Wyoming Gemstones

For ove

r 30 years, W. Dan Hausel, research geologist, geological consultant & author hunted Wyoming in search of mineral deposits. He became the most successful geologist in the history of the Wyoming Geological Survey following hundreds of discoveries, pubishing hundreds of articles, and mapping most of the State's historic mining districts. For his contributions, he was presented the Wyoming Geological Association's highest honor in 2004 - the Distinguished Service Award. In 2001, he was inducted into the National Rock Hound & Lapidary Hall of Fame. In 2009, he and 6 other geologists were awarded the Thayer Lindsley Award of Economic Geology for discovery of a major international mineral discovery - the Donlin Creek, Alaska gold deposit containing more than $32 billion in gold! He was inducted into several Who's Who compendiums & received many more national & international honors for his work. Overall, he was presented >100 regional, national, and international awards for his work.

While attempting to decipher Wyoming's complex geology, he mapped >1,000 km2 of complex geological terrain that most geologists avoided because of complexity. It was stated by researchers at the University of Wyoming that much of what is known of the Precambrian geology in Wyoming is due to the work, efforts & research by Hausel.

Hausel found minerals fascinating & identified several mineral species in Wyoming that had previously been unknown in the State. He

discovered hundreds of mineral deposits during mapping projects & reconnaissance that included hundreds of gold anomalies, a whole new gold district (Rattlesnake Hills), palladium, nickel, diamonds, iolite, ruby, sapphire, kyanite gems, peridot, opal & much more.

After mapping the two largest diamondiferous kimberlite districts in the US, the largest lamproite field in North America & investigating a group of diamondiferous lamprophyres, he identified a few hundred cryptovolca

nic structures that are likely un

discovered diamond deposits in Colorado, Kansas, Montana and Wyoming, as well as in Canada and Africa. He found the largest iolite gemstones on earth including stones >24,000 carats while leaving others in the outcrop that could top a million carats. This led to the discovery of two of the largest colored gemstone deposits on the planet. He recovered giant opals weighing more than 70,000 carats & mapped what could be the largest opal deposit in North America that covers parts of >14 sectiosn of land. He also found other gemstones and previously unrecognized minerals and rocks in Wyoming. Basically, these deposits potentially contain several hundred $billion in gemstones.

Having a great interest in writing, he published >650 professional and general interest papers

& geological maps & contributed to 30 books. Now, after 30 years of discovery, Hausel outlines describes the gems, minerals and rocks in Wyoming, where to find them, and provides insight on how to identify diamond deposits. He believes that one of the largest diamond fields on earth is found in the Colorado-Montana-Wyoming region and is awaiting prospectors & geologists to follow-up on these discoveries.

Stake your claim on his latest book - Gems, Minerals & Rocks of Wyoming - A Guide for Rock Hounds, Prospectors & Collectors and find out more about these gems, minerals and rocks at GEMHUNTER.