W. Dan Hausel

1949

Considered by many as the most productive geologist in the history of the Wyoming Geological Survey at the University of Wyoming, and one of the more productive geologists in the history of Wyoming. Over a 30-year period, he differentiated the complex Precambrian geology associated with Wyoming's greenstone belts and old mining districts, mapped most of the accessible underground gold and copper mines, mapped the two largest diamond-bearing kimberlite districts in the US, mapped the largest lamproite field in North America, and proved that Wyoming had been overlooked as a major source for gold, copper and gemstones. Dan's website provides information on gemstones and gold and is found at http://GemHunter.webs.com [link text][1]. Professor Hausel received dozens of regional, national & international [link text][2] awards for contributions to geological sciences that included many [link text][3] mineral discoveries & [link text][4] publications. He authored several hundred books, papers, abstracts & maps & was responsible for discovery of [link text][5] hundreds of mineral deposits & anomalies (including some [link text][6] world-class & major mineral deposits). He found some of the [link text][7] largest colored gemstone deposits [link text][8] in the world, discovered the [link text][9] Rattlesnake Hills gold district now interpreted to host Cripple Creek-type [link text][10] gold mineralization, started two major gold rushes & a [link text][11] opal rush, found a few hundred

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