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University of Utah geologists have focused on the Timpanogos Rock Glacier, one of the state’s largest rock glaciers located beneath Mount Timpanogos near Salt Lake City and Provo. Using a new method that measures subtle variations in gravitational pull to differentiate rock from ice, the researchers produced a three‑dimensional image of the ice concealed within the rock mass. The studies reveal that this rock glacier, like others in the Wasatch, Uinta and La Sal ranges, may hold up to a billion tons of hidden ice. This technique provides a way to quantify ice stored in rock glaciers that are not visible as conventional glaciers.

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