# UtahGeology

> Utah geologic scenic adventures, science, Utah national parks and more


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- [The Weaver Precessional Polar Oscillation Cycle & Core-Mantle Injection Theory](https://utahgeology.com/the-weaver-precessional-polar-oscillation-cycle-core-mantle-injection-theory/): Earth’s cycle for geomagnetic excursion, reversal and punctuated geologic upheaval. The Problems   -no ice in Alaska/Siberia-Africa spreading ridges-mountains sinusoidal-Dansgaard–Oeschger event events-ancient archaeology site alignments-sediment accumulation problem FROM BIG TO SMALL1-Galactic core creates double interference pattern (pushes matter from high energy to quiet/low energy), which propagates in fractal pattern down to the smallest set which we traverse every 1470/3000 years.2-The Sun has its own 11yr electromagnetic wave pattern (caused by Jupiter/Venus/earth gravity effects on the Solar barycenter, which destabilizes the Suns dynamo to cause magnetic reversal.)3-The earth has its own 18/19 year Saros/Metonic cycle caused by lunar alignments as well as the […]
- [A Revised Egyptian Chronology. Errors in Early Iron Age through Bronze Age Radiocarbon Correlations.](https://utahgeology.com/a-revised-egyptian-chronology-errors-in-early-iron-age-through-bronze-age-radiocarbon-correlations/): see my evolving google sheet with all correlations with the king lists (link) Old World Correlations between Bible A / C SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION REPEAT/BIBLE DESCRIPTION S / H * ± 5500-3100 BC Osiris Myths Abraham myths ± 1936 BC ± 2600 BC Imhotep cult/Amenemhat II Joseph in Egypt (convoluted history) ± 1746 BC 1680 BC Neferhotep/Sobekhotep IV Pharoah/Moses & Exodus (convoluted hist.) ± 1451 BC 1900-1550 BC Hyksos of Canaan then Averis Amalekites Rule Israel then Egypt 1400-1037 BC ± 1650-1630 BC Beon takes Averis Saul’s conquest of ‘Shur’ (Samuel 15:7) 1037 BC ± 1630-1590 BC Khyan conquers to Karnak […]
- [Supai & Hermosa Group / Weber Sandstone  (Geology of The Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/supai-hermosa-group-weber-ss-geology-of-the-grand-staircase/): Exposure: The Supai Group is seen throughout the Grand Canyon. Moving northward it transitions into the Hermosa Group and can be Seen in the Goosenecks area and especially in Canyonlands. Farther north, the time equivalent Weber Sandstone of the Vernal area is particularly notable. Age:  Early Permian, 315-285 million years ago. Depositional Environment: deposited in a nearshore eolian, or wind-blown, environment. Specifically, it formed along the western edge of the ancient Pangaean Supercontinent. The Hermit Shale, which sits above the Esplanade, was deposited in a fluvial and coastal plain environment. The Esplanade Sandstone is part of the Supai Group, which generally […]
- [Esplanade Sandstone & Cutler Cedar Mesa Sandstone (Geology of The Grand Canyon)](https://utahgeology.com/esplanade-sandstone-cutler-cedar-mesa-fm-geology-of-the-grand-canyon/): Exposure: The Esplanade Sandstone is the upper member of the Supai Group and forms a prominent bench visible throughout the Grand Canyon. It is time equivalent to the upper Culter Group units, the Cedar Mesa & Elephant Canyon Formations. Age:  Early Permian, 290–294 million years ago. Depositional Environment: deposited in a nearshore eolian, or wind-blown, environment. Specifically, it formed along the western edge of the ancient Pangaean Supercontinent. The Hermit Shale, which sits above the Esplanade, was deposited in a fluvial and coastal plain environment. The Esplanade Sandstone is part of the Supai Group, which generally represents a diverse range of […]
- [Hermit/Organ Rock (Geology of The Grand Canyon)](https://utahgeology.com/hermit-organrock-shale-geology-of-the-grand-canyon/): Exposure: The Toroweap & White Rim Sandtones are best seen in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Age:  Early Permian, 280 million years ago. Depositional Environment: Coastal dune field (eolian with some marine transgressions). Marine transgressions, terrestrial wind-blown sand, coastal environments laid down the Kaibab, Toroweap, and Coconino formations. At different time, the marine waters came from the west, and receded and re-transgressed. The Coconino Formation represents a regional subaerial sea of sand that existed during a major regression. The Toroweap Formation represents a major marine transgression into the Grand canyon area during which red beds of the Seligman Member accumulated in […]
- [Toroweap/Coconino/White Rim Sandstone (Geology of The Grand Canyon)](https://utahgeology.com/toroweap-coconino-whiterim-sandstone-geology-the-grand-canyon/): Exposure: The Toroweap & White Rim Sandtones are best seen in Southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Age:  Early Permian, 280 million years ago. Depositional Environment: Coastal dune field (eolian with some marine transgressions). Marine transgressions, terrestrial wind-blown sand, coastal environments laid down the Kaibab, Toroweap, and Coconino formations. At different time, the marine waters came from the west, and receded and re-transgressed. The Coconino Formation represents a regional subaerial sea of sand that existed during a major regression. The Toroweap Formation represents a major marine transgression into the Grand canyon area during which red beds of the Seligman Member accumulated in […]
- [Kaibab Limestone (Geology of The Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/kaibab-limestone-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: The Kaibab Limestone forms the caprock of most of the Grand Canyon. Great exposures exist west of Zion National Park. Age:  Early Permian, 250 million years ago. Depositional Environment: Shallow Marine Shelf Deposit. Paleogeography: Sediment deposition was influenced by the Uncompahgre Uplift (ancestral Rocky Mountains), but by the end of the Permian, the Uncompahgre mountains had been worn down and was not longer a major sediment source. Tectonics: Collision of the Gondwana Plate with the Northern Plate resulted in the Uncompahgre highland. Climate: Warm current winds Features: The Kaibab Limestone is composed of impure cherty limestone and dolomite that interfinger […]
- [Moenkopi Formation (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/moenkopi-formation-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: The Moenkopi formation can be found throughout the Colorado Plateau. But its thickest extent stretches from southwest Utah to Northern Arizona. Age:  Lower Triassic to possibly lower Middle Triassic Depositional Environment: Tidal sabkha (also with nearshore shales, shallow marine limestones, and some floodplain) Paleogeography: The Moenkopi Formation was deposited along the western portion of the United States Tectonics: There was very little tectonic activity was occurring during the time of deposition. Climate: During the initial deposition of the Moenkopi Formation, the climate was rather hot and dry, then during the later members (the Sinbad Limestone through the Moody Canyon Members) […]
- [Chinle Formation (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/chinle-shinarump-formation-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: The Chinle formation can be found throughout the Colorado Plateau. From the Flanks of the Uintas to Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Age:  Late Triassic. Depositional Environment: Non-marine fluvial channels, floodplains, paleosols, marshes, and small lakes. Paleogeography: The Chinle Formation was deposited during the Late Triassic when the supercontinent Pangea had landmass on both sides of the equator.  Utah lay at the paleolatitude of 15° N. On the western margin of the continent (the approximate location of California today) and in southern Arizona into Mexico, subduction complexes contributed the volcanic ash to the bentonitic beds in the Chinle Formation […]
- [Wingate/Moenave Sandstone (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/wingate-moevave-sandstone-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: The Wingate is exposed throughout the state of Utah, especially visible in Capital Reef and Glen Canyon NRA. In the Southwest corner it transitions into and interfingers with the Moenave Fm which has a strong lacustrine component. Age:  Early Jurassic, The Wingate Sandstone is dated to the Earliest Jurassic, though precise dating of eolian deposits is typically difficult (see discussion in Navajo Sandstone).  Depositional Environment: Eolian (wind blown) The Wingate Sandstone was deposited in an eolian environment made up of large sand dunes, similar to portions of the modern Sahara Desert.  See Navajo Sandstone discussion for details that apply to […]
- [Kayenta Formation (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/kayenta-formation-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: The Kayenta is exposed throughout the state of Utah, but is especially visible in Zion National Park, Capital Reef and Glen Canyon NRA. Age:  Early Jurassic, 199.6 million years ago to 175.6 million years ago. Depositional Environment: Fluvial (river) environment The Navajo Sandstone was deposited in an eolian environment composed of large sand dunes, similar to portions of the modern Sahara Desert.  In an eolian environment there are two primary types of deposits: 1) dunes, typified by large-scale trough cross stratification; and  2) interdunes, which are the flat lying areas between dunes. Paleogeography: The Wingate erg was reworked by river currents in […]
- [Navajo Sandstone (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/navajo-sandstone-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: The Navajo is exposed throughout the state of Utah, but reaches maximum thickness near Zion National Park and Red Rocks Recreation area near Las Vegas. Age:  Early JurassicThe Navajo Sandstone is dated as Early Jurassic, although precise dating is typically difficult due to a lack of age diagnostic fossils, a common problem in eolian deposits. Depositional Environment: Eolian (wind blown) The Navajo Sandstone was deposited in an eolian environment composed of large sand dunes, similar to portions of the modern Sahara Desert.  In an eolian environment there are two primary types of deposits: 1) dunes, typified by large-scale trough cross […]
- [Page Sandstone & Templecap Fm (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/page-sandstone-templecap-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: The Temple Cap is exposed exclusively in the Southwest corner of Utah (atop the spires of Zion National Park), whereas the Page Sandstone stretches all the way into the center of the state. Both share similiar ages, but the Page is thicker and was formed by a separate erg, with far less marine influence. (ie. the slumping visible in the temple cap as the Sundance seaway covered the dune systems) Age:  Middle Jurassic Depositional Environment: Eolian, Marginal marine Paleogeography: In the Middle Jurassic, Utah lay closer to the equator creating an arid, eolian environment (Blakey 2008).  Sedimentation was controlled by […]
- [Carmel Formation (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/carmel-formation-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: Within the Grand Staircase, the Curtis Formation is best exposed in east of Capital Reef National Park just south of Goblin Valley State Park. Age:  Middle Jurassic, 160 Ma Depositional Environment: Full marine, shallow marine to sabkha (and supratidal) Paleogeography: Frequent, but short-lived sea level fluctuations during the Middle to Late Jurassic caused periodically flooding from shallow extensions of the ocean. Flooding deposited gypsum, sand, and limey silt in depressed blocks of land that were bordered by parallel faults (grabens), and were periodically covered by sea water. Evaporites were deposited from repeated flooding during this time. Tectonics: Stable, some volcanism […]
- [Entrada Formation (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/entrada-formation-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: Without a doubt the most striking exposures of the Entrada Formation are in Arches National Park. Other great exposures exist in Canyonlands, Goblin Valley State Park and Lake Powell NRA. Age:  Upper Jurassic, 80 and 140 ma Depositional Environment: Eolian, sabkha, and tidal flat. The Entrada Sandstone preserves terrestrial environments.  Within the field trip area, the deposits generally indicate a high water table with some dunes (wet eolian) present.  The bedding contains sandstone laminations, sand lenses with some lenses starved and encased in mud.  This environment is broadly interpreted as a tidal regime (tidal flat) in this region. Paleogeography: In the Upper […]
- [Curtis Formation (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/curtis-formation-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: Within the Grand Staircase, the Curtis Formation is best exposed in east of Capital Reef National Park just south of Goblin Valley State Park. Age:  Deposited from early to late Oxfordian time (161 – 155 Ma) (Wilcox, 2007). Depositional Environment: Marine and marginal-marine tidal flat. Comprises one unconformably-bound, transgressive-regressive (T-R) sequence (Wilcox, 2007). Paleogeography: A major transgression of the Late Jurassic seaway drowned the eolian sand sea of the Entrada Formation.  Subsequent regressive paleoflow was to the northeast into the Late Jurassic interior seaway (Kocurek & Dott, 1983). Tectonics: Deposition was in a retroarc to craton-margin basin as the region drifted north (Kocurek & Dott, 1983).  Climate: With paleolatitude range of 5 to 25 […]
- [Summerville Formation (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/summerville-formation-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: Within the Grand Staircase, the Summerville Formation is best exposed in east of Capital Reef National Park just south of Goblin Valley State Park. Age:  Deposited Middle Jurassic, early to late Oxfordian time (161 – 155 Ma) (Wilcox, 2007). Depositional Environment: Marginal marine and sabkha/tidal. One unconformably-bound, transgressive-regressive (T-R) sequence, marine (saline lacustrine?) and marginal-marine (Wilcox, 2007). Paleogeography: A major transgression of the Late Jurassic seaway drowned the eolian sand sea of the Entrada Sandstone.  Subsequent regressive paleoflow was to the northeast into the Late Jurassic interior seaway (Kocurek & Dott, 1983, Blakey 2008). Tectonics: Deposition was in a retroarc to craton-margin basin as the region drifted north (Kocurek & Dott, 1983).  Climate: Hot […]
- [Morrison Formation (Geology of Utah's Grand Staircase)](https://utahgeology.com/morrison-formation-geology-of-utahs-national-parks/): Exposure: Within the Grand Staircase, the Morrison Formation is best exposed in Capital Reef National Park. Age:  Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) 155-148 Ma Depositional Environment: Alluvial plain, fluvial channels and floodplains with paleosols Tectonics: Subduction to the west created a back arc rift basin (between Morrison basin and paleo Pacific Ocean).Mountain ranges (rift shoulder) to the west were source for clastic sedimentCalderas in rift basin provided abundant ash fall during Brushy Basin deposition Climate: Located ~32° N (modern southern AZ)Prevailing easterly winds (present day NE due to rotation of plate)Warm, dry climate with high evaporation Features: Morrison Formation – 180-200 m […]
- [Tracks, Traces & Other Fossils of The Grand Canyon & Grand Staircase](https://utahgeology.com/tracks-trace-fossils-of-the-grand-canyon/): . The Grand Canyon, a mile-deep chasm carved through millennia of Earth’s history, is not merely a spectacle of layered rock; it is a profound archive of ancient life. Within its vibrant strata, beyond the skeletal remains, lie the subtle yet powerful narratives of behavior etched in stone: tracksites and trace fossils. These ichnological treasures, from the uppermost Kaibab Formation down to the basal Tapeats Sandstone, offer unique insights into the locomotion, feeding, dwelling, and resting habits of creatures that roamed these ancient landscapes. This post descends through the Grand Canyon’s formations, highlighting the known track sites and trace fossils […]
- [WHAT ARE MOQUI MARBLES? AND HOW DO THEY FORM?](https://utahgeology.com/what-are-moqui-marbles-and-how-do-they-form/): What are Moqui Marbles? Moqui marbles are small, brownish-black balls composed of iron oxide and sandstone that formed underground when iron minerals precipitated from flowing groundwater. They occur in many places in southern Utah either embedded in or gathered loosely into “puddles” on the ground near outcrops of Jurassic age Navajo Sandstone.
- [THE HENRY MOUNTAINS OF UTAH (Geology, Features & Attractions)](https://utahgeology.com/the-henry-mountains-of-utah-geology-features-attractions/): Nestled in south-central Utah is a remote mountain range which epitomizes an entire era of unique volcanism in Utah and was one of the last mountain ranges in the United States to be fully explored and mapped. 
- [THE FACINATING GEOLOGY OF THE WASATCH PLATEAU](https://utahgeology.com/glad-you-asked-what-do-landslides-glaciers-and-faults-have-to-do-with-the-lakes-on-the-wasatch-plateau/): The Wasatch Plateau is located south and east of the southernmost part of the Wasatch Range in central Utah and is in the transition zone between the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range physiographic provinces. 
- [What Makes the Rock Red (in Utah/Arches & Zion National Park)](https://utahgeology.com/what-makes-the-rock-red-in-utah-arches-zion-national-park/): Utah’s Colorado Plateau is famous for its striking vistas and dazzling colors. Hues of red, pink, maroon, yellow, brown, and white create an array of stunning rock colors that attract visitors from all over the globe. From the red rocks of the Navajo Sandstone to the Vermilion Cliffs of the Moenave and Kayenta Formations to the pink, crimson, and chocolate cliffs of the upper Grand Staircase, many who visit the Colorado Plateau wonder what gives the rocks their brilliant colors.
- [Is the Orbit of Jupiter related to Solar Cycles and How Gravity Waves & Electrical Properties Affect the Earth and Shape the Arms of the Milky Way Galaxy](https://utahgeology.com/is-the-orbit-of-jupiter-related-to-solar-cycles-and-how-gravity-waves-create-arms-of-universe/): Introduction Although my degree is in geology & geophysics, and not nuclear or astrophysics, I’v always had a keen interest in physics and would love to go back to school one day and get a graduate degree somewhere in that field. My advanced physics, geochronology and geophysics classes in college really interested and excited me. At just the age of 19 as I went through school I was flooded with the following ideas and insights and had strong impressions of where modern physical understandings were lacking. As the internet grows I have found I am far from alone. Through the previous 20 years I’ve seen […]
- [Were the Ice Ages Caused by True Polar Wandering?](https://utahgeology.com/were-the-ice-ages-really-just-true-polar-wandering-events/): This is one of those things that once you see, you can’t un-see. . Introduction to the New Theory Excerpts from my book, ‘Cosmology For The Coming Age: rewriting the modern geologic paradigm’. It was during my undergraduate or graduate work toward my degree in geology and geophysics that I first noticed that the majority of Northern Russia, Siberia and Northern Alaska were never fully glaciated during recent Ice Ages. In fact the areas where the last continental ice sheets persisted formed a nearly perfect ‘Arctic circle’ around a pole centered over Greenland. The more I puzzled over this, the […]
- [Cottonwood Wash of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument (aka The Cockscomb Monocline)](https://utahgeology.com/cottonwood-wash-of-grand-staircase-national-monument-orthe-cockscomb/): Tourists and geologists alike come from all over the world to see and study the magnificent exposures of geologic units displayed in Utah’s Colorado Plateau region. Of particular interest is the Grand Staircase, which is an immense sequence of sedimentary rock layers that stretches south from Bryce Canyon National Park and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) into Grand Canyon National Park. Some have compared these exposed rock layers to the pages of an open book which invite visitors to look back in time at the geologic history of the area. This is especially true on the edges of massive geologic […]
- [Utah's 'Old Faithful', Crystal Geyser](https://utahgeology.com/utahs-old-faithful-crystal-gyser-eruptions/): When most people think about geysers, they picture a Yellowstone- like hot spring where pressure from steam sends a tall column of water into the air. In Utah, however, several “geysers” erupt due to the same process that causes soda pop to shoot out of the can when you hold your finger over t he lid and shake it. Although technically not true geysers, these cold-water eruptions look so much like hot-water geysers that they are referred to as “soda pop geysers.” In Utah, the largest of these is Crystal Geyser. Crystal Geyser is a partially human-made geyser located on […]
- [The Geology of Zion National Park](https://utahgeology.com/the-geology-of-zion-national-park/): Although the geology of the Zion National Park includes nine known exposed formations, Zion is predominately the result of one spectacular unit, the Navajo Sandstone. Zion’s formations represent about 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation in a large ancient Jurassic basin. The Navajo is part of a super-sequence of rock units called the Grand Staircase, the time exposed in the Zion and Kolob area were deposited in several different environments that range from the warm shallow seas of the Kaibab and Moenkopi formations, streams and lakes of the Chinle, Moenave, and Kayenta formations to the large deserts of the Navajo and Temple Cap formations and dry near shore environments […]
- [Geology of Kolob Creek in Zion National Park](https://utahgeology.com/geology-of-kolob-creek-in-zion-national-park/)
- [The Vishnu Schist](https://utahgeology.com/the-vishnu-schist-of-the-grand-canyon/): (exposed in Arizona’s Grand Canyon) The Vishnu schist is part of the Vishnu complex in the exposed basement rocks of the Grand Canyon region. This metamorphic layer was formed by the intrusion of plutonic masses from under the crust and the deposit of sediment from an eroded mountain chain. The oldest rocks in the Vishnu complex are deposits of hornblende and quartz that were laid down around 1.8 billion years ago. These rocks were originally part of a deep ocean trench, and they were subsequently overlain by sediments now known as the Brahma schist, which was laid down 1.75 billion […]
- [The Virgin River Narrows (how far is it? geology of?)](https://utahgeology.com/the-virgin-river-narrows-geology-of/): What is the Zion Virgin River Narrows? (Zion National Park) The Narrows is the narrowest section of Zion Canyon. It is an 18 mile gorge or canyon filled by the Virgin River just upstream from the part of Zion where the roads and trails end. This gorge, with walls a thousand feet tall and the river sometimes just twenty to thirty feet wide, is one of the most popular areas in Zion National Park. You can see the bottom section of the Narrows by hiking along the paved, wheelchair accessible Riverside Walk for one mile from the Temple of Sinawava. If […]
- [Take Away Lessons from my Experience with the Jerold Williams Search](https://utahgeology.com/take-away-lessons-from-my-experience-with-the-jerold-williams-search/): I’m a bit heartbroken as day five in the search for five year old Jerold Williams comes to a close, his body was recovered just hours ago. I spent a good part of days three and four looking for him, and headed home as storms again moved into the area and made the already slim chances of finding the five year old alive, even slimmer. As I was out alone in the dense forest searching for this child, I gave a lot of thought to what could have been done better in his search (and what I would do if […]
- [Utah's Three Types of Volcanoes](https://utahgeology.com/three-types-of-volcanoes/): Perhaps because it is covered in detail in Grade School and Middle School curriculum, one of the most asked geologic questions I hear from youth has to do with differentiating between the three types of volcanoes. Three Main Types of Volcanoes* The three main types of volcanoes differ in shape, size, and make-up; the differences partly result from the different types of eruptions. Volcano Type Volcano Shape Volcano Size Volcano Materials Eruption Type Utah Example Cinder Cone Steep conical hill with straight sides Small less than 300m high cinders Explosive Diamond Cinder Cone, Washington County Shield Volcano Very gentle slopes; […]
- [How Are Arches Formed? (And Why Are There So Many in Arches National Park?)](https://utahgeology.com/how-are-arches-formed-and-why-are-there-so-many-arches-in-arches-national-park/): Utah's sandstone units tend to be exposed on the flanks of large gentle uplifts ...
- [Navajo Sandstone](https://utahgeology.com/navajo-sandstone/): The Navajo Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the U.S. states of southern Nevada, northern Arizona, northwestColorado, and Utah; as part of the Colorado Plateau province of the United States. The Navajo Sandstone formation is particularly prominent in southern Utah, where it forms the main attractions of a number of national parks and monuments including Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area,[3] Zion National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Canyonlands National Park. Navajo Sandstone frequently overlies and interfingers with the Kayenta Formation of […]
- [What Are Keeper Potholes & How They Are Formed](https://utahgeology.com/keeper-potholes-how-they-are-formed/): Keeper potholes are found in slot canyons. In the recent decades “slot” canyoneering has become a major sport, and very few areas of the world have nearly the number or diversity of slot canyons as southern Utah.  People come from all over the world to descend slot canyons of varying difficulty in places such as Zion National Park, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, the San Rafael Swell, and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
- [CASCADE FALLS, KANE COUNTY, UTAH](https://utahgeology.com/cascade-falls-kane-county-utah/): Nestled in the northwestern corner of Kane County is a geologically unique feature that receives relatively few visitors. Although most people in Utah have seen caves and waterfalls, it is peculiar for a waterfall to emerge from a cave system. Cascade Falls does just that, as an underground river emerges from a deep cave system and cascades down a steep cliff face.
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- [About](https://utahgeology.com/about/): Utahgeology.com OverviewThe purpose of this site is to make Utah’s (and the Colorado Plateau’s) geology accessible to all and easy to learn. Utah already ranks third in the nation for national parks and monuments (behind only Alaska & California). This is a direct result of the states very unique geology. Zion, Bryce, Arches, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, The Grand Staircase, Glen Canyon, and the Grand Canyon attract millions of visitors every year because these areas display the earth’s strata in a unique and spectacular way rivaled by few places on earth. This site tries to compliment these incredible geologic exposures of the Colorado […]
- [Interactive Map Gallery](https://utahgeology.com/interactive-map-gallery/)
- [Geologic History (Paleogeography)](https://utahgeology.com/geologic-history/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://utahgeology.com/privacy-policy/):     What personal data we collect and why we collect it We hate spam as much as you do. We only keep the minimal amount of personal data, required to make your transaction.  We do not keep credit card information on our servers. It is passed directly to the credit card processor through a secure gateway. Your address and other shipping information is held in order to process your order. It is deleted within 60 days of your order being successfully processed and is only maintained for return purposes. We keep your name and email information, only if you […]
- [Geologic Guided Tours of Southern Utah](https://utahgeology.com/geologic-guided-tours-of-southern-utah-bryce-zion-national-park/): Guided Tours UtahGeology.com offers guided geologic scenic tours of Southern Utah. Specializing in Zion National Park, Bryce National Park, Capitol Reef National Park and Southern Utah’s hidden adventures. Don’t just go to these places… understand them. How are we different from other Tour Outfitters? UtahGeology Scenic Tours has one guide… me.  And I do this primarily as a labor of love. You wont just get hooked up with some 22 year old non-local doing a summer job, you will be guided by one of the most knowledgeable geologist and outdoor enthusiast in Southern Utah.  I work for the Geological Survey and […]
- [Ron Blakey's Paleogeography of the Colorado Plateau](https://utahgeology.com/ron-blakeys-paleogeography-of-the-colorado-plateau/): Ron Blakey’s Paleogeographic Reconstructions of the Colorado Plateau   (read overview) Change the geologic period by selecting one from this listTertiary PeriodCretaceous PeriodJurassic PeriodTriassic PeriodPermian PeriodPennsylvanian PeriodMississippian PeriodDevonian PeriodSilurian PeriodOrdovician PeriodCambrian Period Your browser does not support inline frames. Note As mentioned on the overview page, the above frame is a window linked to Ron Blakey’s “Peleogeography of the Southwest” found at his Northern Arzona University site at http://jan.ucc.nau.edu – we encounrage you to visit his site and take a look at the many other great images found there.  
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- [Navajo Sandstone Images](https://utahgeology.com/navajo-sandstone-images/): Navajo Sandstone Images Photos of Navajo Sandstone from the Utah Geology Image Gallery [flickr_tags user_id=”95435349@N04″ randomize=”true” margins=”4″ pagination=”numbers” tags=”Navajo Sandstone, Claron Formation”]
- [Utah Geologic Formations](https://utahgeology.com/utah-geologic-formations/)
- [Web Links](https://utahgeology.com/web-links/): WebSite Links Thank you for visiting us! Here are a few of the sites around the web that I recommend. State Geologic Maps & Info USGS State Geologic Map Database Access to MrSID (scanned) images of published USGS geologic maps. Arizona Geologic Map Explorable Geologic Map of Arizona. Utah Geologic Survey UGS – The official site for the Utah Geological Survey. Colorado Geologic Survey CGS – The official site for the Colorado Geological Survey. State Geologic Maps Links to geologic maps for every state on About.com Coloradostratigraphy.org Bob Raynolds great resource for Colorado Stratigraphy (great strat columns, I need to […]
- [Unesco Geologic Stratigraphic Chart](https://utahgeology.com/unesco-geologic-stratigraphic-chart/): International Stratigraphic Chart Unesco IUGS Strat Chart This is an HTML version of the IUGS stratigraphic chart. PDF versions of this chart can be found here and here.     HOLOCENE   Ma +/- Ma +/-     Q2 Q                               PLEISTOCENE               Q1                               PLIOCENE Gelasian 1.75 0.05 1.81   GSSP n9 N2 N Piacenzian     2.58   GSSP n8 Zanclean 3.4   3.6   […]
- [Geologic Aerial Photos](https://utahgeology.com/geologic-aerial-photos/): Oblique Aerial Photos of Utah’s Geology Geologically annotated photos showing formations. [flickr_tags user_id=”95435349@N04″ randomize=”true” margins=”4″ pagination=”numbers” tags=”aerial photos, aerial”]
- [Whats New?](https://utahgeology.com/whats-new/): New at UtahGeology.com March 2020 Added too many things to list here…  Dont think I’ll be updating this page again…  :) May 2015 Put the site into a content management system, and started adding content for the first time in years! :) May 2006 Converted the whole site into a tableless CSS based design, to make future layout changes easier. Went through much of the site and made it XHTML 1.0 Standards compliant. April 2006 Fixed the “google mapoverlay” so it works in i.e. browsers (although it is still very slow and needs to work AJAX style). Fixed the aerial […]
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