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Show Cedar Breaks Is Subject of Bulletin "Rates of Denudation as Measured by Bristlecone Pines, Cedar Breaks, Utah" is the subject of a bulletin recently published by the Utah Geological Geo-logical and Mineralogical Survey, Sur-vey, an affiliate of the College Col-lege of Mines and Mineral Industries In-dustries at the University of Utah. "The publication interprets the findings of an engineering geology study that "should be of ssistance to those planning plan-ning the location of reservoirs and dams, or seeking to re- ttard erosive processes," according ac-cording to Dr. William P. Hewitt, He-witt, professor of geology and survey director. Dr. Hewitt says that with the steadily increasing emphasis em-phasis on recreation and the need for developing all feasible feas-ible water supplies, knowledge know-ledge of rates of denudation will become increasingly important. im-portant. The UGMS calculated the rate at which mountain areas are being worn down and filling fill-ing up possible reservoir sites by measuring the amount of exposed Bristleton Pine roots and the ages of the trees. "We obtained an accurate measurement of the amount of soil that has been removed in a period of several thousand thous-and years," Dr. Hewitt says. Copies of t he publication may be obtained from the Utah Geological Survey Building, Build-ing, University of Utah. |