stgeorgeutah.com The Bureau of Land Management-Utah Henry Mountain Field Station is partnering with the Burpee Museum of Rockford, Illinois, to conduct free guided tours at the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry. Daily tours for the public began May 29 and continue through June 7. No tours will be offered on Sunday, June 1. READ MORE
Can anyone “Spot the Rock” this week? This photo shows one of the many textures present in Utah’s geology. Tell us where you think this is! Like us on FACEBOOK or follow us on TWITTER to participate! UPDATE: Location Revealed The Honeycombs, or Honeycomb Hills, is a solitary cluster of hills far out in Utah’s West […]
sltrib.com Goblin Valley State Park • This iconic park and its hundreds of aptly-named rock formations probably didn’t need the kind of worldwide publicity it received after Glenn Tuck Taylor toppled one of its goblins last October. READ MORE
Mary Ellen Gulch, American Fork Canyon, Utah County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen; © 2013 Quartzite of the 900 million-year-old Big Cottonwood Formation holds up the rugged headwall of Mary Ellen Gulch. Well-preserved ripple marks and mud cracks indicate the Big Cottonwood Formation was deposited in the tidal zone of a shallow sea.
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Ken Krahulec; © 2013 Towering cliffs of Jurassic-age sandstone constrict lower Zion Canyon. The prominently cross-bedded Navajo Sandstone, deposited in a vast dune field comparable to that of the modern-day Sahara, forms the cliffs, including the narrow spine of Angels Landing at left.
Happy Memorial Day! Great Salt Lake viewed from Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah Photographer: Chris DuRoss; © 2013 Great Salt Lake occupies a large basin formed by horizontal stretching of the Earth’s crust across the region. This stretching produces movement on faults, resulting in uplift of mountain ranges adjacent to the basins and occasional magnitude […]
sltrib.com Jeanette Bonnell likes to play in the dirt. The 62-year-old retired human resources specialist is also pretty handy with a dentist’s drill. READ MORE
thespectrum.com The unique landscape of Southern Utah offers endless opportunities for depiction as well as discussion, and its geological formations have provided countless artists with creative inspiration. READ MORE
Here’s a photo to help you get back into the swing of things. We hope everyone had a great weekend! Wendover, Box Elder County, Utah Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2013 Jurassic-age quartz monzonite at Crater Island near Wendover, Box Elder County.
Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah Photographer: Don DeBlieux; © 2013 Wingate Sandstone cliffs at Red Canyon, east of Lake Powell, San Juan County.
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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