Entries by Utah Geological Survey

"Spot the Rock" April 24, 2014

We’ve got another Google Maps edition of “Spot the Rock” for you geo friends this week. Each of these photos are from the same location, but at different zoom levels. Can you guess where this is?? Like us on FACEBOOK or follow us on TWITTER to participate!

Could a Warning System Save Lives in a Landslide?

news.discovery.com As President Obama makes his way to Oso, Wash., to tour the devastation from last month’s mudslide and meet with surviving victims and first responders, the disaster has brought renewed interest in early warning systems – which some suggest could have prevented many of the deaths. READ MORE

POTD April 22, 2014: Sandstone Mountain, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Washington County, Utah

Happy Earth Day, everyone! Sandstone Mountain, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Washington County, Utah Photographer: Tyler Knudsen; © 2012 Shifting sands partially bury an unusually large (about 1 foot in diameter) spherical hematite concretion that has eroded from the nearby Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone. The concretion’s dark concentric bands formed when iron-oxide minerals precipitated out of groundwater […]

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Utah Park is a Gold Mine for Dinosaur Hunters

An exciting spotlight on some of Utah’s finest dino-country featuring James Kirkland, Utah State Paleontologist. nbcnews.com If you know where to walk and what to look for, dinosaur bones are easy to find at Utah’s  Grand Staircase-Escalante Park. KSL’s John Hollenhorst reports. WATCH VIDEO HERE   National Geographic Features Utah’s Ancient Past kcsg.com The ancient […]

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No aftershocks from Saturday's Tooele quake

We know that most of you probably know about Saturday’s earthquake near Tooele by now. Here are some more in depth articles on the event. “This one just seemed to come all on its own. Just one event. It doesn’t really have too much to do with the likelihood of future earthquakes,” –Keith Koper deseretnews.com […]