Provenite

Wah Wah Mountains

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38.2636° N, 113.4522° W · ± 1 km

Beryl from Utah, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Beryl

Beryl at Wah Wah Mountains

Red beryl crystals in topaz-bearing rhyolite make this a rare, easily recognised beryl occurrence.

Doubly terminated red beryl crystal on white rhyolite from the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Doubly terminated red beryl crystal on white rhyolite from the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Terminated red beryl crystal set in white rhyolite from the Violet claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Terminated red beryl crystal set in white rhyolite from the Violet claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Two red beryl crystals in rhyolite matrix from the Violet claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Two red beryl crystals in rhyolite matrix from the Violet claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Red beryl crystal on porphyry matrix from the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Red beryl crystal on porphyry matrix from the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Translucent red beryl crystal on matrix from the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Translucent red beryl crystal on matrix from the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Small doubly terminated crystals on matrix
Typical size
Pictured example about 2 cm
Color / luster
Red
Associated minerals
Rhyolite (matrix)
Trace elements
Mn3+ is given as the cause of red beryl colour
History
Named as the main source of gem-grade red beryl, from the Ruby-Violet claim.

Sources: SRC-279 SRC-267

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Topaz-bearing rhyolite hosts red beryl in the Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County; the pictured crystal sits on white rhyolite.
Host rock
Rhyolite
Region
Utah
Country
United States

A general reference names the Wah Wah Mountains (Ruby-Violet claim) as the main gem-grade red beryl source. Coordinates left empty because no source opened for this task gave them. Coordinates: Ruby Violet claims (Violet Mine / Red Emerald Mine), the red beryl deposit on the east flank of the Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County; Mindat lists the coordinate with an MRDS stated accuracy of 100 m. This is the beryl locality, not the centre of the whole range. Coordinates: Ruby Violet claims (Violet Mine / Red Emerald Mine), the red beryl deposit on the east flank of the Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County; Mindat lists the coordinate with an MRDS stated accuracy of 100 m. This is the beryl locality, not the centre of the whole range. Coordinates: Ruby Violet claims (Violet Mine / Red Emerald Mine), the red beryl deposit on the east flank of the Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County; Mindat lists the coordinate with an MRDS stated accuracy of 100 m. This is the beryl locality, not the centre of the whole range.

Sources: SRC-279 SRC-267 SRC-309

Sources

  1. SRC-279 · Website
    File:Beryl-dtn31b.jpg - Wikimedia Commons (read via mirror)Wikimedia Commons (file page; photo by Robert M. Lavinsky) · 2010 · Wikimedia Commons
  2. SRC-267 · Website
    BerylWikipedia contributors · 2026 · Wikipedia
  3. SRC-309 · Website
    Ruby Violet claims, Beaver County, Utah, USA - Mindat

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.