Where is topaz mountain

You'll keep everything you find; even museum quality top rate finds which are rarely discovered while prospecting on free public lands. Public tours at our various locations are regularly scheduled throughout the year. Tours begin in the morning times may vary and continue all day. At our Topaz Dome location, participants watch the blast of topaz bearing rock and then have exclusive access to collect Topaz.

At other tour locations, participants have access to freshly dug material with our backhoe. Tool kits and support staff are available to assist and show you how to collect gemstones and minerals. Each tour has a limited number of spaces, so be sure to book early. Private tours are for one to eight persons of your choosing. Prospector passes to collect in the rubble pile are available at our Topaz Dome site. Youth under age 13 must be supervised and working with an adult. Footwear and clothing should be appropriate for rough rocky environments.

All sites are in the desert, so be sure to bring plenty of water and plan for a day in the sun. Hours of operation are generally from a. Private tour bookings should be booked at least two weeks in advance. Contact us for tour bookings sooner than two weeks to verify availability. Our sites have unfaded sherry colored topaz, small pink and salmon topaz, and premium quality bixbyite.

Topaz, Utah's state gem, is a semi-precious gemstone that occurs as very hard, transparent crystals in a variety of colors. The topaz crystals at Topaz Mountain are naturally amber colored but become colorless after extensive exposure to sunlight. The crystals formed within cavities of the Topaz Mountain rhyolite, a volcanic rock which erupted approximately six to seven million years ago from volcanic vents along faults in the area.

Topaz Mountain is one of the world's great places to find topaz. If you search the washes and slopes on the south side of the mountain you will find small topaz crystals glimmering in the sunlight. If you search seams in the rhyolite, you may find gem-quality crystals.

Topaz Mountain is located in a remote area where there is no water and no services are provided. If you search the washes and slopes on the south side of the mountain you will find small topaz crystals glimmering in the sunlight. If you search seams in the rhyolite, you may find gem-quality crystals.

Topaz Mountain is located in a remote area where there is no water and no services are provided. When traveling to such areas, always carry food, water, tools and emergency equipment. To get there from Nephi, travel southwest on Hwy for about 34 miles to the town of Lynndyl and the junction with Hwy 6. Continue south on U.