UMW Professor Publishes Paper in Centennial Volume on Montana Geology
Dr. Rob Thomas, from the University of Montana Western's Environmental Sciences Department, was recently published in the Centennial Geology Volume of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology for his work on the influence of the Yellowstone Hotspot on Montana geology over the last 17 million years of Earth's history. The paper is titled: “Middle Miocene Through Pliocene Sedimentation and Tectonics in Montana: A Record of the Outbreak and Passage of the Yellowstone Hotspot.”
UMW Professor Dr. Rob Thomas.
The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG) recently celebrated 100 years of service as Montana’s geologic survey. To celebrate the centennial, the MBMG decided to take on the massive undertaking of creating a two-volume set summarizing the state of geologic science in Montana. The project is in progress, with papers being released to the public in an online format at the following web address: https://mbmg.mtech.edu/pubs/GeologyOfMontana/.