collecting Localities

How can I stake a mining claim?

When I find a mineral or fossil in the field, why doesn’t it look similar to specimens in museums or at mineral and fossil shows?

Utah Rockhound, Gem, and Mineral Clubs