Skull Rock Pass, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Stratigraphy Exploitation of the mineral wealth

Exploitation of the mineral wealth of the area began more than 150 years ago and continues to this day

and the Duchesne fault zone located in the southern part of the map area

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The maps are an aid for general planning to indicate where site-specific studies and geotechnical/geologic-hazard investigations are necessary

Skull Rock Pass, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Stratigraphy Exploitation of the mineral wealthThe 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