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Hazards
September 26, 2001
CGS Special Publication 43, SP-43 A Guide to Swelling Soils for Colorado Homebuyers and Homeowners, by…
Hazards
June 19, 1995
by Jon White Manitou Springs occupies a narrow valley where Fountain Creek emerges from the foothills northeast of Pikes Peak and west of Colorado Springs. The valley slopes are composed of interbedded resistant sandstone and conglomerates (i.e., gravelly sandstone), and weaker mudstones and shale. The outcropping sandstone is most prevalent on the steeper slopes on the north side of the valley.
Hazards
November 20, 1980
General
March 11, 1909
While a number of brilliant men have in past years held the office of Colorado State Geologist, it is no…
General
March 28, 1907
Regarding the Colorado Geological Survey (an article appearing in the Mining Reporter, March 1907): We note that one of our…
