NBMG News

November 2, 2010

New at NBMG: Revised Highway 50 guidebook now available!

SP26 – Traveling America’s Loneliest Road: A Geologic and Natural History Tour through Nevada along U.S. Highway 50, with GPS Coordinates by Joseph V. Tingley and Kris Ann Pizarro, 134 pages, $24.95 http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=SP26

November 2, 2010

New at NBMG: OF10-9 – Preliminary Geologic Map of the Ute Quadrangle, Clark County, Nevada

by Craig M. dePolo and Wanda J. Taylor 2010 1:24,000-scale color plate, available rolled or folded, or free on the Web: http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/sales/pbsdtls.php?sku=OF10-9

November 2, 2010

Lecture by Sean Long

NPS Dinner Meeting: Thursday, Nov 4, 2010 (RSVP to Vicki Ehni by November 1)Dr. Sean Long, Research Assistant Professor, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/staff/Long.html Title: Constructing the Himalayan fold-thrust belt:…

October 19, 2010

New at NBMG: M172 – Geologic Map of the Wood Hills, Elko County, Nevada

by Phyllis A. CamilleriDepartment of Geosciences, Austin Peay State University2010 A 1:48,000-scale, color geologic map of the Wood Hills in Elko County, Nevada with descriptions of 29 geologic units. Accompanying text includes full unit descripti…

October 19, 2010

New at NBMG: M171 – Geologic Map of the Northern Pequop Mountains, Elko County, Nevada

by Phyllis A. CamilleriDepartment of Geosciences, Austin Peay State University2010 A 1:48,000-scale, color geologic map of the northern Pequop Mountains in Elko County, Nevada with descriptions of 42 geologic units. Accompanying text includes full…

October 12, 2010

Join NBMG in participating in The Great Nevada ShakeOut!

More than 6.9 million Californians participated in 2009, to practice how to protect themselves during earthquakes, and to get prepared. Nevada is joining with California for the 2010 ShakeOut at 10:21 a.m. on October 21, 2010. Register today at ht…

October 1, 2010

New at NBMG: M161–Nevada Geothermal Resources

by Robin Penfield, Lisa Shevenell, Larry Garside, and Richard Zehner2010 A 1:750,000-scale color map showing geothermal resources in Nevada, including active direct use applications and power plants as of June 2010. Locations are based on a compil…

September 22, 2010

Celebrate Earth Science Week 2010

“In Search of Tufa, Tuff, and Tough Rocks” Field trip dates: October 16 and 17, 2010. The same free field trip is scheduled for both days. Please visit http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/ESW/ESW_10/index.html to register, view the field trip road log and map…

September 22, 2010

Mackay Rock and Mineral Sale

Unique specimens $5 and under! Time: 10:00am-2:00pmWhen: Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010Where: By the John Mackay statue on the north end of the QuadQuestions: Call Rachel Dolbier at (775) 784-4528 http://www.mines.unr.edu/museum Proceeds go to the Mackay Rockhou…

August 19, 2010

New at NBMG: OF10-7 – Preliminary surficial geologic map of Clark County, Nevada

by P. Kyle House, Heather Green, Abbey Grimmer, and the Nevada Digital Dirt Mapping Team This map is the only county-wide surficial geologic map with more than a few units ever to be produced by NBMG (it covers 20,000 sq. km). Thanks to a temporar…