Archive: Apr 2022

The Flatirons overlooking Boulder, Colorado are comprised of once flat-lying Permian Fountain Formation sedimentary rock that were tilted to 50 degrees by the orogenic uplift of the Rocky Mountains. Photo credit: Vince Matthews for the CGS.

Geology

April 21, 2022

Unfolding the Geology of the West

Our collaborators and friends up in Boulder at the Geological Society of America (GSA) are making…

Munroe Quarry near Livermore, Colorado in Larimer County, which produces gypsum from the Permo-Triassic Lykins Formation. Photo credit: Colorado Geological Survey.

Geology

April 11, 2022

Case Study: Lykins Formation

Small but significant areas of Colorado are underlain by bedrock that is composed of evaporative…

An expansive view of most of Colorado looking from the south-south-west from the International Space Station (ISS). Photo credit: NASA.

Geology

April 8, 2022

NASA Earth Observatory

One of our favorite online feeds is from the NASA Earth Observatory along with their…