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Topaz Mountain (Thomas Range), UT
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: bixbyite, pseudobrookite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: sherry-to-clear topaz, amethyst, red beryl and bixbyite in rhyolite vugs
Iconic Utah topaz locality, extensively documented by the Utah Geological Survey and guides.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Loose rhyoliteHeat, remote, digging in vugs
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