Environmental Geology of the Wasatch Front, 1971
Title | Environmental Geology of the Wasatch Front, 1971 PDF eBook |
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Pages | 332 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Earthquakes |
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Nineteen papers on geological hazards of the region and their threat to human activity.
Environmental Geology Tour of the Wasatch Front
Title | Environmental Geology Tour of the Wasatch Front PDF eBook |
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Pages | 34 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Engineering geology |
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Environmental and Engineering Geology of the Wasatch Front Region
Title | Environmental and Engineering Geology of the Wasatch Front Region PDF eBook |
Author | Utah Geological Association. Field Conference |
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Pages | 582 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Engineering geology |
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U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Title | U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin PDF eBook |
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Pages | 230 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Geology |
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Title | Geological Survey Professional Paper PDF eBook |
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Pages | 424 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Geology |
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Title | U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PDF eBook |
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Pages | 304 |
Release | 1984 |
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Engineering Geology of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area, Utah
Title | Engineering Geology of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area, Utah PDF eBook |
Author | William R. Lund |
Publisher | Utah Geological Survey |
Pages | 77 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Engineering geology |
ISBN | 1557910936 |
Geologic exposures in the Salt Lake City region record a long history of sedimentation and tectonic activity extending back to the Precambrian Era. Today, the city lies above a deep, sediment-filled basin flanked by two uplifted range blocks, the Wasatch Range and the Oquirrh Mountains. The Wasatch Range is the easternmost expression of major Basin and Range extension in north-central Utah and is bounded on the west by the Wasatch fault zone (WFZ), a major zone of active normal faulting. During the late Pleistocene Epoch, the Salt Lake City region was dominated by a succession of inter-basin lakes. Lake Bonneville was the last and probably the largest of these lakes. By 11,000 yr BP, Lake Bonneville had receded to approximately the size of the present Great Salt Lake.