Geologists of Jackson Hole

As a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, our mission is to inform and educate our members and community about earth science related matters – their broad scope and importance to all of us.

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We encourage anyone with an interest in earth science, regardless of their educational background, to become a member of the Geologists of Jackson Hole. To learn more about joining, please visit our membership information page. Click here for a membership application.

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October 15^th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Two of the World’s largest Terrestrial Landslides”, Presented by Bob Biek, Utah Geological Survey. Summary

October 16th (Wednesday), 12:15 p.m., Senior Center Jackson Hole – Open to Public. Presentation: “Ancient, newly discovered gigantic landslides resulting from catastrophic failure of the Marysvale volcanic field, Utah”, Presented by Bob Biek, Utah Geological Survey. Summary

November 5^th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “The Powder River Basin’s Transition from Conventional to Unconvential Oil & Gas Production”, Presented by Rachel Toner, Wyoming State Geological Survey. Summary

November 19^th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Understanding Fluid Flow in Rocks ”, Presented by Saman Aryana, University of Wyoming. Summary

Recent Presentations

October 1^st (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Spectacular Gem Crystals: Pegmatite Pocket Formation and Survival”, Presented by Tom Campbell, Staff Mineralogist, The Arkenstone. Video Summary

September 3^rd (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Overview of the 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii”, Presented by Bob Tilling, Volcanologist Emeritus, United States Geological Survey. Video Summary

September 17^th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Zircons are forever: 4.4 billion year record of oxygen isotopes in zircons?”, Presented by Liz King, Geologists of Jackson Hole. Video Summary

September 18^th (Wednesday), 6 p.m., Jackson Senior Center – Open to Public. Presentation: “Meet the Quartz Family” Presented by Rick Dalrymple. Summary

August 21 (Wednesday), 12:15 p.m., Jackson Senior Center – Open to Public. Presentation: “Ultima Thule, the Most Distant Object Man Has Visited, Pluto Update, and the Dawn and Rosetta Space Missions”, Presented by Mike Adler, Geologists of Jackson Hole. Video Summary

August 20^th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Moving towards a sustainable future: Metals are required to get there”, Presented by Adam Simon, University of Michigan. Video Summary