Recommended Jade Reference Material
Further information about Wyoming Jade can be found in the following WSGS publications:
Hausel, W.D., 2005, Minerals and rocks of Wyoming—A guide for collectors, prospectors, and rock hounds: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bulletin 72, 159 p.
Hausel, W.D., and Sutherland, W.M., 2000, Gemstones and other unique minerals and rocks of Wyoming—A field guide for collectors: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bulletin 71, 268 p., 13 pls. (Reprinted 2014.)
Sutherland, Wayne, and Hausel, W.D., 2003, Geologic map of the Rattlesnake Hills 30’ x 60’ quadrangle, Fremont and Natrona counties, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 61, scale 1:100,000.
For a complete listing of WSGS materials, go to the Online Catalog.
Jade References
Bagdonas, D.A., 2014, Petrogenesis of the Neoarchean Wyoming batholith,
central Wyoming: Laramie, University of Wyoming, M.S. thesis, 120 p., 1 pl.
Barnes, L.C., Flint, D.J., and Dubowski, T., 1987, World review of nephrite jade—Geology,
production, and reserves: South Australia Department of Mines and Energy, Rept. Bk. No. 87/116,
48 p., 12 tables, 6 figs.
Bauer, Max, 1969, Precious Stones: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT, and
Tokyo, Japan, 647 p.
Bergsten, L.J., 1964, History of the Wyoming Jade region: Lapidary Journal, September 1964,
Reprinted in MacFall, Russell P., ed., undated, Wyoming Jade—A Pioneer Hunter’s Story:
Self published, 56 p.
Bishop, D.T., 1964, Retrogressive metamorphism in the Seminoe Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming: Laramie,
University of Wyoming, M.S. thesis, 49 p., scale 1:24,000.
Branham, A., 1941, Jade found in Wyoming: The Mineralogist, v. 9, no. 3, p. 79–80.
Branham, A., 1965 and 1966, Several articles in MacFall, Russell P., ed., undated,
Wyoming Jade—A pioneer hunter’s story: Self published, 56 p.
Chamberlain, K.R., and Frost, B.R., 1995, Mid-Proterozoic mafic dikes in the central Wyoming
Province—Evidence for Belt-age extension and supercontinent breakup: Geological Association of
Canada—Mineralogical Association of Canada annual conference, Abstracts, v. 20, p. A-15.
Chamberlain, K.R., Frost, C.D., and Frost, B.R., 2003, Early Archean to Mesoproterozoic
evolution of the Wyoming Province – Archean origins to modern lithospheric architecture:
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 40, no. 10, p. 1,357–1,374.
Chamberlain, K.R., Sears, J.W., Frost, B.R., and Doughty, P.T., 2000, Ages of Belt Supergroup
deposition and intrusion of mafic dikes in the central Wyoming Province—Evidence for extension
at ca. 1.5 Ga and 1.37 Ga and potential piercing points for Rodinia reconstructions: Geological
Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 7, p. A-319.
Dake, H.C., 1942, Jade in Wyoming—New discoveries: The Mineralogist, v. 10, no. 9, p. 275–276.
Frost, C.D., Frost, B.R., Chamberlain, K.R., and Hulsebosch, T.P., 1998, The Late Archean history of
the Wyoming Province as recorded by granitic magmatism in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, Precambrian Research, v. 89, p. 145–173.
Frost, C.D., Fruchey, B.L., Chamberlain, K.R., and Frost, R.B., 2006, Archean crustal growth by lateral
accretion of juvenile supracrustal belts in the south-central Wyoming Province: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 43, p. 1,533–1,555.
Fruchey, B.L., 2002, Archean supracrustal sequences of contrasting origin—The Archean
history of the Barlow Gap area, northern Granite Mountains, Wyoming: Laramie, University of Wyoming,
M.S. thesis, 178 p., scale 1:24,000 and 1:3,000.
Grace, R.L.B., Chamberlain, K.R., Frost, B.R., and Frost, C.D., 2006, Tectonic histories of the
Paleoarchean to Mesoarchean Sacawee block and Neoarchean Oregon Trail structural belt of south-central
Wyoming Province: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 43, no. 10, p. 1,445–1,466..
Harlow, G.E., and Sorensen, S.S., 2001, Jade: Occurrence and metasomatic origin—Extended abstract from
International Geological Congress 2000: The Australian Gemmologist, v. 21, p. 7–10.
Hausel, W.D., and Holden, G.S., 1978, Mineral resources of the Wind River Basin and adjacent Precambrian uplifts:
Wyoming Geological Association 13th Annual Field Conference, Guidebook, p. 303–310.
Hausel, W.D., and Sutherland, W.M., 2000, Gemstones and other unique minerals and rocks of Wyoming—A field guide for collectors: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bulletin 71, 268 p.
Hausel, W.D., 2005, Minerals and rocks of Wyoming—A guide for collectors, prospectors, and rock hounds: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bulletin 72, 159 p.
Hill, Robert Sr., 1979, Nephrite, jadeite—jade: Gems & Minerals Magazine, no. 504, p. 62.
Hurlbut, C.S., and Switzer, G.S., 1979, Gemology: John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 252 p.
Kraft, J.L., 1947, Adventure in jade: Holt and Company, 81 p.
Langstaff, G.D., 1995, Archean geology of the Granite Mountains: Golden, Colorado School of Mines, Ph.D. dissertation, 671 p., 9 pls., scale 1:24,000 and 1:100,000.
Love. J.D., 1945, Jade deposits in central Wyoming: Unpublished partial draft, 5 p.
Love. J.D., 1970, Cenozoic geology of the Granite Mountains area, central Wyoming: USGS Professional Paper 495-C, p. C1-C154, scale 1:125,000.
Ludwig, K.R., and Stuckless, J.S., 1978, Uranium-lead isotope systematics and apparent ages of
zircons and other minerals in Precambrian granitic rocks, Granite Mountains, Wyoming:
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 65, p. 243-254.
MacFall, R.P., ed., undated, Wyoming Jade—A Pioneer Hunter’s Story: Self-published, 56 p.
Madsen, M.E., 1978, Nephrite occurrences in the Granite Mountains region of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Association 13th Annual Field Conference Guidebook, p. 393–397.
Peterman, Z.E., and Hildreth, R.A., 1978, Reconnaissance geology and geochronology of the Precambrian of the Granite Mountains, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1055, 22 p.
Rhoads, Verla, 1969, History on Wyoming Jade: unpublished, 6 p.
Sanders, G.V., 1945, Green gold of Wyoming: Popular Science, v. 146, no. 2, p. 112–114, 208.
Sherer, R.L., 1969, Nephrite deposits of the Granite, Seminoe, and Laramie mountains, Wyoming: Laramie, University of Wyoming, Ph.D. dissertation, 194 p., 30 pls.
Sinkankas, John, 1959, Gemstones of North America: Van Nostrand Company, Inc., New York, NY, 675 p.
Sutherland, W.M., 1990, Gemstones, lapidary materials, and geologic collectibles in Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Open File Report 90-9, 53 p.
Sutherland, W.M., 2010, The discovery of Wyoming Jade: Jade State News, v. 2010, is. 2, p. 2–3.
Sutherland, W.M., and Hausel, W.D., 2003, Geologic Map of the
Rattlesnake Hills 30’ x 60’ quadrangle, Fremont and Natrona counties, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 61, 28 p., scale 1:100,000.
Wall, E.N., 2004, Petrologic, geochemical and isotopic constraints on the origin of 2.6 Ga post-tectonic granitoids of the central Wyoming Province: Laramie, University of Wyoming, M.S. thesis, 185 p.
Ward, F., 1999, World jade resources: Arts in Asia, v. 29, no. 1, p. 68–71,
in Gemological Abstracts, Gems and Gemology, Summer 1999, v. 35, no. 2,
p. 163.
Ward, F., 2001, Jade: Gem Book Publishers, Bethesda, MD, 64 p.