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Glad You Asked: October 9, 2014

We’ve got some Great Salt Lake trivia for you to end the day on—how many think you can answer correctly?? Check out our “Glad You Asked” article below for the answers.

1. What do Great Salt Lake, the Bahamas, the old Hansen Planetarium in downtown Salt Lake City, the Manti LDS Temple, and Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, have in common?

2. What does the original Saltair resort on the south shore of Great Salt Lake have in common with the coasts of Indonesia, Thailand, and northwestern Malaysia?

3. What two things do Great Salt Lake, Apollo 16, and northern shovelers and common goldeneyes (ducks) have in common?

Find the answers HERE

photo by Stevie Emerson

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Dinosaur Festival in Moab starts TODAY!

What does everyone have planned this weekend? If you are near Moab, the Dinosaur Festival kicks off today and tomorrow at the Museum of Moab and the Moab Information Center. Read more about it in this article!

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In celebration of the fifth annual National Fossil Day on Wednesday, Oct. 15, people in the Moab area are invited to go back in time Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9 and 10 at the Dinosaur Festival at Museum of Moab and the Moab Information Center.

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UGS Earth Science Week, Day 3!

Day 3 of our #EarthScienceWeek was great! The Utah Geological Survey hosts hands-on activities for school groups during October. Here, students learn a little gold panning history, and pan for some mineral treasures themselves! While no gold was included in the panning station, kids found pyrite, magnetite, fluorite, malachite (a copper bearing rock), and some azurite (a copper bearing rock)!

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UGS Earth Science Week, Day 2!

We had a great second day at our #EarthScienceWeek! The Utah Geological Survey hosts hands-on activities for school groups during October. Check out our Stream Station as students learn about soil erosion.




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POTD October 7, 2014: Mount Nebo and the southern Wasatch Range, Juab County, Utah

Mount Nebo and the southern Wasatch Range, Juab County, Utah
Photographer: Adam McKean; © 2013

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New species of dinosaur unearthed in Utah earns the name ‘Nose King’

Good morning friends! How many of you read about Utah’s newest Dinosaur dubbed the ‘Nose King’? Read more about this dinosaur and its prominent nose!

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Scientists recently announced the discovery of a new dinosaur, the remains of which were pulled from an area in central Utah.

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UGS Earth Science Week begins today!

We’re celebrating #EarthScienceWeek this week! The Utah Geological Survey hosts hands-on activities for school groups (usually 4th and 5th graders) during October. Here, students join Utah State Paleontologist James Kirkland, and geophysicist Hobie Willis in the paleontology prep lab where they examine dinosaur and ice age fossils while learning about geologic history. Stay tuned with our daily updates on our Earth Science Week happenings!
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Joint Evening Meeting “Geologic Remapping of the Warm Springs Fault”

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 6:00 PM 
Utah Department of Natural Resources Auditorium,
1594 West North Temple (enter on south side)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Evening Meeting with Association of Environmental Geologists (AEG), Utah Geological Association (UGA), Utah Geological Survey (UGS)
“Geologic Remapping of the Warm Springs Fault”
presented by Adam McKean, Mapping Geologist with the UGS

The Warm Springs fault of the Wasatch fault zone is a down-to-the-west normal fault, bounding the western portion of the Salt Lake salient. Recent geologic remapping of the Salt Lake City North 7.5-minute quadrangle has provided us an opportunity to revisit the Warm Springs fault and its place within Salt Lake and Davis Counties. A draft map of the quadrangle and evidences for the Warm Springs fault location will be presented at the meeting with opportunities for open discussion, questions, and feedback. We invite the geologic and geologic engineering community and interested parties to attend the event and take part in this public comment period.

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Silt fills reservoir’s inlets after flooding in southern Utah

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Cities in southern Utah are still cleaning up the mess from a flash flood that fell in the area on Saturday. The storm brought down a lot of water, but it also brought down a lot of dirt.

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POTD September 30, 2014: San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah

San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah
Photographer: Robert Ressetar; © 2013

Window Blind Peak rises to an elevation of 7,030 feet in the interior of the San Rafael Swell. The resistant Triassic to Jurassic-age Wingate and Navajo Sandstones form, respectively, the massive lower cliffs and the upper pinnacle.