Thursday, June 16, 2011

3. Rock Tour of Utah

This collection spans a lifetime, but also has elements of accelerated evolution associated with GGEYHO. On the display stumps of the hemisphere, three of five collections came about entirely after the announcement of the exhibition. Some specimens demonstrate the potential for aesthetic organization, while others have merely been placed for observation in seemingly random configurations. The geographic source of the rocks covers nearly half of the counties in Utah. See the following section for the identification and origin of the different displays.


Parking Strip: Wonderstone - Tooele County, Sandstone - Grand County, Assorted - Salt Lake County



Welcome to Danger: Quaternary Fluvium - Piute County


Centerpiece: Green Fuchsite - Box Elder County




Display Stump: Purple Fluorite - Juab County








Display Stump: Green Lichen Quartzite - Box Elder County






Display Stump: Orange Lichen Rhyolite - Juab County




Display Stump: Basalt with Pagoda Stack - Millard County




Display Stump: Sandstone and Geodes - Emery County