They rarely yell “Eureka!” in the diamond exploration game. But surprising details from a just-released survey of Minnesota has the state’s top geologist saying: “Maybe.” An exhaustive study by ...

Professor Jim Cotter of University of Minnesota Morris teaches his students how to use geology to read the stories embedded in the earth. CATHY WURZER: Here's a question for you-- where can you find ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — A low-flying airplane will soon be visible to residents in seven counties in northwest Minnesota, including the city of Thief River Falls and parts of the Red River corridor along ...

Bicyclists who take part in next month’s Cycling Scandia event will get a geology lesson in addition to a 15-mile workout. Geologist Dale Setterholm, who retired in February as associate director of ...

Let’s go back to the mid-1800s: Minnesota was a new state, with settlers pouring in, ready to farm, mine, log and help the Twin Cities grow. But not much was known about this state’s resources, its ...

Vol. 1; v. 3, pt. 1-2, printed in Minneapolis. Several plates accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress. N.H. Winchell, state geologist. Review of earlier ...

Boulder, CO, USA - The Geological Society of America announces a new field guide. Trips head to various regions within Minnesota, including the Minnesota River Valley, the eastern Mesabi Iron Range, ...

For a limited time, the Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park is offering a new, more scientific walking tour geared toward explaining details about how geologists figured out where and ...

OLIVIA -- Renville County's underlying geology is among the state's most interesting, according to Dale Setterholm of the Minnesota Geological Survey at the University of Minnesota. Exposed gneiss ...

Geologists from the University of Minnesota have found a crater 11 times larger than the iconic Meteor Crater in Arizona. The crater is hidden about 350 feet below the city of Inver Grove Heights, a ...