Educational Materials

Single Concept || Field Guides || Geologic Resources || Additional materials

Educational items of interest include single-sheet, single concept items, field guides/road logs, and other color brochures. All are available at the Natural Resources Map & Bookstore, email: geostore@utah.gov.

Typically single-sheet, 8 x 11, single concept, free items

  • earthquake fault maps for Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, and Utah counties.
  • color liquefaction maps for Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, and Utah counties.
  • radon-hazard potential maps
  • Debris-flow hazards
    Public Information Series #70
  • Rock-fall Hazards
    Public Information Series #69
  • Utah's geologic history
    Public Information Series #19
  • Earthquake hazards and safety in Utah
    Public Information Series #6
  • Earthquake ground shaking in Utah
    Public Information Series #29
  • Great Salt Lake information sheet
    Public Information Series #8

Field guides

Typically color brochures that include diagrams, photos, and some contain school bus stops, glossary, and activity sheets. Click here for information and cost of field guides.

  • Canyon Country - A geologic guide to the Canyonlands Travel Region.
  • Geologic road log - Spanish Fork, Utah to Price, Utah.
  • Geology and scenery of the Central Wasatch Range.
  • A geologic tour through Wasatch Mountain State Park
  • Geology and Antelope Island State Park.
  • Geology and Grand County
  • The geology of Snow Canyon State Park, Washington County, Utah

Geologic resources

sunset over Great Salt LakeClick here for information and cost of geologic resource brochures.

  • Commonly asked questions about Utah's Great Salt Lake and ancient Lake Bonneville
  • Geologic resources of Box Elder County
  • Geologic resoures of Salt Lake County
  • Geologic resources of Summit County
  • Geologic resources of San Juan County
  • Geologic resources of Washington County

Additional Materials

  • Videos
    • Earthquake awareness and risk reduction in Utah, by Utah State University, 1991: Publication PI-10, 24 minutes of earthquake hazards and mitigation. (also check district offices for this video) $6.00
    • "Stay Out and Stay Alive"; abandoned mine safety, by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, $2.00.
  • Maps for Teachers
    Including relief and topographic maps of the State of Utah (Grades K-12); and, topographic maps for locating schools, facilities, etc. (Grades 3-12).
  • Informative Geologic Publications
    Including geologic road logs, parks geology, rockhounding, and general geology publications.
  • Glad You Asked Articles (Utah Geological Survey)
    General geologic articles on a variety of subjects, including how to stake a mining claim and what is Utah's hydrologic cycle.
  • Geologic Web Sites (Utah Geological Survey)

Ordering information

 

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