Palmer canyon in the Laramie Mountains
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Details: 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
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Directions: 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
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 42° 3'5.55"N, 105°16'26.98"W)
or (42.051541, -105.274161)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7129.html
Tags: sapphire ruby kyanite cordierite iolite transparent blue vermiculite mica schist corundum wheatland wyoming albany county
