For nearly 120-years, geologists of the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and its predecessor agencies have explored, investigated, mapped, and published reports and geologic maps. These geologic products are available as free downloads at the AZGS Online Document Repository.
We also host an e-Magazine - formally Fieldnotes and Arizona Geology newsletter - Arizona Geology Blog (2007 - 2018), Arizona Mining Review e-Video Magazine (2013-2018), Youtube channel (AZGSweb), the AZGS Mining Data website, and social media - Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.
100 years of geologic reports, bulletins, and maps available as free pdf downloads; no login required.
AZGS Mine Files: 20,000+ mine files, 1000s of mine & geology maps, & 6,000 photographs.
Short notes with images on the geology, mineral resources, environmental geology, and geologic hazards of Arizona.
AZGS's public outreach newsletter; preceded by Arizona Geology (1988 - 2011) and Fieldnotes (1971 - 1988).
AZGS's online E-video magazine, exploring the challenges and successes of Arizona’s mining industry (2013-2018).
Original AZGS geo-videos: geologic hazards - earthquakes, faults, landslides, earth fissures - and video reports.
Contains more than 13,000 citations from A.D. 1848 to 2001 of geologic studies from throughout Arizona.
For a complete list of resources, visit our Map & Database Services page.
Volumes 1 - 41 spanning 40 years (1971 - 2011).
Recent Publications
| 2019 | Geologic Timeline of the Grand Canyon |
Gootee, B.F., 2019, Geologic Timeframe of the Grand Canyon. Arizona Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR-19-02, with Supplemental resource document for Geologic Timeline of the Grand Canyon 2 p. |
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| 2019 | 7.5' Digital Geologic Maps w/ GIS data revised/released in 2019 |
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| 2019 | Earth Fissure Maps Revised 2019 |
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| 2019 | Locations of Mapped Earth Fissure Traces in Arizona v. 06.01.2019 |
Arizona Geological Survey, 2019, Locations of Mapped Earth Fissure Traces in Arizona, v.11.06.2017. Arizona Geological Survey Digital Information (DI-39 v. 11.06.19), shapefile and Google Earth KMZ file. |
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| 2019 | Arizona Geological Survey Products and Services Help Power Arizona’s Economy |
Pearthree, P.A. and Conway, F.M., 2019, Arizona Geological Survey Products and Services Help Power Arizona’s Economy. Arizona Geology e-Magazine Summer 2019, 4 p. |
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| 2019 | Arizona Geological Survey Economic Impact Report |
Lizzuo, C., Bartels, A., Brands, C.C. and Yashi, A., 2019, Arizona Geological Survey Economic Impact Report. Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Report OFR-19-A, 21 p., 3 appendices |
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| 2019 | Geologic Map of the Blythe 71/2’ Quadrangle, La Paz County, Arizona and Riverside County, California |
Block, D., Gootee, B.F., House, P.K. and Pearthree, P.A., 2019, Geologic Map of the Blythe 71/2’ Quadrangle, La Paz County, Arizona and Riverside County, California. Arizona Geological Survey Digital Geologic Map 124 (DGM-124), 2 sheets, 45 p. (GIS data included) |
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| 2019 | The Chenoweth Collection: A history of uranium exploration and production in the Western U.S. 1950-1990 | Geologist William (Bill) L. Chenoweth’s (1928 – 2018) nearly 70-year career in uranium exploration, mining, and mineral production in the southwestern United States resulted in more than 150 reports and/or maps published by the state geological surveys of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. |