GEMS, MINERALS & ROCKS of WYOMING
Subtitle: A Guide for Rock Hounds, Prospectors & Collectors
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Booksurge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Las Vegas, NV
Number of pages: 175
Copyright date: 2009
First sentence: As a general introduction to Wyoming's gems, minerals and rocks, this book focuses on some pertinent characteristics to assist the layman, rock hound, mineralogist, collector and gemologist in mineral and rock identification of specimens from Wyoming: it will direct you to some good locations for collecting rocks and minerals and provide insights where you might find additional minerals and rocks that are not provided in the literature.
Description: Prior to 1977, only jade, a couple of microdiamonds, agate and jasper were known in Wyoming. Following his instincts, author Dan Hausel found hundreds of diamond, ruby, sapphire, iolite, gold and other gemstone deposits including idenfied the largest colored gemstones in the world and found additional deposits of gem garnet, chromian diopside, Cape Ruby, Cape Emerald, some aquamarine, peridot, and giant opals. Wyoming is now know to be gemstone rich due to the work of the author. In additon, the author found several minerals that were previously unknown in the state as well as some unusual rock types.  Possibly no other person influenced the geology of Wyoming more than Professor Hausel.
Table of contents: label: Introduction
pagenum: 5; label: Index
pagenum: 170