Moqui marbles are a fun and often abundant rock formation found in the spectacular red navajo sandstone regions of southern utah.
Where to find moqui marbles in utah.
We offer pairs and specialty sets.
They occur in many places in southern utah either embedded in or gathered loosely into puddles on the ground near outcrops of jurassic age navajo sandstone.
Moqui pronounced mo key marbles consist of a sandstone center covered by a shell of hematite an iron ore.
Come cool off at moqui cave.
Temperatures never rise above 65 degrees even on the hottest days.
These remnants are from the ancient civilizations that inhabited the southwest around 1 200 years ago.
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Moqui pronounced mo key marbles consist of a sandstone center covered by a shell of hematite an iron ore.
Moqui marbles are spherical dark colored concretions of iron and sandstone commonly range in size from pea size to several inches in diameter although some can be as large as grapefruits.
They can be as small as an toy marble or as large as eight inches in diameter.
The moqui marbles crop up in the navajo sandstone in arizona and in utah s public lands eroding from the spectacular white cliffs in zion national park and the grand staircase escalante national.
The majority of moqui marbles come from utah s navajo sandstone formation now part of grand staircase escalante national monument and in zion national.
Unless you re on private land and have permission leave these right where you find them.
They can be as small as an toy marble or as large as eight inches in diameter.
The majority of moqui marbles come from utah s navajo sandstone formation now part of grand staircase escalante national monument and in zion national.
You can find moqui marbles in our store.
Satin crystals is based in california which allows us access to the best genuine mochi marbles from the neighboring states of arizona and close by utah.
The best seller is our male and female pair.
Moqui marbles are small brownish black balls composed of iron oxide and sandstone that formed underground when iron minerals precipitated from flowing groundwater.