Precambrian Research Center

2009 Precambrian

Field Camp

• JULY 5 - AUGUST 15

Download a Adobe pdf summary of the 2009 Precambrian field camp <click here> View geologic maps and powerpoint summaries of the Capstone Mapping Projects <click here>

2009 Field Camp Photo Scrapbook

• 	WEEK 1 (UMD) Mapping deformed metasedimentary rx Geophysical field methods <--Students practice taking measurements at the Woodland quarry Tilted metasediments along the St. Louis River at Jay Cooke State Park
  	<--Mapping in the Thomson Dam area   Sam takes a magnetometer reading as Andrew, Cara, and Steven record-->
  	<-- Nigel supervises Tabitha acquire a gravity measurement Aaron, Steven, Dalyice, and Amy play bocce ball during a picnic at Dean's-->
  	WEEK 2 (UMD) Mapping gabbroic rocks Mapping volcanic and hypabyssal intrusive rocks <--Penny, Andrew, Tabitha and Steve look for foliation in an outcrop near the ski lodge Steven and Bob hike up the ski hill at Spirit Mountain-->
  	<-- Sketching geology along roadcut exposure on Hwy 61 The Powerline Traverse-->
  	<--The "North to South" Shoreline Group The "South to North" Shoreline Group puts in on a boulder beach-->
  	<-- Bob and Dan on the shore Game of badmiton at Jim's -->
  	WEEK 3 (VCC) Core logging, stratigraphic mapping and correlation of banded iron formation Mapping gabbro-granite contact Underground mapping the Soudan Fe-fm <--Moving to Vermilion Community College Checking out the BIF bedding planes in the LTV pit-->
  	<--Joe measures section at the LTV pit Brooke, Aaron, and Steven point toward the gabbro-granit contact -->
  	<--Aaron and Sam ponder a boulder lag deposit Mike, Cabin, Steven, and Amy excited to go underground at Soudan-->
  	WEEK 4 (VCC) -Mapping greenstone belt geology - Glacial till boulder sampling <-- Phil shows students how to recognize glacial till Inspecting an Esker-->
  	<-- George discusses alteration of greenstones as Lee, Andrew, and Brooke take notes. Peelin' Outcrop-->
  	<-- George explains how to map pillows at an outcrop scale   Dean ferrying student to the north shore of Five Mile Lake-->
  	WEEK 5 Capstone Mapping Projects Bingshick L/Cavity L Fire Area Leader: Mark Jirsa Students: Brooke Fahrenkrog, Steven Jaret, Michael Totenhagen, and Tabitha Watson
  	Homer/Vern Lakes Area Leader: Jim Miller Students: Sam Blakely, Amy Brown, Dan Foley, and Aaron Rowland TA: Eric Stifter
  	Ima Lake Area Leaders: Dean Peterson & George Hudak Students: Lee Copp, Andrew McCarthy, Lucy Mulvey, Bob Nowak, Matt Pendleton, Cabin Ross
  	Tait Lake Area Leaders: Terry Boerboom Students: Dalyice Creighton, Aaron Magnuson, Kevin McGinn
  	Duluth Shoreline Teaching Asst.: Ryan Dayton Student: Penny Greer
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  	WEEK 6 (UMD) -Digitally compile capstone field data and generate geologic maps <--Students work in UMD computer lab compiling field data and producing their geologic maps Students present their maps and give a summary of their capstone experiences on Graduation Day->
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