How did Colorado's current and ancient landscape form? How do rocks reveal those ancient landscapes? What type of life has inhabited Colorado over geologic time? In what ways has the state's geologic ...

He earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1959 and was a professor of geology at the University of Colorado, where he began teaching in September 1956 ... the Pierre Shale and numerous detailed ...

click the icon in the top right corner of the map to switch between topographical, terrain and satellite views. Sources: Colorado Geological Survey (elevations), Colorado Fourteeners Initiative ...

Sometimes called “The City of Gnomes” for its strange hoodoos, domes and spires, Wheeler Geologic Area was designated as Colorado’s first national monument in 1908 by President Theodore ...

The Navajo sandstone, for example, can also be found in parts of Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. Some geologic maps include what are called cross sections, such as the one included below the Arches ...

Residents in Northern Colorado may spot a low flying helicopter ... hula-hoop to measure small electromagnetic signals and map geologic features. The survey will allow the USGS to assess mineral ...

The 3D models and maps are important for improved ... The data will also address scientific questions about Colorado’s 2-billion-year-old geologic history and why multiple mineralizing events ...

Helicopters will be flying low over northern Colorado during the next several months to conduct geological imaging, according to a news release from the U.S. Geological Survey. Beginning in August, ...