Minnesota Geological Survey

Minnesota Geological Survey

Established	1872 (1872)
Location	2609 Territorial Rd., Saint Paul, MN 55114
Coordinates	44°58′9″N93°12′17″W / 44.96917°N 93.20472°W / 44.96917; -93.20472
Type	Geology of Minnesota
Director	Robert Tipping
Owner	University of Minnesota
Website	https://cse.umn.edu/mgs

The Minnesota Geological Survey is a unit of the Newton Horace Winchell School of Earth Sciences at the University of Minnesota. ^[1]

History

The Minnesota Geological Survey was established by the Minnesota State Legislature in 1872 as the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, and Newton Horace Winchell was appointed as its director. ^[2]

Citations

1. "About us", Minnesota Geological Survey, Newton Horace Winchell School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota
2. HMGS 2014.

References

• Schwartz, G. M. (2014). "SP-01 History of the Minnesota Geological Survey [abstract]". Minneapolis: Regents of the University of Minnesota. hdl:11299/59918 . Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links

• Depth of Bedrock in Minnesota (2018, EN)