Entries by Utah Geological Survey

POTD July 16, 2013: Dixie National Forest, Kane County, Utah

Dixie National Forest, Kane County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen Golden aspen, blue sky, and dark basaltic lava provide dramatic contrast along the Navajo Lake Loop Trail on the Markagunt Plateau. The geologically young Quaternaryage lava erupted from a nearby cinder cone and flowed across Duck Creek, creating a natural dam that formed Navajo Lake.

Upcoming UGS Core Workshop and Field Trip

Core Workshop: Microbial Carbonate Reservoirs from Utah Field Trip: Modern and Ancient Microbial Carbonates in Utah—Examples from Great Salt Lake and the Uinta Basin’s Tertiary (Eocene)  Green River Formation To register for either the short course, field trip, or both, go online at: RMSAAPG2013.COM and look for short course #4 and field trip #5. Details […]

Utah’s Outstanding Dinosaur Heritage

Dr. Jim Kirkland, State Paleontologist with the Utah Geological Survey, will be speaking at Anasazi State Park (http://www.stateparks.utah.gov/park/anasazi-state-park-museum) this Friday, July 12, at 1:00 pm as part of the Boulder Heritage Festival. Jim’s talk is titled “Utah’s Outstanding Dinosaur Heritage.” This event is free to the public. For more information, go to http://www.boulderutah.com/heritage/.

Resource Potential and Best Practices for an Emerging Shale-Gas Play

Cretaceous Mancos Shale, Uinta Basin, Utah A research team from the Utah Geological Survey and the University of Utah presented the results of their on-going work in the Uinta Basin to members of the petroleum industry recently. Meeting in Denver on June 28, the UGS and university geologists discussed their research on the oil and […]