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Lehi F. Hintze

The sad passing of Lehi F. Hintze, a geologist who gave a lot of his time and career to Utah and the Utah Geological Survey.

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Lehi Ferdinand Hintze passed away 1 July 2014 in Provo, Utah. He was born 14 April 1921 in Denver, Colorado to Ferdinand F. and Henrietta Jones Hintze. In 1942 in Salt Lake City he married Ione Peaches Nelson of Brigham City. After graduation from the University of Utah and service in the Army Field Artillery he obtained a Ph.D. in Geology from Columbia University. He taught geology for 35 years at Oregon State University and Brigham Young University, and is noted for his 1980 Geologic Map of Utah, an academic work titled Geologic History of Utah, and the Geologic Highway Map of Utah.

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Southern Utah highway severely damaged by nearby construction project

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Part of SR 143 in the town of Brian Head, Utah has been shut down after the ground slowly started to shift during construction of a man-made pond.

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'Reminder' quake shakes up Davis Count

Perhaps some of you felt the shaking late last night in Salt Lake Valley. The University of Utah seismographs recorded a Magnitude 3.3 earthquake 11 Miles ESE of Centerville, UT, at 10:34 PM.

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Although Wednesday night’s earthquake wasn’t particularly impressive, seismically speaking, it sent a shock wave — both literally and figuratively — throughout northern Utah.

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ORIGINAL EARTHQUAKE REPORT

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New geothermal data system opens opportunities in Idaho and Nationwide

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The Idaho Geological Survey, based at the University of Idaho, is excited to be part of the National Geothermal Data System, which formally launched April 30 and was announced nationwide Friday.

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Expert on Fracking and Drilling-Induced Seismicity to Speak in Salt Lake City

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The hot topics of fracking and drilling-induced seismicity will be the focus of a keynote speech by Distinguished Lecturer Donald Clarke. Gas field fracking is the fracturing of deeply buried rocks under extremely high pressures to enhance oil and gas flow toward wells. Drilling-induced seismicity is the triggering of earthquakes through oil and gas production activities.

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Mysterious Holes In Indiana Sand Dune Could Be 'New Geological Phenomenon'

huffingtonpost.com

Mysterious holes that were discovered at an Indiana sand dune last year — and which nearly swallowed a child — will keep a Lake Michigan park closed indefinitely.

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A look back on the Bingham Canyon Mine Landslide

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This date in science: Landslide at Bingham Canyon Mine

April 10, 2013. On this date – a year ago today – a towering wall of dirt and rocks gave way and crashed down the side of Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah. The landslide was to be one of the largest non-volcanic landslides in the history of North America. University of Utah researchers later reported that the landslide – which moved at an average of almost 70 mph and reached estimated speeds of at least 100 mph – left a deposit so large it would cover New York’s Central Park with about 20 meters (66 feet) of debris.

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UGS Rockfall Investigation in the News

Here are several more articles about the UGS rockfall investigation, including our own news release with links to the published report.

UGS News Release
Deseret News article
ABC News article

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News on the Latest UGS Rockfall Investigation in the Zion Area

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Residents living within high rock-fall-hazard zones in Rockville, Utah, face the possible consequences of a large rock fall similar to the fatal event that occurred last December. That is the principle finding of a geologic investigation into the rock fall that killed two people on December 12, 2013. That afternoon, a huge, joint-controlled rock mass, with an estimated volume of almost 1,400 cubic yards and weighing about 2,700 tons, detached from the cliff face at the top of the Rockville Bench, near Zion National Park. The rock mass fell onto the steep slope below the cliff, and shattered into numerous fragments. The rock fall debris then moved rapidly downslope before striking and destroying a house, detached garage, and a car. The largest boulder to strike the house weighed an estimated 520 tons.

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Mudslides: Could it happen here

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A week after a hillside collapse swept away homes in the small town of Oso, Washington, it now appears the death toll could rise into the dozens.

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And another article that further explains the landslide risk in Utah—

Experts discuss landslide danger in Utah

fox13now.com

With the recent deadly landslide in Washington, and the recent wet weather in Utah, FOX 13 News asked local geology experts about a similar landslide risk in northern Utah, a region prone to landslides in the past.

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