Geology

Dugway Geode Beds

Juab County, UT

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Utah’s best-known public geode locality on BLM land west of the Pony Express Trail: Miocene rhyolite cavities reworked by Lake Bonneville into soft lake-bed digs. Casual collectors dig quartz-, amethyst-, and rose-lined geodes from two main BLM pits and nearby flats; no permit required for personal-use limits.

Field facts

RegionJuab County, UT
Coordinates39.8943, -113.1369
AccessPony Express Road ~50 miles west of Hwy 36 (Faust), then signed geode-bed spur north
MaterialQuartz geodes (clear, amethyst, rose); some solid agate nodules
AgencyBLM Fillmore Field Office
RulesCasual collecting only; fill holes; 25 lb/day + one piece typical BLM mineral limit

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