Petrologic Comparison of the Beaver Dam and Mineral Mountains Metamorphic Complexes

Authors

Scott Zylstra, Brigham Young University
Jake Voorhees, Brigham Young University
Dr. Ron Harris, Brigham Young University

Keywords

petrologic comparison, Beaver Dam, Mineral Mountains, metamorphic complexes

College

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Department

Geological Sciences

Abstract

Utah’s rocks, though incredibly complete in later eons, hold very little information about what was occurring in that area before 700 million years ago. In Southern Utah, only two relatively small exposures of these ancient Precambrian exist, in the west of the Beaver Dam Mountains west of St. George and the west of the Mineral Mountains west of Beaver. Therefore, it is vitally important to study these exposures, as they constitute the only clues to what was happening in Utah 1.7 billion years ago.

Recommended Citation

Zylstra, Scott; Voorhees, Jake; and Harris, Dr. Ron (2016) "Petrologic Comparison of the Beaver Dam and Mineral Mountains Metamorphic Complexes," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2016: Iss. 1, Article 217.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2016/iss1/217