Vernon Hills Wonderstone
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Details: Colorful banded rhyolite can be found here according to the Utah Geological Survey website. Go there for more details. Information on tools can be found at the Travel Channel's Treasure Wiki Utah Page.
From the wiki, "General description: The Vernon Hills wonderstone is a welded-vitric tuff (vitric means glassy) of rhyolitic composition. It is a volcanic rock composed predominantly of volcanic glass particles which have been welded or stuck together by heat and compacted by the weight of overlying material. Alteration of the rock by circulating ground water produced the colorful banding. The maroon and yellow-brown colors are due to the presence of iron oxides
Handy to bring along: 1. Rock hammer 2. Buckets 3. Plenty of water 4. Hat
A four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended. Road can be muddy depending on weather conditions. Do not collect on any marked claims or rock piles showing signs of recent mining activity. Bring a rock hammer and protective eye wear if you intend to break pieces of rock. A hat and water are recommended. Please carry out your trash. Have fun collecting"
Directions: Directions can be found at the Utah Geological Survey website. From the wiki website: "From the southern edge of Tooele, travel south on State Highway 36 about 31 miles to the town of Vernon. Continue on highway 36 an additional 4 1/2 miles until you reach a dirt road adjacent to and west of the railroad tracks. Turn north (left) onto the dirt road and travel next to the railroad tracks for 1.7 miles until the road curves to the northwest. From the curve, travel 0.4 miles to the end of the road. "
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 40° 6'8.63"N, 112°21'26.08"W)
or (40.102397, -112.357244)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
Tags: colorful banded rhyolite wonderstone Vernon Hills maroon yellow-brown tooele county
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