Geologic Publications
Geologic History of Utah: A Field Guide to Utah's Rocks
By: Lehi F. Hintze and Bart J. Kowallis This is a completely revised (with color added) version of the most widely used book on the geology of Utah in print. This book supplements the published geologic maps of Utah (Hintze,...
$25.00
Exceptional Cambrian Fossils from Utah: A Window Into the Age of Trilobites (MP 15-1)
By: Richard A. Robison, Loren E. Babcock, and Val G. Gunther Few places have a better fossil record of Cambrian life than Utah. In Exceptional Cambrian Fossils from Utah: A Window Into the Age of Trilobites, the authors present an...
$16.99
Utah: a geologic history from Paleozoic to Present (PI-54)
This informative, and colorful poster shows the history of Utah. Several maps of Utah bring some of the most drastic geologic changes of Utah's history to life.
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Dimensions: 35 x 18
Location: Utah
Type: Paper Map
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$2.00
Geologic postcard of Utah (PI-81)
By: G. C. Willis To many people Utah is the geology state. This simplified geologic map reflects the large variety of geologic events from over 2600 million years that created the spectacular scenery of Utah’s red rock country, high alpine...
$0.50
Geologic guide to the central Wasatch Front canyons, Salt Lake County, Utah (PI-87)
By: S. N. Eldredge Striking beauty, abundant recreational opportunities, historic mining and pioneer locales, and a unique geologic story stretching back over one billion years make Salt Lake County's Wasatch Front canyons a world-class attraction. This guide highlights the six...
$3.95
Utah gold: History, Placers, and Recreational Regulations (PI-50)
By: C. M. WilkersonA useful guide to looking for gold on public land in Utah. This guide discusses history of gold in Utah, from the first reported gold discoveries to the operations still currently in production. Information concerning placers, planning,...
$2.50
Commonly Asked Questions About Utah’s Great Salt Lake and Ancient Lake Bonneville (PI-104)
By: Jim Davis, J. Wallace Gwynn, and Andrew Rupke This second edition of Commonly Asked Questions about Great Salt Lake and Ancient Lake Bonneville follows more than a quarter-century after the first edition. When the original was published in 1996, Great...
$8.50
Thermal springs in Utah (PI-32)
Compiled by: R. E. Blackett Map showing warm and hot springs located in Utah. Spring temperatures range from 68 to over 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Other data for each spring includes location (using spring numbering system), flow rate, pH, and total...
$5.00
Geologic map of Arches National Park Postcard (M-102)
By: H. H. Doelling Arches National Park is one of the geologic wonders of the world. It has the greatest concentration of stone arches on the earth developed around a salt anticline. An accumulation of nearly 10,000 feet of salt...
$0.25
Common Wetland Plants of Utah's Central Basin and Range Ecoregion (MP-178)
by Miles McCoy-Sulentic, Diane Menuz, Denise Culver, and Elisabeth Stimmel This field guide is an easy-to-use plant identification resource for both amateur and experienced natural resource professionals working in the Central Basin and Range ecoregion of Utah. The field guide...
$0.00
Geologic map of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Postcard (PI-56)
By: G. C. Willis Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument covers 1.7 million acres between Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. The geology consists of 6,000 feet of well-exposed, layered sedimentary rocks that are between about 65 million and 200 million...
$0.25
The Wasatch fault (PI-40)
By: S. N. Eldredge A beautifully designed and easy to understand publication discussing the geologic history of the Wasatch Fault and possible dangers it poses to anyone living nearby. This is a perfect introduction to the fault for anyone of...
$2.00
Special Issue on Utah (reprint of Rocks & Minerals Utah Special) (PI-26)
By: UGS Staff This publication is a reprint of Rocks & Minerals, v. 68, no. 6, Nov/Dec 1993. Contains articles on the geology of Utah, mineral collecting in Utah, middle Cambrian fossils, pyrite in the Park City district, Bingham Canyon...
$3.50
Landscapes of Utah's Geologic Past
A summary of Utah's fascinating geologic history, featuring illustrative photos from Utah's national parks. Includes "fast facts" and "did you know" questions and insights. The geologic history of Utah organized by geologic period that discusses the climate, key localities, and...
$11.95
Geology, ore deposits, and history of the Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah (B-114)
By: L. P. James The Big Cottonwood area lies in the highest portion of the Wasatch Mountains southeast of Salt Lake City. It contains exposed geologic features developed during two billion years of earth history. Discoveries of small but rich...
$11.00
Canyonlands National Park (TI-210)
National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Canyonlands National Park is designed to meet the needs of outdoor enthusiasts by combining valuable information with unmatched detail of this mesmerizing landscape of river canyons and fantastically formed buttes. Expertly researched and created...
$14.95
Geologic postcard of Goblin Valley (PI-82)
By: UGS Staff This postcard shows the geology of Goblin Valley State Park. Goblin Valley lies in southeastern Utah, between Capitol Reef National Park and Arches National Park. The spectacular and sometimes bizarrely shaped stone goblins, for which the park...
$0.25
A Guide to Gold Panning in Utah Second Edition
By: Alan J. Chenworth Looking for gold in Utah? This book is a comprehensive guide to the prospector who would like to go out on the weekend, take in some beautiful scenery, get some exercise, and maybe find some gold....
$24.95
The geology of Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah (PI-13)
By: M. H. Bugden The stark intensity of Snow Canyon State Park’s colors, terrain, and vegetation create a surrealistic flair to one of southern Utah’s most striking recreation areas. Snow Canyon’s scenery reminds us of the earth’s past when extensive...
$1.75
Allosaurus fragilis: a revised osteology (B-109)
By: J. H. Madsen, Jr. Forty-nine years have elapsed since the initial collection of dinosaur remains by professional paleontologists from the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, during which time little descriptive work has been published on this extraordinary site. A massive accumulation...
$11.00
Arches to Zion: A Guide to the Scenery and Geology of the Colorado Plateau Between Utah's National Parks
The geological scenery that brings Visitors to Utah's five national parks does not start and stop at the park boundaries. This richly illustrated book provides interested travelers with mile-by-mile insights into the geological and human history of the area between...
$15.00
Canyon Country: a geologic guide to the Canyonlands travel region (PI-34)
By: S. N. Eldredge This vast rock desert in southeastern Utah showcases deep, colorful canyons, majestic natural monuments pictured in western movies, a fantasy land of towering pinnacles and slot canyons, rock arches and bridges, and breathtaking vistas atop mesas....
$2.50
Major levels of Great Salt Lake and Lake Bonneville (M-73)
By: D. R. Currey, G. Atwood, and D. R. Mabey Great Salt Lake has intrigued and challenged the explorers, tourists, petroleum geologists, mineral extractors, brine-shrimp harvesters, transportation engineers, health professionals, wildlife biologists, meteorologists, climatologists, hydrologists, geologists, urban planners, and government...
from $17.00
Geologic tours of northern Utah (MP 92-1)
By: S. K. Morgan The unique and spectacular scenery of northern Utah is fashioned by dynamic processes that occur on and within the Earth’s crust. Imagine that for over 200 million years the mountains and valleys we see today in...
$6.50