Precambrian Research Center

A tentative daily schedule of field projects is listed in the table below. Also indicated is the general location and the faculty who will be participation in each project.

Tentative Schedule for 2008 PRC Field Camp 

DATE             ACTIVITY                                                          FACULTY*   
13   Sun         Check-in to UMD dormitories/Campus tour                   
.....................Evening introduction & overview .................... .......Peterson, Miller, Hudak (PMH)

Week 1 - Duluth Area (Base-UMD)
14   Mon         Introduction to Precambrian field methods              Peterson, Goodge
15   Tues        Thomson Dam structure mapping project               Peterson, Goodge
16   Wed        Thomson Dam structure mapping project               Peterson, Goodge
17   Thurs      Thomson Dam structure mapping project               Peterson, Goodge
18   Fri           Geophysical field methods ........................ .........  Wattrus
19   Sat          Geophysical data analysis ( . . . . . . . ..................  Wattrus                        
20   Sun         Free Day .........

Week 2 – Duluth and North Shore Areas (Base-UMD)
21   Mon         Spirit Mtn Duluth Complex mapping project            Miller
22   Tues        Spirit Mtn Duluth Complex mapping project            Miller
23   Wed         N. Shore Volcanic/Beaver Bay Complex project       Miller
24   Thurs       N. Shore Volcanic/Beaver Bay Complex project       Miller
25   Fri            N. Shore Volcanic/Beaver Bay Complex project       Miller
26   Sat           Free Day           
27   Sun          Move camp to Vermilion Community College                               

Week 3 – Ely and Mesabi Range Areas (Base-VCC)
28  Mon          Mesabi Range - strat mapping/core logging             Severson, Jirsa
29  Tues         Mesabi Range - strat mapping/core logging             Severson, Jirsa
30  Wed         Mesabi Range - strat mapping/core logging             Severson, Jirsa
31  Thurs       Basal Duluth Complex mapping project                    Peterson      
1    Fri            Basal Duluth Complex mapping project                    Peterson
2    Sat          Greenstone field trip/Soudan Mine mapping              Peterson, Hudak
3    Sun          Free Day

Week 4 - Ely Area (Base-VCC)
4    Mon       Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson
5   Tues       Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson
6   Wed       Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson
7   Thurs      Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson
8   Fri           Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson          
9   Sat          Free day
10  Sun        Move out of VCC; Head to capstone project areas

Week 5 (Mon, 11th – Sun, 17th)– Capstone Mapping Project                                                    
1.   Homer Lake area (eastern Duluth Complex)                           Miller
2.   Disappointment Mtn area (Duluth Complex-Archean contact)   Peterson
3.   Twin Lakes area (Ely Greenstone Belt)                                   Hudak
4.   Cavity Lake Fire area (Archean greenstone terrane)                 Jirsa
                            
17   Sun          Move back to UMD dormitories

Week 6  - Duluth (UMD)
18   Mon         Introdution to ArcView and Illustrator   ................... PMH
19  Tues         Compilation of field data, map interpretation              PMH
20  Wed         Compilation of field data, map interpretation              PMH
21  Thurs       Compilation of field data, map interpretation              PMH
22   Fri           Final Map presentations                      .................    PMH, Guests
23   Sat          Move out of UMD dorms; End of Camp

* Individuals indicated will have primary responsibility for overseeing that day’s activity.  Full-time PRC staff (PMH) will also assist each day.   Visiting faculty are welcome any time.