Show UTAH the deposits near lucin 1 utah are made the suba subject act of an interesting chapter in the geological surveys advance bulletin on the mineral resources of the united states the demand for especially the matrix varieties has grown greatly in the last four years and now large quantities are used in various forms of jewelry can be used in many of the same forms of jewery in which turquoise matrix is used it will not wear as well as the turquoise since it is of inferior hardness the large variations in shade of color of both the and its associated matrix and the almost innumerable patterns and markings exhibited by them make possible a wide range of gems adaptable to the tastes of many people the color of most is not easily susceptible to change and is less so when the mineral is polished the deposits five miles northwest of lucin were first opened by C J burke in 1902 by a shaft twenty two feet deep in search for gold the claims were abandoned however since no gold was found the was rediscovered by frank edison in 1905 but was not taken up until august 3 1909 at which time the present claims were located the locators and owners are frank edison and edward bird mr bird is the discoverer of the deposit in tooele thoele county utah from which lamatrice amatrice is obtained the and matrix from this locality would yield very beautiful gems for the so called barbaric jewelry it is susceptible to nearly every form of cutting used with opaque gems but on account of its comparative softness is not adapted to rough wear for necklaces pendants pennants pend ants brooches pins belt stones etc it is well suited the especially bright colors of some come of the cite from this locality are rarely found in that from other places and the variety of markings shown by the matrix is probably equal to any other material found |