Mountains: Geology, Topography and Environmental Concerns

Environmental Geology and Planning

Glacial Geology of the Northern Uinta Mountains

Glacial deposits on the north slope of the Uinta Mountains were investigated through map and air photo interpretation combined with fi eld mapping. Deposits representing the Smiths Fork (local Pinedale equivalent), Blacks Fork (Bull Lake equivalent) and pre-Blacks Fork Glaciations are present in the form of terminal and lateral moraines, ground moraine, and outwash valley trains. Nineteen separ...

Glacial Geology of the Southern Uinta Mountains

It has been known for over a century that the Uinta Mountains contained numerous alpine glaciers during parts of the Quaternary Period, yet until recently, the glacial record on the south side of the range had received little scientifi c attention. Results of recent 1:24,000-scale fi eld mapping of surfi cial deposits in the southern Uinta Mountains indicate that glaciers in the southwestern an...

South Polar Region of Mars: Topography and Geology

Introduction: The polar layered deposits of Mars represent potentially important volatile reservoirs and tracers for the planet’s geologically recent climate history. Unlike the north polar cap, the uppermost surface of the bright residual south polar deposit (Fig. 1) is probably composed of carbon dioxide ice [e.g., 1]. It is unknown whether this ice extends through the entire thickness of the...

Geology of the southeastern Eyre Mountains relevant to tenure review

Several properties within the eastern Eyre Mountains are currently undergoing tenure revue. This report provides geological information relevant to these reviews, particularly on the sequence of glacial deposits south from Kingston. The geology of the Eyre Mountains is dominated by low-grade metasedimentary rocks of the Permian Caples terrane, becoming increasingly schistose toward the northeas...