Media Contact Utah Geological Survey Tom Chidsey 801-537-3364 tomchidsey@utah.gov New Report Provides Information and Maps to Help Keep Utah “The Place” to Find Oil Salt Lake City (Jan. 18, 2017) — A new study by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS), Major Oil Plays in Utah and Vicinity, contains the critical maps, data and […]
Major Oil Plays in Utah and Vicinity By: Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., Compiler and Editor One of the benefits of Utah’s diverse geology is a wealth of petroleum resources. Three oil-producing provinces exist in Utah and adjacent parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and Arizona—the thrust belt, Paradox Basin, and Uinta Basin. Utah produces oil from eight […]
Silver Lake, Wasatch Range Photographer: Kent Brown © 2017 At 11,749 feet, Mount Timpanogos is the second-highest peak in the Wasatch Range, and is formed of 300 million-year-old limestone and sandstone of the Oquirrh Formation.
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Bell Hill Mine, Juab County Photographer: Mark Milligan © 2017 Vibrant purple fluorite, composed of calcium and fluoride, exposed at the Bell Hill mine in the Spor Mountain mining district. Fluorite is chiefly used as flux for steel manufacturing and in making hydrofluoric acid.
View northeast of Antelope Island, Davis County. Photographer: Adam Hiscock © 2017
dontmesswithdinosaurs.com This video is part 1 in a 2 part series about reconstructing the dinosaurs that left their tracks at Copper Ridge, near Moab Utah.
A hard cap rock protects the softer underlying pedestal and neck of this hoodoo in the Jurassic-age Entrada Sandstone, in the Toadstools area of Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Kane County. Photographer: Mark Milligan © 2016
Tertiary-age Claron Formation erodes into rugged and dramatic canyons near Red Canyon, Garfield County. Photographer: J. Lucy Jordan © 2016
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The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.
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