Precambrian Research Center

2008 Precambrian

Field Camp

• JULY 13 - AUGUST 23

2008 Precambrian Field Camp Poster

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Registration Closed

Cost - $2,900

Tuition and Fees - $2160
Room and Board - $740

Registration

Information for Camp Participants

Field Camp Staff

Weekly Project Schedule

Capstone Mapping Projects

Timelines for 2008 Field Camp

Applications accepted - January 2

Notice of acceptance/Course registration begins- April 18

Registration closes - June 13

Camp begins - July 13

• *Field mapping in diverse Precambrian terranes, including:
  
  • Deformed metasedimentary rocks
  • Layered mafic intrusions
  • Plateau lavas and subvolcanic intrusions
    
  • Banded iron-formation sequences
    
  • Granitic gneiss terranes
  • Archean greenstone belts
    
  • Large-scale Archean shear zones

*Mapping at various scales; from outcrop (1:250) to quadrangle (1:24,000) scale

*Recognizing metamorphic grade, deformational fabrics, alteration assemblages, and ore mineralization in the field

*Generating geophysical field data for interpreting bedrock geology

*Mapping glacial deposits & landforms and introduction to drift prospecting

*Drill core logging of banded iron formation stratigraphy

*Drift mapping in an underground iron mine (1/2 mile below surface)

*GIS compilation of field data (in ArcView) and digital map-making (in Illustrator)

*CAPSTONE MAPPING PROJECT –Students will be divided into field parties of 3-6 students and an instructor during Week 5 to conduct detailed mapping in various geological terranes; the project areas have not been previously mapped in detail and will require backwoods field work, primitive camping and, in some cases, canoeing in a wilderness setting. 

Click here to see highlights of the 2007 Capstone Projects