| Palmer canyon in the Laramie Mountains Wheatland, WY US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 02:18:58 PM Viewed 10899 times |
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| A recent discovery that yields the following (according to the Travel Channel's Treasure Wiki Wyoming Page): "The site has yielded sapphire, ruby, kyanite and a new gem material cordierite; a transparent blue mineraal. The host vermiculite schist, gneiss, and mica schist contain up up 20% corundum. (Wyoming State Geological Survey). This site was discovered by Dr. Hausel (http://iolite-wyoming.blogspot.com/) like nearly everything else in the state related to minerals. Handy to bring along: 1. Rock bag 2. Rock hammer 3. Pick shovel 4. dry screens " | Go to the Travel Channel's Treasure Wiki Wyoming Page for directions. Another link from that page indicates it might be 16 miles west from Wheatland to this spot. The wiki site says: "Take Palmer Canyon Road west of Wheatland to the
Roff vermiculite prospect. Wheatland is on I 25 north of Cheyenne, Wyoming MAP coordinates: sec. 18, T. 24 N., R. 70 W. " -- not sure about the coordinates they mention |