GEO 331 -- Field Excursions for Structural Geology I -- Spring 2008
Saturdays and/or Sundays, 8.30-5.30, selected from April 5-6, 12-13,
26-27.
Introductory matter and detailed arrangements for each field trip will
be announced the day before in Structural Geology Lab - Friday
1.40-3.40
- ES B18
Instructor: W.S.F. Kidd ES 315; office hours M
2.30-4.30
and by appointment.
TA’s: Antonios Marsellos (ES 339B); Jen Gillen (ES339C)
available by appointment and in office hours (Marsellos: T 9-11;
Gillen W 10:20-11:20, F 12:35-1:35).
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Four day-long field trips [required attendance] will take place on
days
selected from April 5-6, 12-13, 26-27.
April 26-27 will only be used as "rain days" if the weather
is very wet [icy?] on more than one of the previous selected weekends.
Meeting point will be outside east end of the Earth Science building
for immediate departure at 8.30am; return by 5.30pm. Arrrangements will
be made [if necessary] to pick up anyone living in/near the "downtown"
dorms, so that they do not have to depend on the bus service to get to
campus in the morning.
Assessment:
Field trip reports and notebook: A comprehensive written and
illustrated report will be required for three of the trips, and
detailed
notes in the notebook for all four trips. Grading will be based
on
the reports, and the field notes. Reports must be submitted no
later
than 6 days after the trip; last report must be submitted before/on 5th
May.
Planned trips:
1. Catskill Rte 23; and 23A; Mt Ida - folds, faults, Acadian
outer
fold-and-thrust belt
2. Rte 149 Clifton Park; Poestenkill Falls Troy; Thruway
exit B2; exit B3; Lee School - Taconic section,
structures
and metamorphism
3. Lake George I-87 exit 21; exit 23; Hudson R. N of
Warrensburg
- Grenville igneous and metamorphic features at high grade.
4. Wolf Hollow; Manny Corners quarry; Chuctanunda Creek; The
Noses; Canajoharie Creek; East Canada Creek; Little Falls, Moss Island
- Mohawk Valley normal faults
Structural Geology [GEO 330] course outline
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