AZGS report, "Landslide mapping along the Interstate-17 corridor from Anthem to Flagstaff, AZ" is now available online.
Recent Posts
We just finalized and released seven (7) digital geologic maps.
AZGS Newsletter Winter 2020-2021.
John Bezy's "The Mogollon Rim, Arizona: Geology, Vegetation, Wildlife" is now available at the AZGS Online Document Repository.
Arizona Geological Society 2021 presentation series began on 14 Jan. with Jan Rasmussen and Stan Keith of MagmaChem.Org discussing their “Magma Metal Series”.
In total, HB 2037 is very positive for the AZGS as we move forward as an applied research group in the UA.
There were 401 active, full-time mines or development projects operating in the state of Arizona in 2020.
AZGS has partnered with UArizona Geosciences and the US Geological Survey on understanding post-wildfire debris-flows in the southwestern U.S.
AZGS joins the Carbon Utilization and Storage Partnership (CUSP) to characterize, catalog, analyze and rank carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) options for Arizona.
Introduction
Wretched as 2020 has been, and continues to be, the holiday season has arrived. For those looking for a gift with geologic overtones, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite geologic books, field trips guides, and maps that are in-print or free as digital downloads.
Best wishes finding precisely what you need.
Examining an iron oxide, agate, quartz crystal concretion.
The AZGS welcomes two seasoned geologists to its staff, Victor Garcia and Lisa Thompson
We are posting our GSA2020 Connects presentations and one new geologic map.
On 13 Oct. 2020 at 9:16 a.m. (MST / PDT) , a shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake rattled Walnut Canyon about 8 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona (population ~ 74,000).
Dr. Richard F. Holm awarded the prestigious ‘Best Popular Guidebook Award’ from the Geoscience Information Society for 2020.
Courtland-Gleeson area with 113 drill holes representing 25,935 m (85,087 feet or 16.1 miles) including lithology, mineralization, alteration, structure, and assay data.
Research Scientist Brian Gootee was awarded the CoSSAC award for the Arizona Geological Survey for 2020.
Geologic maps are invaluable tools for geoscientists in their pursuit of mineral resources, hazard mitigation strategies, and meet the societal needs of a growing population.
John V. Bezy's latest contribution to the AZGS DTE series: ‘Island Mountains of Southeastern Arizona: Geology, Vegetation & Wildlife’.
The Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) released digital data packages (Table 1) for 22 extant Digital Geologic Maps (Table 2) in August 2020.
