Precambrian Research Center

2012 Precambrian

Field Camp

• July 8 - August 18, 2012

Download a Adobe pdf summary of the 2012 Precambrian field camp <click here> View geologic maps and powerpoint summaries of the Capstone Mapping Projects <click here>

2012 Field Camp Photo Scrapbook

• 	WEEK 1 (UMD) - Mapping units at base of the MCR - Gravity and Mag surveying <--Talking about geology at the Grandview site Investigating the Nopeming SS and the overlying Ely's Peak basalt-->
  	<--Nigel giving instructions on taking gravity measurements   Taking a measurment while a large gravity anomaly approaches-->
  	<--BBQ at George and Rachel's -->
  	WEEK 2 (UMD) - Mapping gabbroic rocks - Mapping volcanic and hypabyssal intrusive rocks <-- Adam checks out the epic layering beneath the Spirit Mtn villas Team Rachel, Will, Sarah and Katrina measure igneous foliation-->
  	<--Sketching the BIG roadcut on Hwy 61   Powerline group takes in the view-->
  	<--Canoe training at Wolf Ridge   Volleyball at Wolf Ridge-->
  	<--Good start on Lake Superior   Abandoning ship-->
  	WEEK 3 (VCC) - Core logging, stratigraphic mapping and correlation of BIF - Mapping basal Duluth Complex <--Ellen and Rachel logging core     Will, Jake, and Eric logging core-->
  	<-- Taking a break in the cool shadow of the woods during the Basal Duluth Complex project Sarah fine-tuning her map-->
  	WEEK 4 (VCC) -Mapping greenstone geology at Soudan State Park - Glacial till sampling <-- Phil shows students how to recognize glacial till Visit to the Minos Physics Lab at Soudan mine-->
  	<-- George and Dean introducing the Soudan mapping project Aubrey checks out Soudan iron-formation exposure -->
  	<-- Chillin in the Double-wides   Dinner at VCC -->
  	WEEK 5 Capstone Mapping Projects Forest Center Leader: Dean Peterson (& Dori) Students: Philip Rogers, Joe Wnukowski, Rachel Raines, Will Sylvester, Tori Doane
  	Putnam Lake Leader: George Hudak Students: Ellen Fehr, Ed Keeney, Will Reely, Sarah Sauer
  	Lake One Leader: Mark Severson Assistants: Alli Severson & Moose Students: Jon Haynes, Eric Nowariak, Brenna Quigley, Jake Shirley
  	Wilder Lake Leader: Jim Miller TA: Adam Leu Students: Lionnel Djon, Emily LaPeitra, Zach Martin, Ricardo Martinez
  	Ester Lake Leaders: Mark Jirsa TA: Aubrey Lee Students: Suzanne Craddock, Michael Doyle, Katrina Korman, Jessica Walte
  	CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT THE CAPSTONE PROJECTS AND THE CAPSTONE MAPS!!
  	WEEK 6 (UMD) -Digitally compile capstone field data and generate geologic maps <--Students work in UMD computer lab compiling field data and producing their capstone maps-->
  2012 Field Camp T-Shirt