tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11124195957938144522024-03-13T21:37:27.087-06:00Rocks of WyomingRocks I've collected in WyomingThe Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-16302537784402108762014-05-04T01:24:00.001-06:002015-08-02T02:46:44.238-06:00Ten Sleep Canyon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently visited Ten Sleep Canyon in Wyoming. Here I found some interesting rocks in Ten Sleep Creek.</div>
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Every Spring new rocks are exposed.<br />
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Some very interesting patterns<br />
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Above the creek, the canyon walls have many types of stone.<br />
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And the Canyon has caves...<br />
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<br />The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-29358536026483081002014-01-17T00:08:00.000-07:002015-08-02T02:46:18.118-06:00animated gifs I made of rock specimens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Animated gif I made of a jasper conglomerate specimen I found in Wyoming.<br />
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Animated gif I made of a specimen composted of agate, chert and jasper that I found in Wyoming.</div>
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The agate is a holly blue or periwinkle blue or a cornflower blue color. </div>
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Multicolored jasper found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming<br />
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The vivid colors in this jasper are splendid to behold!<br />
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This piece of multicolored jasper is polished by the wind and sand of the desert.<br />
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Chert speckled with blue agate found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming<br />
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More of that multicolored jasper found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming<br />
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This is banded ironstone found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming. This specimen has a large amount of hematite and iron in it, and it is very heavy. The wind and sand has polished part of the stone.</div>
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Multicolored jasper with red veins found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming<br />
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Unakite (or Epidote) found in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming<br />
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Banded ironstone found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming</div>
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Multicolored jasper</div>
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Multicolored jasper</div>
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Jasper conglomerate </div>
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Greenish yellow Aventurine found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming<br />
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Jasper conglomerate<br />
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Round stone found in Hot Springs County, Wyoming</div>
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Found by Powder River, Wyoming<br />
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Algate or chalcedony found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming<br />
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Quartz from the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming</div>
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Sandstone Concretions found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming</div>
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The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-20654166669499927812014-01-11T21:29:00.002-07:002014-01-11T21:32:04.755-07:00Dreikanter Rocks I've found in WyomingFinally learned the name for the type of rocks I've found in Sweetwater County, Wyoming: Dreikanter.<br />
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Dreikanters are a type of ventifact that usually forms in desert or peri-glacial environments due to abrasive action of blowing sand.<br />
They characteristally have a 3-faced pyramidal shape.<br />
the word Dreikanter is German and means "a three-sider".<br />
Here are photos I've taken of ones in my possession now:<br />
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These are filling up the seat of my computer chair.<br />
Note however that not all of them have three sides.<br />
But they are all made of the same type of black rock, found in a treeless desert where the wind blows all the time, and sand has given them shine (luster).<br />
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Same rocks on chair, different angle. I lightened photo because the black color of these rocks makes it hard to make out their angular features.</div>
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Here is one with an American Penny Coin on top to show the size of the stone.</div>
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These rocks are very heavy and make great paperweights or door stops!</div>
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Here is a large true dreikanter (3-sided) boulder embedded in the ground in the desert.</div>
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This one has 4 sides.</div>
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This is my favourite one. It looks like a large leaf.</div>
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This one is about the size of a teenager's footprint.</div>
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A Fish-<br />Shaped rock.</div>
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This thin, flat specimen is nearly perfectly symmetrical. It fills the entire palm of my hand.<br />
This one only has 2 sides.<br />
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This one is diamond shaped and has a bumpy surface.</div>
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Here they are laid out on a carpet. No two are alike!<br />
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Last ones...until I go back this summer and find more!<br />
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Tiny nugget but tremendously beautiful!<br />
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Boulder in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming<br />
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Black rocks found in desert south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming<br />
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Weathered quartz with unusual pattern<br />
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Creekbed specimen found in mountains by Ten Sleep, Wyoming which consists mostly of clay and sandstone.<br />
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Petrified Wood beginning to agatize. Found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.</div>
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Now why didn't I bring this rock home? It has such an amazing pattern.<br />
Oh yeah, thats right -- I'm trying to leave the huge specimens at home since I live in a small apartment! (Besides, I already have several hundred pounds of rocks!)The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-29911462775985202872013-09-24T01:30:00.001-06:002014-01-16T23:21:12.511-07:00rThe Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-57011770916868974232013-09-22T19:02:00.004-06:002014-01-11T21:32:34.726-07:00Epidote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Large boulders with epidote on roadside in the Bighorn Mountains west of Buffalo, Wyoming today.The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-7395812993562632482013-09-14T14:23:00.000-06:002014-01-11T21:33:07.338-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I call this a Prime Rib rock! Just look at the flaming red color marbled with white.<br />
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Close up, it looks even more like a good steak!<br />
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Similar stone with a darker hue of red.<br />
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This is what I call Christmas Stone. It is more orange in color and has green agate mixed in. The orange-red color is more of a flint or chert-like stone.<br />
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This beauty I found in Hot Springs County, Wyoming in a creek.<br />
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Found in dry creek bed on west side of Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming<br />
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Found by creek east of the Bighorn Mountains - has some agate in it.<br />
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Orange lichen growing on this rock give it a flowery appearance<br />
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This is the area I went rock hunting at last weekend.</div>
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This is near the town of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. </div>
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Agate.</div>
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And some purplish-blue-reddish chert.</div>
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This stuff is absolutely gorgeous!</div>
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This stone is a mixture of agate, chert, etc.! You can see crystalization on some areas.</div>
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The agate in this piece is cloudy. The red on the exterior is from the red soil I found it at.</div>
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Many of these agate specimens appear to have geode qualities.</div>
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This is a piece I found in this same area a year ago. I've been hand-polishing it.</div>
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This piece is about 9 inches in length.</div>
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This piece has crystalization on the top, with a bubbley interior. Perhaps the rock was at one time liquid, and then cooled?<br />
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The color of the agate in these stones is almost a cornflower or periwinkle blue in color.<br />
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This is in my opinion the best specimen I have found in this area. I found it last year, and it is a sheer delight to behold!<br />
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Here is another view of it.<br />
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Tomorrow I plan to explore and hope to find more things like this -- stay tuned!The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-39224133923760366092012-02-02T22:36:00.001-07:002012-04-19T08:04:43.539-06:00Rocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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is a grey agate specimen that measures about 5 in. x 6 in. and fits
nicely in the palm of my hand, found south of Wind River Canyon in
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There is something about the grey agate I find
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leaves of common mullein - a useful herb that grows abundantly at the
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dresser as a child; we'd play for hours in the driveway in mudpuddles,
making dams and rivers and all types of creations. As a child I picked
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What is it about perfectly symmetrical rocks that draw one's attention? </div>
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Like this stone orb. Perfect!</div>
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Here is a rather large fattened orb, heavy as it has some iron in it. </div>
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<br />The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-11580007207024585042011-09-17T22:18:00.000-06:002013-09-24T01:30:17.002-06:00Honeycomb Badlands, Wyoming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today went to the Honeycomb Badlands between Ten Sleep and Worland, Wyoming. <br />
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The Willwood Formation is exposed and brings lots of color to the landscape.<br />
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These stately stone hoodoos are of the table-top type.<br />
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I had the whole place to myself. All I heard was a slight breeze and a few birds.<br />
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The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-87175779360088743432011-09-16T16:50:00.000-06:002013-09-24T01:28:13.150-06:00Wyoming Jade and Wyoming Green Aventurine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a photo someone took of dark olive Wyoming jade.<br />
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This is a photo I took of what I found that I believe is green Aventurine.<br />
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Here is another photo of that green Aventurine.<br />
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Someone else took a photo of what they describe the stone above to be Wyoming jade.<br />
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Again, here is another photo I took of what I believe is green Aventurine that I found.<br />
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Any experts out there to help me be sure that what I found is Aventurine and not Jade?<br />
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Thanks.The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-39615896892784413292011-09-16T16:43:00.000-06:002013-09-24T01:30:28.456-06:00Banded Ironstone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have found this type of stone around Alcova Reservoir and Pathfinder Reservoir southwest of Casper, Wyoming. I have also found it at the south end of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Its beautiful and every one I find is unique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the Wikipedia link that tells about this stone:</span></div>
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The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-91480809743987409222011-07-06T20:09:00.000-06:002014-01-11T21:34:10.857-07:00new rocks found by Thermopolis, Wyoming<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-89709016304979097032011-06-26T02:09:00.000-06:002013-09-24T01:38:44.710-06:00Lepidolite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This large piece of purple lepidolite was at the site of a buddhist temple in Taos, New Mexico.</span>The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-76064292707188534732011-06-26T02:01:00.000-06:002013-09-24T01:38:38.247-06:00Holly Blue Agate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I find this color agate is called "Holly Blue" agate.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I found this and several other large chunks east of Ten Sleep, Wyoming last weekend lying on the open ground as the road began to climb in elevation. In same vicinity found large chunks of purplish-red flint, large chunks of calcite and some fuchsite.</span>The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-76984114431310903352011-06-09T23:34:00.001-06:002013-09-24T01:38:30.267-06:00Banded Ironstone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I find these banded ironstone specimens by Wind River Canyon in Wyoming. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">They are ancient rocks formed beneath the earth's surface and contain iron, hematite, magnatite and other heavy metals. The rocks are extremely heavy and the layers vary as to colors and patterns. This is a semi-prescious gemstone that is made into pendants, rings, beads and other jewelry. The fact that they are so old - sometimes over a million years old - makes them one of my favourites -- some were formed over 3700 million years ago, making these some of the oldest rocks on earth!</span>The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-65671515774012660332011-06-09T23:12:00.000-06:002013-09-24T01:38:23.613-06:00Green Rocks of Wyoming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Various rocks found in Wyoming in different shades of green and yellow-green.</span>The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-88183388528393748242011-05-25T19:19:00.000-06:002013-09-24T01:38:16.227-06:00Grey Quartz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just love this grey quartz; it is plentiful in this area.</span>The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1112419595793814452.post-81520019509602223822011-05-25T19:16:00.000-06:002014-01-16T23:22:06.352-07:00Gypsum (Selenite) Crystals with Calcite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These are abundantly found where I live - gypsum crystals. Here these have yellow calcite on them. They pick up the surrounding soil, which was grey in color. These are also considered the mineral selenite.The Gathererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403126779533597649noreply@blogger.com