Survey Notes
January 2018
Volume 50, Number 1
Contents
Groundwater Conditions at the Utah FORGE site
Monroe’s “Sweet” Groundwater Points to Contamination Source
Monitoring Groundwater Response to Large-Scale Juniper Treatments
Utah Hosts Field Conference on Gigantic Landslides
Energy News: AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition is Coming to Salt Lake City!
Glad You Asked: What is an unconformity?
GeoSights: Crystal Geyser, Grand County
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Survey Notes is an informative, non-technical magazine on noteworthy and interesting geologic topics in Utah. It is the official UGS newsletter and is produced three times a year.
Regular columns include Glad You Asked, GeoSights, Teacher’s Corner, Energy News, Core Center News, Survey News and New Publications.
To receive a free hardcopy of a Survey Notes issue, please contact the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore at geostore@utah.gov or 1-888-UTAHMAP to see if one is available.
September 2017
Volume 49, Number 3
Contents
The Wasatch Fault From Above: Re-Mapping The Wasatch Fault Zone Using Airborne High-Resolution Topographic Data
Geologic Hazard Mapping In Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
2017 Flooding And Landslides In Box Elder County, Utah
Glad You Asked: What are Moqui marbles?
Energy News: A Partner in the CarbonSAFE Rocky Mountains Project
GeoSights: Wolverine Petrified Forest, Garfield County
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May 2017
Volume 49, Number 2
Contents
Tooele 30′ x 60′ quadrangle geologic map
Practical uses of geologic maps
Core Center News: Utah Core Research Center receives a treasure trove donation of Greater Aneth oil field cores
Glad You Asked: Do Ants Mine Gold?
GeoSights: A View of the World’s Deepest Pit – Bingham Canyon Mine Overlook
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January 2017
Volume 49, Number 1
Contents
Mapping Wetlands in the Upper Bear River Watershed
UGS’s Role in Contributing Water-Quality Data to the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network
Does Utah Preserve North America’s Oldest Cretaceous Dinosaurs Because of Ancient Salt Deposits?
Energy News: Not All Megawatts Are Created Equal – An Examination of Electric Generation Capacity Factor
Glad You Asked: You Have a Bookstore? In the Digital Age?
GeoSights: The Cockscomb and Kaibab Uplift of Southern Utah
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General geologic articles on a variety of subjects, including how to stake a mining claim and what is Utah’s hydrologic cycle.
Geologic articles on geologic sites in Utah, including Pavant Butte in the Black Rock Desert and Little Egypt in Garfield County.
Articles on current UGS energy news.
Geologic articles written especially for teachers, but interesting to all, including where to see different rock types along the Wasatch Front and activities for students on dome mountains and volcanoes.
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