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#utahgeology
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The colors of the canyon walls in Capitol Reef are just astounding. I keep staring around in awe!
#capitolreef #utahgeology
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Gorgeous Capitol Reef National Park! I am staggered at every turn by the jaw-dropping beauty of the colorful canyon walls here.
#capitolreefnationalpark #utahgeology
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Journeyed out toward Castle Valley northeast of Moab and was so taken with the colors of the cliffs there!
#utahgeology #coloradorivercliffs
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Hiking around on Utah slickrock! At night, desert bighorn sheep come down to the rainwater-filled potholes to drink.
#slickrock #utahgeology
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The many strange and wonderful wizard hat formations of Cottonwood Canyon.
#cottonwoodcanyon #utahgeology
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Not only does Snow Canyon State Park have gorgeous red sandstone that formed into petrified sand dunes -- it's got these wonderful dark rocks spilling down the slopes, remnants of volcanic activity.
#snowcanyonstatepark #utahgeology
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New #Geosphere study shows Utah’s east Traverse Mountains aren’t fault-bounded—they’re a 75–150 km³ mega-landslide that slid 16 km from the Little Cottonwood stock ~6 Ma!
🔗 Read more: geosociety.co/4oK1QUW
#GSAPubs #UtahGeology #WasatchFront #StructuralGeology #Geoscience
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#SanRafaelSwell #UtahLandscapes #ExploreUtah #UtahDesert #SouthernUtah #CentralUtah #UtahAdventure #UtahGeology #DronePhotography #AerialPhotography #DronesDaily #FromAbove #SkyHigh
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Summit Spring Wash, Washington County, Utah, USA. 37°05'18"N 113°51'14”W. Tapeats Sandstone (Lower Cambrian) deposited in nearshore environment as the coarse grained facies of the transgressing Cambrian Sea. Gneiss, schist and pegmatite (Paleoproterozoic) … upper contact referred to as “The Great Unconformity” in the Grand Canyon region. Utah Geological Survey Map 242.
The Great Unconformity… The lighter colors in the foreground are the lower Cambrian Tapeats Sandstone. The orange/red are Paleoproterozoic gneiss and schist. The unconformity spans 1.2 billion years. See alt for location and reference.
#Photography #Geology #Unconformity #Stratigraphy #UtahGeology
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Me smiling in front of a stream table with lovely channels
Playing with the stream table for GeoFest 2025! #UofUGeo #UtahGeology #StreamTable
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Gypsum crystals from drying mudflats form sinuous rippled dunes in the Great Salt Lake Desert. Rare in sand, gypsum is a soluble evaporite mineral.
Collect oolitic sand info: ow.ly/kto950GymUS
#utahgeology #rockhounder
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Purple fluorite, composed of calcium and fluoride replacing tabulate corals, exposed at the Bell Hill mine in the Spor Mountain mining district. Fluorite is chiefly used as flux for steel manufacturing and in making hydrofluoric acid. Photo by: Mark Milligan #FossilFriday
#rockhounder #utahgeology
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It's #GeologicMapDay! Geologic maps use colors, lines, and symbols to show the age, composition, and relationships of rocks and sediments. Download and print this fun Utah geologic color-by-number activity!–ow.ly/Fiq250TNT9e #utahgeology #earthscienceweek
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