| Tiffany Stone - Over 200 million years ago volcanic activity spewed fine ash over regions of the west desert of Utah. In time and with pressure, gases, heavy with minerals such as chert, Jasper. & Hemitite, combined to form the Bertrandite. Together with other minerals of Fluorine, Opalite, Fluorite, Rhodocroscite. etc., Fluorspar & Berylium Ore became the colorful product. When smeltered, Berylium becomes the lightest weight metal used in space, and for Computer chips, and in ceramics. The nodules are found in the West Desert of Juab County, Utah. |