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W. Dan Hausel
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W. Dan Hausel is a consulting geologist in Gilbert, Arizona specializing in diamonds, colored gemstones, precious metals & geological mapping.
He graduated from the University of Utah with BS and MS degrees in Geology and worked as a consultant, research geologist, vice president of exploration for international mining companies and the Wyoming and US Geological Surveys.
Dan loves to prospect and has an eye for spotting things others overlook. He found dozens of diamond, precious metal, opal, ruby, sapphire, iolite, peridot and jasper deposits, along with some of the largest gemstones on earth. Spending summers alone in the wilderness, he mapped over 1000 square miles of complex geologic terrain, mines, rare volcanic rocks with diamonds & other gems.
Dan has authored over 600 papers and numerous books.
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 Finding Diamond Deposits With Your PC—Part I
 One method used to explore for kimberlite pipes is aerial photographs. If a kimberlite can be found on aerial photography, there are likely more nearby that can’t be seen on photographs. Over the years, myself and others found several hundred, if not thousands of potential kimberlites pipes...
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April 2009 (Vol. 78, No. 8) |
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Finding Diamond Deposits With Your PC—Part II
As you search for cryptovolcanic structures in Colorado and Wyoming look to see if the anomaly has white soil. If the anomaly lies within a forest of pines, often the depression will occur in a distinct treeless area outlined by aspens and willows.
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May 2009 (Vol. 78, No. 9) |
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Gold in the South Pass Greenstone Belt, Wyoming
 To many geologists and prospectors, “greenstone belts” are synonymous with “gold belts” since they provide excellent places to search for gold.
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July 2009 (Vol. 78, No. 11) |
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Gold in the Rattlesnake Hills
The Rattlesnake Hills (RSH) in central Wyoming had been overlooked for gold, even though it had all of the earmarks of being a major gold district.
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October 2009 (Vol. 79, No. 2) |
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Prospecting for Diamonds
 In 1977, I was a young, inexperienced geologist hired to evaluate Wyoming’s diamond resources in the Colorado-Wyoming State Line district, and investigate and map all other mineral commodities in the state with the exception of oil, gas and coal. Wyoming wanted to know what it owned.
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May 2008 (Vol. 77, No. 9) |
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How To Locate Diamonds
 How to locate diamonds: This article focuses on the principal host rock for diamond and describes some gemstones (and kimberlitic indicator minerals) typically found with diamond. In follow-up articles, placer (secondary) diamonds will be discussed as well as how to prospect for primary diamond deposits.
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July 2008 (Vol. 77, No. 11) |
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Cedar Rim Opal—Discovery of a Giant Opal Field
 In 2003, I initiated field reconnaissance of an opal deposit at Cedar Rim in central Wyoming and was amazed at the size of this undocumented deposit located right in the middle of an oil and gas field...
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October 2008 (Vol. 78, No. 2) |
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Where To Find Diamonds
 Where to find diamonds in the United States: It is somewhat common for gold prospectors to find diamonds in black sand concentrates and not recognize them.
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November 2008 (Vol. 78, No. 3) |
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