Markagunt Plateau, Iron County Photographer: Tyler Knudsen © 2016 An unnamed lake fills one of countless sinkholes formed on southern Utah’s Markagunt Plateau. Dark boulders of Quaternary-age lava have collapsed into the sinkhole that is likely rooted in limestone of the underlying Tertiary-age Claron Formation.
The Utah Geological Survey 2017 Calendar of Utah Geology has arrived! The calendars are on sale for $4.95 each or $4.25 for orders of 10 or more at the Utah Natural Resources Map & Bookstore, 1594 West North Temple in Salt Lake City. The photos are taken by staff members who are often on assignment […]
Our latest issue of Survey Notes is here! Find articles on the salt crust on Great Salt Lake’s north arm, the geothermal project near Milford, Utah and more among our regular featured columns. VIEW THE LATEST ISSUE Check out past issues
Along the Colorado River, Grand County Photographer: Ryhan Sempler © 2016
ksl.com The University of Utah emerged as one of two final candidates in a nationwide hunt to develop an underground laboratory tapping ways to harness the power of man-made geothermal reservoirs. READ MORE
www.usgs.gov September is National Preparedness Month, a time to highlight the resources available to help you and your loved ones stay as safe as possible. This article features several science tools that are important for preparing for such events and helping guide decisions to minimize impacts. READ MORE
Geologic map of Dugway Proving Ground and adjacent areas, Tooele County, Utah. By: Donald L. Clark, Charles G. Oviatt, and David Page GET IT HERE Dugway Proving Ground is an expansive military installation that covers parts of the southern Great Salt Lake Desert and Government Creek Basin, and the southern Cedar Mountains, Wildcat Mountain, Granite […]
Arches National Park, Grand County Photographer: Gregg Beukelman © 2016 Early morning light provides a glow to one of the Courthouse Towers, an erosional remnant of a fin composed of vertically jointed Jurassic-age Slick Rock Member of the Entrada Sandstone.
smithsonianmag.com Marie Tharp’s maps helped prove continental drift was real. But her work was initially dismissed as “girl talk” READ MORE
smithsonianmag.com At least 73 people died in the mountains of central Italy this morning when a magnitude 6.2 earthquake and a series of at least 40 aftershocks shook the Umbria, Lazio and Marche regions. READ MORE
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