Minerals & Rocks of Wyoming
Subtitle: A Guide for Collectors, Prospectors, Rock Hounds & the Layman
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Wyoming Geological Survey
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Wyoming
Number of pages: 129
Subjects: Minerals, Rocks
Genres: Science
First sentence: This book is a general introduction to Wyoming's Minerals and Rocks, what they look like, where one can expect to find them, and how to find them. ...
Description: W. Dan Hausel, the most productive geologist in the history of the Wyoming Geological Survey examines the State's mineral deposits. This book is an excellent descriptive publication on the state's minerals and rocks and includes discussions on minerals that were previously unknown in Wyoming until discovered by Hausel. Some of the interesting minerals and rocks described in the book include ruby, sapphire, diamond, iolite, peridot, opal, kimberlite, lamproite, komatiite, and more.
Notes: Book provides information on the common rocks and minerals in Wyoming as well as some minerals and rocks that were previously unknown in the state