Friday, April 29, 2011

Science Daily article on Colorado Plateau

A new Science Dailey article on the Colorado Plateau and why it is a high undeformed blob in the middle of a mountain system. It has always been a problem that has been hard to solve without the newest seismic CAT Scan data.

Geologists solve mystery of the Colorado Plateau

ScienceDaily (2011-04-28) -- Scientists have figured out why the Colorado Plateau -- a 130,000-square-mile region that straddles Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico -- is rising even while parts of its lower crust appear to be falling. The massive, tectonically stable region of the western United States has long puzzled geologists. ... > read full article



Harry Allen

Monday, April 25, 2011

Article on the Montezuma well

Wayne Ranney had a link to this article in the Camp Verde Bugle about the new theory of the source of the water in Montezuma Well

http://cvbugle.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=30200

Harry Allen

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Our Faults make news

The Prescott Courier had a front page story on the Little Chino Fault found in thye Geologic Surveys new mapping.

Unearthed: Newly discovered fault sheds more light on Upper Verde Basin - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona

Harry Allen