Rockhounding Zebra Marble Utah

This unique look was created when molten igneous material was forced through the cracks in limestone.

Rockhounding zebra marble utah.

Shaped from a solid block of zebra rock stone. Utah is an excellent destination for rock hounding. There seem to be several localities in the world that produce a zebra stone. See more ideas about rock hounding utah minerals.

Dugway geode beds juab county. Below are some photos of some of the picasso marble we purchased at love the art in beaver utah. Gypsum sand near knolls tooele county. Birdseye marble in the manti la sal national forest utah county.

Although there are laws regulating rockhounding most of our public land is open and rocks can be collected freely by the public. Some pendants available 15 each plus 4 shipping in the us. Agate chert jasper and petrified wood between capitol reef national park and caineville wayne county. Another popular utah rock with even less provenance information at least that i can locate is zebra stone or white tiger stone or you can substitute rock or marble in place of stone.

You may find many tourists nearby as this location puts you right in between several national parks. Aug 15 2020 rocks gems minerals etc. Beaver lake mining district. Zebra rock this freeform piece measures 3 3 4 2 3 4 in length x 2 wide x 1 4 thick.

Bixbyite rutile and amethyst crystals near marysvale piute county. Chalcopyrite quartz chrysocolla cuprite azurite calcite diopside garnet hematite malachite magnetite muscovite pyrite. The muddy creek area west of orderville is known for containing numerous septarian and ammonite nodules. Picasso marble has criss crossing patterns of lines that make it look similar to the art work of picasso.

The state s diverse terrain is home to numerous varieties of rare rocks gemstones and fossils. However most pieces quarried from utah are labeled as such. The vast lands of southern utah are intricately carved into the red and white sandstone limestone layers of the colorado plateau leaving behind well known monuments in locations like canyonlands and zion national parks however there is plenty of other rocks and minerals aside from the red sandstone of southern utah. 1 plume agate 2 zebra stone 3 petrified wood 4 michigan lightning stone septarian concretion 5 michigan kona marble 6 michigan kona marble 7 indonesian coral 8 sardonyx.

It is rough that is polished smooth and not lacquered.