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NUPA NUGGETS

In This Issue

Pres message

Treasurers re-

port

Gatherings

Mining History

Smoky Quartz

Crescent

Ads

Calendar

OUTINGS

Next Meeting, September 25, 2013Alan Chenworth, Author of A Guide to GoldPanning in Utahwill be guest speaker. Alan willbe happy to sign your copy of his book during the break. The bookwill also be available for sale.

Presidents MessageHi everybody,It's been kind of hard to get to some of the claims because of the fires.

Hope that everybody has been able to get out and do something.Hope that everyone enjoyed Chris Wright's informational talk as much as

I did. Sure do appreciate him coming out.It is getting close to election time so need to start thinking about people

that you want on the ballots.Also don't forget to sign up for what kind of food item you would like to

bring for our Thanksgiving dinner...

May your pans smile back at ya

Mike

Northern Utah Prospectors Association September 2013

Gold: $1,311.26

Silver: $21.77

As of September 17, 2013

Check with the Forest Service before planning to go to any Idahoclaims to ensure access. The fires in Idaho have made travel to our

claims difficult and in some cases impossible.

Crescent Creek September 2022

Additional information will be posted for the next outingat the meeting prior and in the newsletter.


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Officers

2013

President

Mike John

435-866-2275

1st Vice President

Mike Kozlowski

2nd Vice President

Steve Sherman

Treasurer/Newsletter

Carolyn Durga801-690-4202

Secretary

Sheri Gaddis

Parliamentarian

Dave DeHeer

Claims Director

Lonnie Fausett

Members at Large

Kim & Sandy Patterson

Leo & Donale Richan

Bob Shriber

Hal & Lynda Berry

Alan Meyer

Curt Dayton

www.nupainc.org

Treasurers Report August, 2013

Checking: Savings:

Starting Balance $ 3,002.96 Starting Balance $ 4843.49

Deposits 310.65 Interest .41

Interest

.18

Withdrawals 274.57

Aug 31 Balance $ 2,155.21 Aug 31 Balance $ 4845.12

WinnersWhite Ticket:

Rafter Square Hal BerryPick and Hook Set Steve CramerEmergency Blanket Steve Cramer

Door Prize Nugget Buzz Schraeder

Blue Ticket:

Bag of Pay Dirt Frank Kuba Classifier Dave LintonSmall Nugget Brandon WallRegular Nugget D. JensenQuarterly Nugget C. Kendell

Red Ticket: Dry Washer Bob Shriber

Door prize (white ticket) winners are asked to bring refreshments to the nextmeeting and are reimbursed with a receipt.

Holiday GatheringsThanksgiving

Potluck! Saturday, November 16

Signup sheets available at the September and October Meetings.

Location will be announced. Sign up sheets managed by

Sheri Gaddis: [email protected]

Christmas

Friday, December 13, 6:30pm

Golden Corral, 988 Washington, Ogden

Everyone is responsible for their own expenses

Attendance required for gift and drawings


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MembershipDuesMembership dues are from January

through December. Anyone joining

after October 1 will be considered a

paid member through the next

calendar year.

New membership $40.00

Renewal $30.00

Mailed Newsletter $5.00

E-mail copies of the newsletter are

included as part of membership.

Mailed newsletters add $5.00 to

renewal to help defray cost of postage

and printing.

You will have an opportunity to

choose your newsletter delivery

preference when you renew your

membership.

Park City Museum Info

528 Main Street / PO Box 555Park City, UT 84060

435.649.7457 / 435.649.7384 fax

For general information:

[email protected]

Museum Hours

Monday-Saturday:10 am-7 pm

Sunday:Noon - 6 pm

Closed:Thanksgiving and Christmas

Research Library Hours

Monday-Friday:10 am-4 pmSaturday-Sunday:Closed

Admission

Members: Free (Become a Member)

Adults: $10

Seniors 65+, Students, and Military (with valid ID): $8

Children: $5 (age 7-17)

Under 6: Free

How do you confuse a gold

prospector?Show him two shovels and

ask him to take his pick.

Elections are coming up.Time to think about who

you want for 2014 officers

Mining History

Learn about Park Citys Mining History
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.parkcityhistory.org/visit/%7Bsite_ur%7D/membershiphttp://www.parkcityhistory.org/visit/%7Bsite_ur%7D/membershiphttp://www.parkcityhistory.org/visit/%7Bsite_ur%7D/membershipmailto:[email protected]


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Smokey Quartz and Feldspar Crystals at Rock Corral Canyon in the MineralMountains, Beaver County (from: http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/rockmineral/collecting/quartz.htm )

by DustinL. Rooks

Geologic information:The Mineral Mountains, located in Beaver County, make up the largest exposedplutonic body in Utah. Rock compositions range from quartz monzonite in the northern half of the pluton togranite around Rock Corral Canyon in the south.

Excellent crystals of smoky quartz and feldspar are found invugs or cavities in the granite. They formed when coolingfractures in the granite were filled by late-stage pegmatitesconsisting of quartz, microcline, and plagioclase.

Quartz occurs as clear to smoky, euhedral crystals up to threeinches long while microcline is commonly found as euhedral,equidimensional crystals averaging approximately 0.75 inchesin width. Occasionally, large pseudomorphs of limonite afterpyrite can be found in these areas as well.

How to get there:Travel 0.7 miles south of the railroad tracks on State Route 21 from Milford where a

Corral Recreation Area sign will instruct you to turn left (east) from the highway. This road is paved for ashort distance but then turns to sand. Continue from the turn-off 5.4 miles to an intersection. Take the leftfork and continue for 1.2 miles to another intersection. Keep right at this intersection for 2.7 miles to thefirst outcrop or inselberg on the left. You can park here or continue to the picnic area in Rock Corral Can-yon.

Where to collect:Although the quartz and feldspar are not confined to Rock Corral, the best-developedcrystal specimens seem to occur within a half-mile radius of the picnic area. As mentioned above, thecrystals are found in vugs. Look for areas where the quartz and feldspar are easily visible as coarse veins.Examine these areas closely as occasionally they open up into cavities where the crystals had space to

grow.

Useful maps:Beaver and Wah Wah Mountains South 1:100,000-scale maps, and a Utah highway map.These are best for navigational purposes. Also, the Adamsville and Bearskin Mountain 1:24,000-scalemaps. Topographic maps can be obtained from the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore,1.888.UTAHMAP; 801.537.3320, fax - 801.537.3395.

Land ownership:Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands.

BLM collecting rules:The casual collector may take small amounts of petrified wood, fossils, gemstones,and rocks from unrestricted federal lands in Utah without obtaining a special permit if collection is for per-sonal, noncommercial purposes. Collection in large quantities or for commercial purposes requires a per-mit, lease, or license from the BLM.

Miscellaneous:A hat and water are essential.

Tools recommended:Safety glasses, hammer, chisel, and patience are a must. Have fun collecting!

About the author:Dustin L. Rooks is a Junior at Southern Utah University where he is majoring in both geology and botany.He is a native of Vernal, Utah where he spends summers conducting range studies for the National ForestService and collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils

Smoky quartz and microcline crystals from the Rock

Corral area collected by the author in November of

1996. Quarter in foreground for scale
http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/rockmineral/collecting/quartz.htmhttp://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/rockmineral/collecting/quartz.htmhttp://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/rockmineral/collecting/quartz.htm


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Crescent Creek Outing

Friday, September 20, 21 & 22Crescent Creek is south of Hanksville. There is room for several

trailers plus tents for primitive camping off the highway, 4WD not

required.

You may find accommodations in Hanksville at Whispering Sands

Motel (best reviews). The nearest food, fuel, lodging and first aid

is in Hanksville. As usual.Pack it in, Pack it out.

The closest water is a bit of a hike downhill from the claim. Very

small gold but a bit of persistence and digging in a good hole will

result in a fair bit of color.

Directions:

There are several ways to get to

Hanksville...this is just one:

Take US 15 South to US 6 east.

Follow US 6 through Price to US

70.

Head west on US 70

Take Exit 149 and head south on

UT 24

In Hanksville turn south on UT 95and go approx. 20.6 mi

Turn right on Lone Cedar Rd (dirt)

and head south for about 4

miles then turn right at the fork

for about 1 mile.

Trip total about 300 miles each

way give or take

Dirt road

about 20.6

mi south of

Hanksville

Hanksville


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Free non-commercial advertising for NUPA members.

Submit your information to [email protected].

We will pay you for your New Diabetic Test Stripsunopened in the original box

We prefer that they don't expire for at least 1 yearWe may still take some if they are less then a year.

Call for PricesMiles 801-391-9912

We can answer your questions

Club logo clothing for sale at club meetings. We have

hooded sweatshirts, t-shirts, hats and denim shirts. We

also have some basic prospecting tools

and practice gold sand. Wide range of sizes from Large

to 4x.and lots of colors.

Pay with cash or check.

AdvertisementFOR SALE

ATV cover $25

ATV Rear Basket $85

12VDC Igloo Cooler $35

Gold Buddy $225

Gold Magic rotating pan w/battery

$275

Air Compressor New in crate 150 psi, 15 cu ft/ min

Honda gas motor retail $2385/ Offer

6500 Watt diesel Generator 10 HP, 75 db noise lev-

el, 203 lbs, wheels new in crate retails $3975/ Offer

3" water pump new 220 gpm, 98' lift, retails $2989/

offer

Falcon metal detector MD-10, with case $80

12 Gauge shotgun Western Field, variable choke

$90

gold pans large $2.50, small $2.00,

Plastic 5 gall bucket size $3.00

5 gallon outboard motor fuel tank $10

125-150 HP boat props 2 ea $25 ea

2 wood sluice boxes free

Appliance lift (not Chinese) $45

4000 watt Honda Generator has governor problem,

runs good otherwise, removed from motor home.

$350

Frank Kuba 801-643-5090

If you can't or don't want to get a generator

and winch in to pull out a big rock, or you just

don't want the attention. This might be for you.

3000lb Grip-Puller.

Cable hoist. Don't

know much about it

as it was my father-in

-laws.

$150.00

Kim

801 393-2132


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