Precambrian Research Center

2009 Field Camp Schedule

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 2009 PRC Field Camp 

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

Week 1 - Duluth Area (Base-UMD)
6    Mon         Introduction to Precambrian field methods              Peterson, Goodge
7    Tues        Thomson Dam structure mapping project               Peterson, Goodge
8    Wed        Thomson Dam structure mapping project               Peterson, Goodge
9    Thurs      Thomson Dam structure mapping project               Peterson, Goodge
10   Fri          Geophysical field methods ........................ .........  Wattrus
11   Sat         Geophysical data analysis ( . . . . . . . ..................  Wattrus                        
12   Sun        Free Day .........

Week 2 – Duluth and North Shore Areas (Base-UMD)
13   Mon         Spirit Mtn Duluth Complex mapping project            Miller
14  Tues         Spirit Mtn Duluth Complex mapping project            Miller
15  Wed         N. Shore Volcanic/Beaver Bay Complex project        Miller
16  Thurs       N. Shore Volcanic/Beaver Bay Complex project        Miller
17  Fri            N. Shore Volcanic/Beaver Bay Complex project        Miller
18  Sat           Free Day           
19  Sun          Move camp to Vermilion Community College                               

Week 3 – Ely and Mesabi Range Areas (Base-VCC)
22  Mon          Mesabi Range project - core logging                      Severson, Jirsa
21  Tues         Mesabi Range project - pit mapping                      Severson, Jirsa
22  Wed          Mesabi Range project - core logging                     Severson, Jirsa
23  Thurs        Basal Duluth Complex project - mapping               Peterson      
24    Fri           Basal Duluth Complex project - core logging          Peterson
25    Sat          Greenstone field trip/Soudan Mine mapping           Peterson, Hudak
26    Sun          Free Day

Week 4 - Ely Area (Base-VCC)
27    Mon       Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson
28   Tues       Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson
29   Wed        Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson
30   Thurs      Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson
31   Fri           Granite-greenstone bedrock and glacial mapping      Hudak, Mooers, Peterson          
1     Sat          Free day
2     Sun         Move out of VCC; Head to capstone project areas

Week 5 (Sun, 2nd – Sat, 8th)– Capstone Mapping Project                                                    
1.   Homer Lake area (eastern Duluth Complex)                           Miller
2.   Disappointment Mtn area (Duluth Complex-Archean contact)   Peterson
3.   Disappointment Mtn area (Duluth Complex-Archean contact)   Hudak
4.   Ham Lake Fire area (Archean/Paleoproterozoic terranes)          Jirsa
5.   Grand Marais area (North Shore Volcanics)                             Boerboom
                            
9    Sun          Move back to UMD dormitories

Week 6  - University of Minnesota Duluth GIS Lab
10   Mon         Introdution to ArcView and Illustrator   ................... PMH
11  Tues         Compilation of field data, map interpretation              PMH
12  Wed         Compilation of field data, map interpretation              PMH
13  Thurs       Compilation of field data, map interpretation              PMH
14   Fri           "Graduation" - Final Map presentations                      PMH, Guests
15   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.