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Glad You Asked – How does Plate Tectonics make for Great Skiing?

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January 4, 2021
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GeoSites, Survey Notes

GeoSights: Raplee Ridge, San Juan County, Utah

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January 4, 2021
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Survey Notes

The UGS Response to the March 18, 2020, Magnitude 5.7 Magna, Utah, Earthquake and Aftershock Sequence

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August 25, 2020
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Energy News, Survey Notes

Energy News: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Utah’s Energy Industry

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August 25, 2020
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Utah Geological Survey
Survey Notes

Glad You Asked: What Gives Utah’s “Red Rock Country” its Color?

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August 25, 2020
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Survey Notes

Geosights: White Rocks Tooele County, Utah

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August 25, 2020
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Survey Notes

Utah’s Ancient Mega-Landslides

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April 30, 2020
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Survey Notes

The Uinta-Tooele structural zone–what’s in a name?

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April 30, 2020
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Survey Notes

Glad You Asked: What were those strange white mounds along the shores of Great Salt Lake?

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April 30, 2020
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Energy News: Increased battery demand spurs interest in Utah’s metallic resources

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April 30, 2020
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