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12S URVEY N OTESWeb HighlightsWhat to visit on our web sitewww.ugs.state.ut.usby Christine WilkersonThe Utah Geological Survey’s website consists of hundreds of pages ofcontent. So unless you’re looking forsomething specific, how do you knowwhat not to miss while visiting oursite. Let me introduce you to some ofour more visually interesting andinformative pages (in other words,those pages that contain numerousgraphics and that both non-geologistsand geologists can enjoy).Great Salt Lake: One of our mostpopular hard-copy brochures, CommonlyAsked Questions About Utah'sGreat Salt Lake and Ancient LakeBonneville, is also online. This onlinebrochure can answer the age-oldquestions, why is the Great Salt Lakesalty?, what lives in the lake?, andmore importantly what makes thelake stink? It also contains many photostaken around the lake includingthe West Desert pumping plant, thehistoric Saltair resort, the BonnevilleSalt Flats, and close-ups of oolites andbrine shrimp. What are oolites? Visitour web site and this online brochurewill tell you. (Hint: some of the mostbeautiful beaches around Great SaltLake are composed of oolitic sand.)Web address:www.maps.state.ut.us/online/pi-39/index.htmGeologic Maps: Have you everlooked at a geologic map and wonderedwhat all those colors, lines, andsymbols meant? (No, not all thosedark lines are new roads.) Here isyour chance to discover what a geologicmap is, how to read them, howgeologists make them, and why weneed them, by clicking on our onlinebrochure, Geologic Maps - What AreYou Standing On? Web address:www.maps.state.ut.us/online/pi-66/index.htmUtah Dinosaurs: Do you want toknow more about dinosaurs thanyour five-year-old? Then our informativedinosaur fact sheets are just thething for you. These pages containinformation about the differentdinosaurs discovered in Utah andsmall graphics of what most of thedinosaurs might have looked like.With sharper teeth and a more gracefulbuild, which dinosaur rivalsTyrannosaurus rex as the suprememeat-eater of the Mesozoic age?(Hint: it’s Utah’s state fossil.) Webaddress: www.ugs.state.ut.us/utahgeo/dinofossil/index.htmLandslide Guide: Homeowners frequentlyinquire about potential geologichazards at their residence. Ouronline brochure, Homeowner's Guideto Recognizing and Reducing LandslideDamage on Their Property, willtell you what areas are generallyprone to landslides and what to lookfor at your home that might indicatelandslide movement. Web address:www.maps.state.ut.us/online/pi-58/index.htmThis online brochure answers the many questionsyou may have about Great Salt Lake.www.maps.state.ut.us/online/pi-39/index.htmWhat is a geologic map? Find out here:www.maps.state.ut.us/online/pi-66/index.htmRecognize features indicating possible landslidemovement around your home.www.maps.state.ut.us/online/pi-58/index.htmSalt Lake City Building Stones:Have you ever wondered what stoneswere used for the interior and exteriorof Utah’s Capitol and where they
S URVEY N OTES 13came from? Or what building stonescover the outside of the AmericanStores Tower and how ancient theyare? Or what unique limestone wasused for the Hansen Planetarium/OldSalt Lake City Public Library buildingand how it formed? (Hint: thinkoolites again.) Even if these questionshave never even crossed your mindSurvey NewsUGS loses its “new” energy team.With the reassessment of the EnergyOffice needs, we’ll lose Tom Brill, F.R.Jahan Bani, and Glade Sowards. Ahwell, office shuffleboard strikes again.Nicole King (receptionist) resigned atthe end of July to have a baby. NeilStorey has accepted the GIS analystbefore, you can still get the answersby visiting our online brochure, BuildingStones of Downtown Salt LakeCity. Web address:www.maps.state.ut.us/online/pi-60/index.htmThese are just a few of the fascinatingpages located on the Utah Geologicalposition for the Hazards program.John Alexander is our new paleontologist/preparatorin the Paleontologysection of the Environmental program.A senior geologist position iscurrently being advertised. We arelooking for someone with remotesensing skills as well as familiaritywith information base managementSurvey’s web site. Other pagesinclude issues of Survey Notes; fault,liquefaction, and radon maps; rock,mineral, and fossil collecting localities;mineral activity summaries;ongoing petroleum studies; educationalresources; Utah’s geologic history,and more. Please visit our site atwww.ugs.state.ut.us.and web technologies to enhanceaccess to this information. Theseskills will complement in-houseexpertise and will provide opportunitiesfor the UGS to seek federal fundsin this area (e.g., NASA is looking forlinkages with state geological surveysto promote applications and use oftheir satellite data.)New Publications from UGSUtah Geological Survey 2001, 6 p.,8/01, PI-73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FreeThis latest brochure gives a workingintroduction to the UGS and its services.Delineation of drinking water sourceprotection zones for CoveredBridge Canyon public water supplywell, Utah County, Utah, byCharles E. Bishop, 37 p., 8/01,RI-247 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.30Evaluation of potential geologicsources of nitrate contamination inground water, Cedar Valley, IronCounty, Utah, with emphasis onthe Enoch area, by Mike Lowe andJanae Wallace, 50 p., 1 pl., 1:48,000.8/01, SS-100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95Utah Geological Survey earthquakeresponseplan and investigationfield guide, by Barry J. Solomon,24 p. + 32 p. appendix, 7/01,OFR-384 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.50Natural Resources Map & Bookstore1594 W. North TempleSalt Lake City, UT 84116Telephone: (801) 537-33201-888-UTAH MAPFax: (801) 537-3395Email: nrugs.geostore@state.ut.uswww.maps.state.ut.usShipping RatesTotal pre-tax order amount0 - $ 5.00$ 5.01 - $ 10.00$ 10.01 - $ 20.00$ 20.01 - $ 30.00$ 30.01 - $ 50.00$ 50.01 - $ 70.00$ 70.01 - $ 90.00$ 90.01 - $ 110.00Shipping*$ 2.50$ 3.50$ 4.50$ 5.50$ 6.50$ 7.50$ 8.50$10.50Add $2.00 for each additional $10.00.*Rates apply for Domestic U.S. only.QTY PUBLICATION # ITEM DESCRIPTION ITEM COST TOTALSName ____________________________________________________________________Company/Agency ___________________________________________________________Address __________________________________________________________________City __________________________________________ State ________ Zip ___________Mastercard/Visa # ________________________________ Exp. Date _________________Signature _________________________________________________________________PurchaseOrder #CheckChargeCardSubtotalUtah residentsadd 6.6% salesShipping/Handling(tube charge)TOTAL$2.00
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