Ruby Mountain Colorado Garnets

Ruby mountain colorado is not the only place in the u.

Ruby mountain colorado garnets.

Large number of pages viewed. To the north is secret pass and the east humboldt range and from there the. Where early prospectors mistook red garnets for the gem mineral ruby probably wishful thinking. The ruby mountains are a mountain range primarily located within elko county with a small extension into white pine county in nevada united states most of the range is included within the humboldt toiyabe national forest.

Although the upper portion of ruby mountain is rhyolitic the base is a repository for masses of glassy perlite. Like so many other mountains in the mineral rich areas of colorado s ranges ruby is streaked with intense hues most notably red though yellows and oranges and darker colors mark it as well. A view from near the top looking northwest. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 11 387 feet 3 471 m on the summit of ruby dome.

Garnet and topaz specimens can be found by sorting the talus rock at the base of the cliffs. The perlite can be broken apart into iridescent botryoidal spheres of black obsidian known as marekanite.