Roadside Attraction Black Rock Spring - Delta - Road Trip Ryan
WEBBlack Rock Spring offers a family friendly rock hounding experience for Obsidian and Snowflake Obsidian. Here are the driving directions and map needed for visiting Black Rock Spring in Utah's West Desert.
Obsidian in the Black Rock Desert - Utah Outdoor Activities
WEBApproximately 2.5 million years ago (late Tertiary Period), volcanic eruptions in the Black Spring area of the Black Rock Desert in western Utah spewed out the volcanic rocks rhyolite, pumice, and obsidian. Obsidian is a dark-colored volcanic glass formed when molten lava cools quickly.
The Rockhounder: Obsidian in the Black Rock Desert, Millard County
WEBApproximately 2.5 million years ago (late Tertiary Period), volcanic eruptions in the Black Spring area of the Black Rock Desert in western Utah spewed out the volcanic rocks rhyolite, pumice, and obsidian. Obsidian is a dark-colored volcanic glass formed when molten lava cools quickly.
Rockhounding - Millard County Tourism
WEBMahogany, snowflake, and black obsidian can be found on the hillsides and on the roadbeds near Coyote Spring and Black Spring. Take the north road and then turn east at about ¼ mile on the first side road going east.
GeoSights: Volcanic Features in the Black Rock Desert, Millard …
WEBCurrently, the Black Rock Desert may be the largest geothermal prospect in Utah. The Black Rock Desert is the youngest volcanic field in Utah and contains both Utah’s youngest known rhyolite dome, White Mountain, and its most recent eruptive event, the basalt flows at …
Black Spring Topo Map in Millard County, Utah - Topo Maps, …
WEBFree printable topographic map of Black Spring in Millard County, UT including photos, elevation & GPS coordinates.
Geology and History of Black Rock Desert Volcanic Field
WEBOct 5, 2023 · Black Rock Desert volcanic field is the northernmost volcanic field in a belt of young volcanic fields beginning in the northern Grand Canyon of Arizona and continuing in a north-trending line through Utah.
Black Rock Desert volcanic field - Wikipedia
WEBThe Black Rock Desert volcanic field in Millard County, Utah, is a cluster of several volcanic features of the Great Basin including Pahvant Butte, The Cinders, and Tabernacle Hill. [1] The field's Ice Springs event was an explosive eruption followed by lava flows that were Utah's most recent volcanic activity (1140–1440 AD).
FindingRocks.com - Black Springs Obsidian
WEBFrom http://cashandtreasures.wikifoundry.com/page/Utah, "General description: The Black Springs area of the Black Rock desert was covered with volcanic eruption of rhyolite, pumice, and obsidiam during the Tertary Period. Obsidian is not a mineral but is glass created in volcanoes.
Black Spring Map - Tooele County, Utah, USA - Mapcarta
WEBBlack Spring is a spring in Tooele County, Utah and has an elevation of 5,886 feet. Mapcarta, the open map.
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