Survey Notes

May 2009 issue
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Survey Notes is an informative, non-technical magazine on noteworthy and interesting geologic topics in Utah. It is the official UGS newsletter and is produced three times a year.

Regular columns include Glad You Asked, GeoSights, Teacher's Corner, Energy News, Survey News and New Publications.

Current Issue Contents:

  • What is the Biggest Natural Arch in the World?
  • Ancient Landslides of the Beaver Dam Mountains
  • Virtual Geologic Map Overlays
  • Energy News
  • Geosights: Wall Arch, a Fallen Giant
  • Survey News
  • Teacher’s Corner
  • New Publications

Recent Issues

January 2009 issue
January 2009 (pdf)
Volume 41, Number 1

Contents

  • Unusually High Nitrate Concntrations in Southern Sanpete County’s Ground Water
  • Scientific Investigations at Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry
  • Energy News: Evaluating Utah’s Oil Shale Resource
  • Glad You Asked: Why Does A River Run Through It?
  • Geosights: Fantasy Canyon, Uintah County, Utah
  • Survey News
  • New Publications
  • Teacher’s Corner
September 2008 issue
September 2008 (pdf)
Volume 40, Number 3

Contents

  • Ancient Exhumed River Channels of the Morrison and Cedar Mtn Formations
  • Great Salt Lake - The Titanium Connection
  • Teacher’s Corner
  • Glad You Asked: Glacial Striations and Slickensides
  • Utah Energy and Mineral Statistics Web Site
  • Energy News: Geothermal Energy Development in Utah
  • Survey News
  • Geosights: Cascade Springs, Wasatch County
  • New Publications

May 2008
(pdf)
Volume 40, Number 2

Contents

  • Geologic-Hazard Map of St. George
  • New Fault Trenches on Weber Segment
  • Geologic-Hazard Special-Study Area of Wasatch Front
  • 6.0 Earthquake, Wells, NV
  • Glad You Asked: So you think you have found a meteorite!
  • Gunlock Meteorite
  • GeoSights: G.K. Gilbert Geologic View Park
  • Green Pond Landslide
  • Energy News
  • Survey News
  • New Publications

To receive a free hardcopy of a Survey Notes issue, please contact the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore at geostore@utah.gov or 1-888-UTAHMAP to see if one is available.

Survey Notes Archive

Survey Notes issues from August 1995 in pdf format.

Glad You Asked

General geologic articles on a variety of subjects, including how to stake a mining claim and what is Utah's hydrologic cycle.

GeoSights

Geologic articles on geologic sites in Utah, including Pavant Butte in the Black Rock Desert and Little Egypt in Garfield County.

Teacher's Corner

Geologic articles written especially for teachers, but interesting to all, including where to see different rock types along the Wasatch Front and activities for students on dome mountains and volcanoes.

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