We send all of our geo friends good tidings on this Christmas Eve!
Bear Lake, Rich County, Utah
Photographer: Jim Davis
Jurassic-age Nugget Sandstone is wave-weathered into smooth, rounded forms on the east shore of Bear Lake, Rich County.
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Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County, Utah
Photographer: Tyler Knudsen
Sheer walls of Jurassic-age Wingate Sandstone loom over a barn and orchards of historic Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County.
Abajo Mountains, San Juan County, Utah
Photographer: Grant Willis
Blocky sandstone ledge deposited in an oasis-like setting between ancient sand dunes forms a resistant cap over beds of the Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone. Chippean Rocks west of the Abajo Mountains, San Juan County.
White Canyon, Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan County, Utah
Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg
The Owachomo Bridge was created by stream erosion of the Permian-age Cedar Mesa Sandstone. Owachomo, a Hopi term meaning “rock mound,” is named for the large rock mass found on the northeastern abutment of the bridge.
www.deseretnews.com
The Bureau of Land Management Utah Moab Field Office is seeking site stewards for several key dinosaur track sites.
POTD December 17, 2013: Middle Desert Overlook, Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County, Utah
Photographer: Stefan Kirby
Eroding buttes of the Middle Jurassic-age Entrada Sandstone and overlying Curtis Formation. Middle Desert Overlook, Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County.
The hot molten rock beneath Yellowstone National Park is 2 ½ times larger than previously estimated, meaning the park’s supervolcano has the potential to erupt with a force about 2,000 times the size of Mount St. Helens, according to a new study.
www.4utah.com
The rock slide in Rockville, Utah that killed two people has many wondering how did it happen and could it happen again.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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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