Homestake Res, Colorado - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Grand Canyon By: Charlie Craighead

By: Charlie Craighead

This report presents the post-1966 brine density and chemistry data that have been collected by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) through its Great Salt Lake brine collection and analysis program

The Short Canyon Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation was mapped and newly described in the quadrangle

and the story of its past lives on

By: Rudi Lambrechtse

Homestake Res, Colorado - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Grand Canyon By: Charlie CraigheadThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes