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Flaming Gorge Group
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 3 gem or collectible minerals (Tourmaline, Quartz, Fluorite) and 5 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as prospect for Phosphorus-Phosphates. Minerals mentioned: Tourmaline, Quartz, Feldspar, Pyrite, Fluorite. Approx. location 40.933, -109.767. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Status not recorded.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
12 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
7 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
4 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
2 sites
Tourmaline
Mohs 7–7.5. Long striated crystals, often black (schorl) or green and pink (elbaite). Mindat
1 site
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
1 site
Feldspar
Mohs 6–6.5. Blocky crystals with flat cleavage faces. Mindat
1 site
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Malachite 4Tuff 3Quartzite 3Limonite 3Carnotite 3Gold 3Pyrolusite 3Hematite 2Barite 2Limestone 1Bornite 1Chalcocite 1Commodities
Copper 12Phosphorus-Phosphates 10Iron 10Silica 6Uranium 5Barium-Barite 4Gold 4Volcanic Materials 3Manganese 3Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bender Mtn. Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite | Barite | Occurrence | 40.951, -109.106 |
| Barite Occurrence | — | Barite | Occurrence | 40.950, -109.104 |
| Jesse Ewing Canyon Claim | Copper | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Hematite, Limonite | Occurrence | 40.936, -109.159 |
| Yellow Canary | Uranium | Brochantite, Carnotite, Malachite, Tyuyamunite | Occurrence | 40.934, -109.223 |
| Yellow Canary | Uranium, Copper | Carnotite | Occurrence | 40.933, -109.234 |
| Red Creek Canyon Prospects | Uranium, Copper | Carnotite | Occurrence | 41.062, -109.351 |
| Gold Point | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 40.921, -109.429 |
| Gorge Creek | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 40.899, -109.326 |
| Gorge Creek West, Placer | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 40.912, -109.334 |
| Goslin Mtn Iron Prospect | Iron | Hematite, Limonite | Occurrence | 40.961, -109.261 |
| Sheep Creek Gap Gypsum Deposit | — | Limestone | Occurrence | 40.933, -109.720 |
| Spring Creek Prospects | Iron | Limonite, Pyrolusite | Occurrence | 40.998, -109.399 |
| Dutch John Mountain Workings | Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 40.953, -109.443 |
| Dana Prospect | Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 40.945, -109.114 |
| Red Creek | Copper | Malachite | Occurrence | 40.931, -109.223 |
| Daggett Chief Workings | Manganese | Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad | Occurrence | 40.950, -109.773 |
| Little Daggett Chief. Workings | Iron | Pyrolusite | Occurrence | 40.946, -109.760 |
| East Goslin Silica Deposit | Silica | Quartzite | Occurrence | 40.966, -109.270 |
| Goslin Silica Deposit | Silica | Quartzite | Occurrence | 40.971, -109.315 |
| Bender Mtn Silica Deposit | Silica | Quartzite | Occurrence | 40.950, -109.111 |
| Jesse Ewing Siliceous Tuff | Volcanic Materials | Tuff | Occurrence | 40.916, -109.143 |
| Browns Park Siliceous Tuff Occurrence | Volcanic Materials | Tuff | Occurrence | 40.857, -109.132 |
| Swallow Canyon Siliceous Tuff Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Tuff | Occurrence | 40.832, -109.090 |
| Kleins Hill Prospect | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 40.975, -109.065 |
| Conner Basin Phosphate Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 40.933, -109.887 |
| Spring Creek Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 40.909, -109.688 |
| Yellow Canary Uranium Deposit | Copper, Uranium | — | Occurrence | 40.889, -109.511 |
| Yellow Canary Uranium | Uranium | — | Occurrence | 40.983, -109.250 |
| Birch Creek Prospect | Iron | — | Occurrence | 40.921, -109.998 |
| Lodge Pole Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 40.942, -109.821 |
| Horseshoe Canyon Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Occurrence | 40.942, -109.617 |
| Goslin Mountain Iron Prospect | Iron | — | Past Producer | 40.961, -109.261 |
| Flaming Gorge Group | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Prospect | 40.933, -109.767 |
| Horseshoe Canyon Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 40.942, -109.617 |
| Kleins Hill Prospect | Barium-Barite | — | Past Producer | 40.975, -109.065 |
| Daggett Chief No 1,2,3,4 Mn.Dep. | — | — | Prospect | 40.050, -109.779 |
| Jesse Ewing Canyon | Copper | — | Past Producer | 40.936, -109.159 |
| Dana Prospect | Copper | — | Past Producer | 40.945, -109.114 |
| Conner Basin Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates | — | Past Producer | 40.933, -109.887 |
| Birch Creek Prospect | Iron | — | Past Producer | 40.921, -109.997 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Daggett County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Uintah County · Duchesne County · Rich County · Wasatch County · Summit County
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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