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How Much Do You Know About Colorado?
October 4, 2012 | Colorado Geological Survey on Facebook

The Colorado Geological Survey has been posting a steady stream of interesting DID YOU KNOW? postings about Colorado geology on their Facebook page. Recent topics have included: dinosaurs, the Lava Creek B ash deposit, Colorado sand dunes, landslides, amazing erosional remnants of the Fountain Formation, huge subsidence features, underground fires, Colorado gold production and much more.


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