Rocks of Wyoming: April 2011

Remains of a petrified tree at the Petrified Forest east of Buffalo, Wyoming

Castle Gardens, Wyoming

I like to go exploring and rock climbing in Castle Gardens by Ten Sleep, Wyoming

Hot Spring cascade in Thermopolis, Wyoming

Owl Creek Mountains by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

My interest in rock hunting was rekindled when I moved back to Wyoming in Autumn of 2007. I live next to the Bighorn Mountains and its hard not to rock hunt because there are rocks wherever you go!

My favourite rock hunting places are Hot Springs County, Wyoming and Alcova Reservoir in Natrona County, Wyoming.

I love all the green rocks found in Hot Springs County; its home of the largest geothermal hot springs in the world and I also love to swim in the hot springs there.

Some guy in Arizona makes these -- its not from Wyoming but wanted to spice up this blog!

Shimmering fuchsite found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Various green agate / chert like stones found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Grey and white quartz with mica - not quite fuchite yet.
Found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Green chert veined with quartz found in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

Found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Conglomerate found in Bighorn Mountains above Story, Wyoming

Found in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

I had one palentologist guessing this might have been remains of a baby dinosaur. All the others said it is simply a creature appearing from air bubbles in scoria, a volcanic rock. Found near Red Horse Draw, Wyoming

Talc found by Alcova Reservoir, Wyoming

Marbled Grey Quartz found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming. This is found in many areas of Wyoming.

Tiffany jasper found in Big Horn County, Wyoming

Beautiful olive colored adventurine found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Leaf Shaped Geometric Rock wet to show surface grain. Dark grey / black in color; found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.

Bubbly pink sandstone concretion found in Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Green adventurine found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Gypsum crystals found east of Buffalo, Wyoming

Concretion appears to be two cinnamon buns with icing on them. Found in Crazy Woman Canyon, Wyoming

Beautiful specimen of green adventurine with fuchsite found by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming. The sparkles are from mica mixed into the stone

Large Specimen of brick red scoria, a volcanic rock found by Buffalo, Wyoming

Jadeite of various shades of green found in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

Found near Wind River Canyon, Wyoming, these stones are mostly not translucent but of solid color and the stone is almost like a chert or flint but resembles an agate. Many have red circles on them.