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Rocks
& Minerals
Rock & Stone
- So you think you've found a meteorite; is it really a meteorwrong?
- Colorful coal “clinker” close to Castle Gate, Carbon County
- Where
can I collect landscaping rock on public land?
- What
are fulgurites and where can they be found?
- Have
meteorites or meteorite craters been found in Utah?
- What
kind of rock makes a good wall?
- Rainbow of Rocks: mysteries
of sandstone colors and concretions in Colorado Plateau Canyon
Country (pdf)
Public Information Series #77
- What
is a formation?
- Why is
the Wasatch Front “blessed” with abundant sand, gravel,
and rock?
- Building Stones
of Downtown Salt Lake City, a walking tour
Public Information Series #60
- Utah's Stone
Building Heritage (pdf)
- What are
igneous, sedimentary, & metamorphic rocks?
- Utah's State
Symbols: Mineral=copper, Rock=coal, Gem=topaz
- How do geologists
know how old a rock is?; pdf
version
- Easily accessible examples of igneous,
metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks in Wasatch Front canyons
- Geological Features and Processes in Utah:
- Race to ore: the beginnings of open-pit copper mining, a century of open-pit mining at Bingham Canyon
(pdf)
- 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?
- How
do geologists identify minerals?
- What are
minerals used for?
- What are
"colloidal mineral supplements" and where do they come from?
- Red beryl
= What gemstone is found in Utah that is rarer than diamond and
more valuable than gold?
- Metalliferous resources
of Utah (pdf)
Public Information Series #57
- Utah Gold:
History, Placers, and Recreational Regulations
Public Information Series #50
- A preliminary assessment
of energy and mineral resources within the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument, 1997
Circular #93
- Slides
of the Fluorspar, Beryllium, and Uranium Deposits at the Spor
Mountain, Utah, by David A. Lindsey, U.S. Geological Survey
Open-file Report 98-0524. (outside link)
- How can I
stake a mining claim?
- New Utah minerals
 Mineral
Activity in Utah
Provides geologic information to government, industry, and individuals
to encourage and aid in the prudent development of the state's
mineral and energy resources; operates and manages the Utah Core
Research Center; and, inventories, documents, and researches Utah's
abundant mineral and energy resources.
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