Tag: geology

March 11, 2021

New Geologic Map in Elko County

Geologic Map of the North Half of the Tent Mountain Quadrangle, Elko County, Nevada Authors: Andrew V. Zuza, Seth Dee, and Benjamin J.C. Laabs Year: 2020Series: Open-File Report...

March 4, 2021

Nevada State Museum Zoom Lecture—Thursday, March 25 at 6:30, PST

Collectable Nevada Gems, Minerals, and Rocks Presented by Jon Price, State Geologist Emeritus A message from the Nevada State Museum: The presentation will include a brief...

March 4, 2021

New Mackay Speaker Series—Friday, March 19 at 3 PM: Reminder: Register in advance!

The Origin of the Thacker Pass Lithium Deposit, the Largest Known Lithium Resource in the United States Presented by Dr. Thomas Benson, Lead Global Exploration...

March 4, 2021

AEG Great Basin March Meeting—Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 PM, PST

Filling in the Data Gaps: Using the Landsat Archive and Gridded Climate Data to Assess Ecological Change Presented by Dr. Mark Hausner, Associate Research Professor, Hydrology,...

March 4, 2021

NPGS Monthly Meeting—Thursday, March 4 at 7 PM, PST

Crustal Structure of the Guyana Basin Based on High-Resolution Seismic and 2D Gravity Modeling Presented by Mark Longacre, President of MBL, Inc. Abstract: This study, based...

February 19, 2021

Nevada Geology Posters

by Christina Clack, Jennifer Vlcan, Jack Hursh, and Chris Henry Year: 2021Series: Educational Series 67Format: 2 posters, each 18 x 24 inches, colorView/Download/purchase:https://pubs.nbmg.unr.edu/Nevada-geology-posters-p/e067.htm This set of two posters can be printed...

February 19, 2021

New Educational Series: Exploring the Hot Springs Mountains—A Virtual Tour for Earth Science Week, 2020

(Guide for the Earth Science Week Virtual Field Trip, October 17, 2020) by Rachel Micander and James E. Faulds Year: 2020Series: Educational Series 66Format: 20 pages, color View/Download/purchase:https://pubs.nbmg.unr.edu/Exploring-Hot-Springs-Mts-p/e066.htm In October 2020,...

February 3, 2021

Joint AEG Southern Nevada Chapter and Great Basin Chapter Webinar

Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Southern Nevada Chapter & Great Basin Chapter Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 6:30 PM: Groundwater Remediation Sites in Las...

February 3, 2021

NPGS Monthly Meeting —Thursday, February 4 at 7:00–8:30 PM

Geophysical Observations and Integrated Conceptual Models of the San Emidio Geothermal Field, Nevada By Matthew Folsom, Ormat Technologies, Inc. 7:00 PM: Greetings and Announcements 7:15 PM:...

January 11, 2021

Robert Coats Thin Sections

Robert R. Coats Thin Section Collection, 1954–1956 In 2013, Keith Campbell rescued a collection of 185 thin sections that belonged to Robert Coats. Keith not...