vernon wonderstone pits
- Thread starter mesha
- Start date
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
I've never heard of this. Where are these pits??
Kiel
Formerly WJ ZUK
- Location
- West Jordan
Vernon
Dude... you are smart.
Tacoma is a bit soft in the head.Are these geode beds you're talking about?
Skylinerider
Wandering the desert
- Location
- Ephraim
turn north at the RR tracks just east of Vernon. I went out there last year, and came home with some awesome samples. I wanna take the boy out there soon and let him find some cool rocks.
Skylinerider
Wandering the desert
- Location
- Ephraim
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
Vernon
y'don't say. Thank you Curt.
I've been out around Vernon, but always south of it...Yep vernon.
drive 4.5 miles out past the silver sage(after getting a smothered burrito). Just before the tracks, you can't miss them, go left(if coming from vernon side going toward eureka). go 1.7 ish miles and follow the main path of the road left and you will see the pits. they are reddish in color. I marked GPS coordinates, but you really don't need them.
drive 4.5 miles out past the silver sage(after getting a smothered burrito). Just before the tracks, you can't miss them, go left(if coming from vernon side going toward eureka). go 1.7 ish miles and follow the main path of the road left and you will see the pits. they are reddish in color. I marked GPS coordinates, but you really don't need them.
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
AHHHH I know where they are now. Thanks!
- Location
- Riverton, UT
Do we actually have some rock hounds on here? My last trip to Vernon picture stone was 5 years ago and got some good stuff but not jewelry grade so I just cut and look for unique pictures. Got some yellow jasper at Eureka that was great for the jewelry.
I am a fledgling rockhound. I used to go with my grandpa when I was little, but never learned very much except I like to smash rocks with a hammer. I think this is partly what led me into geology. Anyway, my wife and I like to explore and rockhounding is a reason to explore with a purpose. I hope to get better at it. I think she wants to hit the geode beds and topaz mountain next.
DaveB
Long Jeep Fan
- Location
- Holladay, Utah
We go rockhounding quite often. We have collected garnets, topaz, geodes, quartz crystals, horn coral, septarian nodules, petrified wood, calcite crystals, smoky quartz, wonder stone, fossils, and lots of other rocks. Our last trip two weekends ago was a fossil tour of Millard county where we visited the trilobite beds, indian pass, foote mountains, cowboy pass, conger springs, fossil mountain and crystal peak. Of course we ran some of the 4x4 trails nearby to keep it fun for the kids.
- Location
- Riverton, UT
I originally got into 4 wheeling to go rock hounding and exploring until it became the prime sport for our family. Where did you get the septarian nodules? I heard there was a place over by 5MP but don't know where. Is there a hock hound club anyone would recommend? I have all the lapidary stuff and have made quite a bit of jewelry for my family.
DaveB
Long Jeep Fan
- Location
- Holladay, Utah
The septarian nodules came from the Orderville area. 5MP would be alot closer if I knew where to go. I also have lapidary tools but need to use them more. I might try polishing some of the fossils we found. I would also like to make some jewelry for my wife and daughters but I have never been much of an artist.
Spork
Tin Foil Hat Equipped
- Location
- Saratoga Springs, UT
I had a co-worker show this to me if you're into looking for rocks...
http://rockhoundguide.com/
(click on the download link and it will bring up a Google earth .kmz with all the spots in Utah to find various rocks)
direct link:
http://rockhoundguide.com/guide.html
http://rockhoundguide.com/
(click on the download link and it will bring up a Google earth .kmz with all the spots in Utah to find various rocks)
direct link:
http://rockhoundguide.com/guide.html
Skylinerider
Wandering the desert
- Location
- Ephraim
What about Trilobites? Anywhere to collect besides the pay to dig beds near Delta?
- Location
- Riverton, UT
That map is the greatest. Just realized after looking at the map that I never got to the main diggings at Dugway. Thanks
- Location
- Riverton, UT
I agree, and this is the best time of the year. A nice weekend trip would be Topaz and Dugway. I would be available the 1st and 15th of May for what ever is decided.