Precambrian Research Center

2010 Precambrian

Field Camp

• JULY 4 - AUGUST 14

2010 Field Camp Poster
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Participant Slots Currently Available:

20 (last update 10/26/09)

Cost - $3,100

Includes Tuition, Fees, Room and Board

Application Procedure and Forms coming soon

Information for Camp Participants

Field Camp Staff

Weekly Project Schedule

Capstone Mapping Projects

Timelines for 2010 Field Camp

Early Application Period - January 4 - March 29

Intial Notice of Acceptance- March 29

Late Application Period (1st come-1st served, if slots available) - March 29 - June 4

Registration closes - June 4

Camp begins - July 4

-Field mapping in diverse Precambrian terranes, including:

• Deformed metasedimentary rocks
• Layered mafic intrusions
• Plateau lavas and subvolcanic intrusions
• Banded iron-formation sequences
• Archean granite-greenstone belts
• Large-scale shear zones

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

-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 and mineralized gabbro

-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 previous Capstone Projects