We’ve got some great #tbt photos from the Library of Congress this week. From their vast collection of historic Utah photos, we’ve picked out a couple that really take you back. Utah Copper: Bingham Mine. Brakeman of an ore train at the open-pit mining operations of Utah Copper Company, at Bingham Canyon, Utah See original link HERE […]
jhnewsandguide.com New research from the University of Utah shows the magma chamber underlying Yellowstone National Park is less molten — and potentially more stable — than previously believed. READ MORE
An expansive dino discovery has been made in Idaho. The research team accounts that this site has produced over 100 fossils with potential to produce hundreds more. Read more about this new find! montana.edu A Montana State University graduate student and MSU paleontologist David Varricchio are part of a research team that discovered the most […]
The “Tower of Silence” along Wahweap Creek, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Kane County, Utah Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2013 Boulders of Cretaceous-age Dakota Sandstone act as protective caps and inhibit erosion of the soft Jurassic-age Entrada Sandstone beneath, allowing hoodoo spires to form. Water cascading over the Entrada Sandstone during rainstorms has carved an intricate […]
news.nationalgeographic.com A huge desert created by global warming likely prevented early dinosaurs from migrating out of South America for millions of years, suggests an analysis of ancient rocks. (Related: “Oldest Dinosaur Found?“) READ MORE
Long Canyon viewed from Pucker Pass, Grand County, Utah Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2013 At Long Canyon, stream erosion has carved a deep gorge into the east limb of the Cane Creek anticline. The canyon exposes dark-brown Triassic-age shale and sandstone of the Moenkopi and Chinle Formations capped by vertical cliffs of Triassic and Jurassic-age […]
sltrib.com When American West Center director Gregory Smoak moved to Utah in the mid-1980s, the Great Salt Lake immediately interested him. READ MORE
upr.org Paleontologists in Argentina say they have unearthed the fossils of the biggest dinosaur ever to walk the planet. READ MORE
We hope you’ve all had a great weekend! Here’s another stunning photo of Utah geology to start the week out. Pahvant Butte, Millard County, Utah Photographer: Mark Gwynn; © 2012
By: V.E. Langenheim, R.Q. Oaks, H. Willis, A.I. Hiscock, B.A. Chuchel, J. Rosario, and C.L. Hardwick A new isostatic residual gravity map of the Tremonton 30′ x 60′ quadrangle of Utah is based on compilation of preexisting data and new data collected by the Utah and U.S. Geological Surveys. Pronounced gravity lows occur over North […]
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.
1594 West North Temple, Suite 3110
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
801-537-3300 (phone)
801-537-3400 (fax)
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 146100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
