Geologic Publications

Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories, and Mystery
Dive deep into the geological enigma that is the Grand Canyon with the second edition of "Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories, and Mystery," published by the Grand Canyon Conservancy in 2012. This comprehensive book explores the myriad theories surrounding the canyon's formation, from the...

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Great Salt Lake: an overview of change
Edited By: J. W. Gwynn This volume brings together multi-disciplinary articles on the history, scientific research, artistic aspects, management, development, utilization, and other subjects related to Great Salt Lake and its extended environs including the Bonneville Salt Flats. This volume is intended to be:...

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Montane Ecoregion Wetland Assessment—Spatial Data, Field Studies, and Multi-Metric Index (RI-291)
by Diane Menuz, Elisabeth Stimmel, and Miles McCoy-Sulentic Summary This study assesses wetlands in Utah’s montane ecosystem, which are vital to water purification, groundwater recharge, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, and recreation. Its objectives are developing a new, comprehensive Utah Montane Wetlands (UT-MOWET) dataset including data...

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Engineering geologic map folio, Springdale, Washington County, Utah (OFR-340)
By: B. J. Solomon This publication is an engineering folio for the Springdale area. Three of the six plates deal with different hazards, which are: landslide hazards; flood hazards and problem soils; and earthquake hazards, shallow ground-water, rock-fall hazards, and indoor-radon hazards. One of...

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Moon Arches & Canyonlands National Parks - Hiking, Biking, Scenic Drives
Forge your own path through the rock arches, canyon-carving rivers, and ever-present ancient cultures of Southeastern Utah with Moon Arches & Canyonlands National Parks. Inside you’ll find: Flexible Itineraries: Unique and adventure-packed ideas for day trips to each park, road trips, and more The Best Hikes in Arches...

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Brave the Wild River
Experience the thrill and adventure of Brave the Wild River, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography and the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award. Join botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter on their daring journey as they become the first to survey...

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Back Roads of Utah - An Informal Guide to the State in Commentary and Original Sketches
Travel the beautiful back roads of Utah, from the forests of the northern mountains to the plateaus and rugged ranges of the central country to the red rock deserts of the southern canyons-- all in the pages of one charming book. Enjoy...

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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 exhaustive summary of invertebrate...

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Provisional Geologic Map of the Gold Hill Quadrangle, Tooele County, Utah (GIS Reproduction of UGS Map 140 [1993]) (M-301DR)
by James P. Robinson Summary The Gold Hill area of the northern Deep Creek Range near the Utah-Nevada border has undergone a diverse and complicated history of deposition, igneous activity, deformation, and mineralization and long attracted the attention of geologists. The Gold Hill mining...

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Coal quality characteristics of Utah's coal beds in and near potentially producible coal tracts (RI-219)
By: A. C. Keith The Utah Geological and Mineral Survey coal quality database includes over 1800 sample records. The quality information is the basis for this report on Utah's economic coal beds. The coal characterization data is intended to define the coal beds at...

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Quaternary tectonics of Utah with emphasis on earthquake-hazard characterization (B-127)
By: S. Hecker This report consolidates and synthesizes information on Quaternary faulting, folding, and volcanism in Utah and characterizes recent tectonic activity throughout the state. The primary purpose is to provide a comprehensive reference on fault-specific seismic sources and surface rupture to facilitate the...

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Great Salt Lake Lithium Sourcing and Groundwater Inflow Investigation (RI-294)
By: Elliot Jagniecki, Andrew Rupke, Taylor Boden, Erin Brinkman, and Jake Alexander Summary: This Report of Investigation focused on identifying sources of lithium recharge of Great Salt Lake (GSL). Endorheic basins, like GSL, are chemical repositories for continental brines that evolve from long-term evaporative...

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Field guide to geologic excursions in Utah and adjacent areas of Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming, G.S.A. field guide, Rocky Mountain Section (MP 92-3)
By: J. R. Wilson, editorThis guidebook contains articles and road logs for field trips planned in conjunction with the 1992 meeting of the Rocky Mountain Section of the Geological Society of America held at Ogden, Utah. The field trip articles and road logs are...

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Late Quaternary paleoecology in the Bonneville basin (B-130)
By: D. B. Madsen The work reported here is part of an extended study of paleoenvironmental change and human adaptation in the deserts of western Utah. This research, involving both archaeological excavations and the recovery of strictly paleoecological materials, is loosely grouped under the...

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Geology and mineral resources of Box Elder County, Utah (B-115)
By: H. H. Doelling Box Elder County is situated in the northwest corner of Utah bordering with Idaho on the north, Nevada on the west, Tooele and Weber counties on the south and Cache County on the east. It comprises a land area of...

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Paleoseismology of Utah, Volume 4: Seismotectonics of north-central Utah and southwestern Wyoming (SS-82)
By: M. W. West Geomorphic evidence of late Quaternary faulting and related tectonic deformation is present north of the Uinta Mountains in Uinta County, Wyoming and Summit County, Utah. A major zone of late Quaternary normal faulting, termed the Bear River fault zone, extends...

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Petroleum resources of the Paradox Basin (B-119)
By: K. M. Clem and K. W. Brown The Paradox Basin is a geologic area in southeastern Utah defined by the location of Pennsylvanian salt deposits. The Basin is bounded by the Uncompahgre Uplift to the east and north, the San Rafael Swell, the...

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Stratigraphy and ages of the basal Claron, Pine Hollow, Canaan Peak, and Grapevine Wash Formations, southwest Utah (OFR-193)
P. M. Goldstrand This report presents 48 stratigraphic sections of the basal Claron, Pine Hollow, Canaan Peak, and Grapevine Wash formations of southwest Utah. This study redefines the existing stratigraphy and provides new age constraints for the Claron, Pine Hollow, and Canaan Peak formations....

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Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River
An eye-opening account of where our water comes from and where it all goes. By David Owen The Colorado River is an essential resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed...

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Proceedings volume, Basin and Range Province Seismic-Hazards Summit (MP 98-2)
By: W. R. Lund, editor The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) hosted the Basin and Range Province (BRP) Seismic-Hazards Summit in Reno, Nevada, May 13-15, 1997, to review important technical issues in characterizing seismic...

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