• Daily Geology Photos – June 30

    Updated: 2011-06-30 17:20:12
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 100 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – June 15 Daily Geology Photos – June 25 Daily Geology Photos – June 1 Daily Geology Photos – June 5 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • The Earth’s Biggest Dinosaurs

    Updated: 2011-06-30 04:18:11
    Dinosaurs include some of the largest land animals ever to roam the Earth. The Age of Dinosaurs began approximately 245 million years ago. A mass extinction 65 million years ago ended the reign of these creatures.

  • Daily Geology Photos – June 29

    Updated: 2011-06-29 17:20:14
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 100 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – June 15 Daily Geology Photos – June 25 Daily Geology Photos – June 1 Daily Geology Photos – June 5 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Genetic Analysis Splits Desert Tortoise into Two Species

    Updated: 2011-06-29 03:02:08
    ? Map showing the range of both the Morafka’s desert tortoise ( Gopherus morafkai ) and the Agassiz’s desert tortoise ( Gopherus agassizii ). ( High resolution image) RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A new study shows that the desert tortoise, thought to be one species for the past 150 years, now includes two separate and distinct species, based on DNA evidence and biological and geographical distinctions

  • Significant Natural Gas Resources Remain to Be Discovered in Cook Inlet, Alaska

    Updated: 2011-06-29 02:00:00
    The Cook Inlet Region of Alaska contains an estimated mean of 19 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, about 600 million barrels of oil, and 46 million barrels of natural gas liquids, according to a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

  • Significant Natural Gas Resources Remain to Be Discovered in Cook Inlet, Alaska

    Updated: 2011-06-29 02:00:00
    The Cook Inlet Region of Alaska contains an estimated mean of 19 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, about 600 million barrels of oil, and 46 million barrels of natural gas liquids, according to a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  • Daily Geology Photos – June 28

    Updated: 2011-06-28 17:20:07
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 49 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – June 15 Daily Geology Photos – June 25 Daily Geology Photos – June 1 Daily Geology Photos – June 5 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Landsat Imagery Tracks Record Flooding in Minot, N.D.

    Updated: 2011-06-28 03:00:00
    The Landsat 7 satellite recorded the flooding of the city of Minot, North Dakota , at its peak on June 25, 2011, when the Souris River in north central North Dakota surpassed an 1881 record flood reading by a wide margin. The city of Minot, divided by the river, has been especially hard hit by the flooding which is due to unusually heavy rainfall in southern Canada and North Dakota. The river has inundated over 4,000 homes and forced over 11,000 residents to evacuate.

  • Daily Geology Photos – June 27

    Updated: 2011-06-27 17:20:12
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 100 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – June 15 Daily Geology Photos – June 25 Daily Geology Photos – June 1 Daily Geology Photos – June 5 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – June 26

    Updated: 2011-06-26 17:20:10
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 100 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – June 15 Daily Geology Photos – June 25 Daily Geology Photos – June 1 Daily Geology Photos – June 5 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – June 25

    Updated: 2011-06-25 17:20:06
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 43 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – June 15 Daily Geology Photos – June 25 Daily Geology Photos – June 1 Daily Geology Photos – June 5 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Rock Salt or Halite – It’s one Great Mineral

    Updated: 2011-06-18 10:16:08
    Salt is a common evaporite mineral that exists around the world and is often called halite or rock salt. The mineral is very soft in relation to other minerals and can form nice crystal shapes.

  • Comb Ridge from Moki Dugway UT Geologic Froth

    Updated: 2011-06-13 07:16:04
    , Posterous Blog Back to posts Viewed times June 12, 2011 Comb Ridge from Moki Dugway , UT Edit Delete Tags Autopost A truly awesome geologic spectacle . A veritable rainbow of Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks . practically literally , certainly figuratively . Note : haze from mega-fire in Arizona and New Mexico that was started by a subhuman moron's . campfire download Click here to : download Comb_Ridge_from_Moki_Dugway_UT.zip 666 KB Posted from Mexican Hat , UT Posted from Mexican Hat , UT Tweet 0 responses Like Comment

  • CHANGES IN RIPARIAN VEGETATION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES Floods and Riparian Vegetation on t

    Updated: 2011-06-12 23:15:15
    : , CHANGES IN RIPARIAN VEGETATION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES : Floods and Riparian Vegetation on the San Juan River , Southeastern Utah USGS GROUND WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM USGS OPEN FILE REPORT OF 01-314 ROBERT H . WEBB and DIANE E . BOYER U.S . Geological Survey 1675 W . Anklam Road Tucson , AZ 85745 LYNN ORCHARD and VICTOR R . BAKER Department of Hydrology and Water Resources University of Arizona Tucson , AZ 85712 INTRODUCTION The San Juan River is an important source of water for agriculture and domestic use , is home to several endangered fish species , is a valued whitewater recreation area , and supports valued riparian habitat . This major tributary of the Colorado River drains 60,000 km2 23,000 m of the Four Corners Region upstream from Mexican Hat , Utah , and has its

  • MAMMOTH TEETH, METEORITES STOLEN FROM USU GEOLOGY BUILDING

    Updated: 2011-06-08 18:31:41
    ksl.com Police are trying to track down a man suspected of stealing an estimated $3,000 worth of minerals, meteorites and mammoth teeth from the geology department at Utah State University. Department head David Liddell said the thief smashed through a basement window of the Geology Building last Saturday night and stole items from several glass cases — [...]

  • Find Your Career Path – Cool Jobs in Geology

    Updated: 2011-06-07 18:42:48
    Geology is a fascinating study of the Earth. One of the most appealing aspects of the field is the many different Field Geologist Collecting Samplingtypes of careers that you can have with a degree in geology.

  • Goosenecks you're neckst Geologic Froth

    Updated: 2011-06-06 22:46:14
    . . Posterous Blog Back to posts Viewed times June 6, 2011 Goosenecks . you're neckst . Edit Delete Tags Autopost Will be rafting the famous goosenecks of the San Juan River with my son's middle school class this week . Weather will be awesome . Expect . photos Tweet 2 responses Like Comment 39 minutes ago highlyanne Twitter responded : Jealous . 1 minute ago Kyle House responded : Don't be too jealous . it just means I am falling behind on lots of other things .

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