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Operation Fossil Find (Top Secret and Classified)

sjudge July 27, 2009 10:04 am

Gunnison Plateau, Utah. July 26. Phil and Bill both left Utah a few days ago, with Phil flying to visit family in Colorado and Bill continuing his WooCorps job. So, I have a few days to myself to do some … Continue reading →

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All in a Day’s Fun: The Thistle Landslide, Alta Stock, Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, and the Wasatch Fault

sjudge July 27, 2009 1:56 am

Near Salt Lake City, Utah. Research Day 13 (July 22). The Ohio State field camp was going on a day trip to see some great geology near Salt Lake City, so the Wooster gang decide to join them once again. … Continue reading →

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The Final Quarry

sjudge July 26, 2009 11:55 pm

Black Hill, north of Ephraim, Utah. Research Day 12 (July 21). Today was our last day collecting data in the Green River Formation, so we ended it by visiting one of the larger quarries in the area. Shortly after arriving … Continue reading →

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More Tuff Mapping with the Trimble GPS

sjudge July 26, 2009 9:23 pm

Little Hill and Black Hill, north of Ephraim, Utah. Research Day 11 (July 20). Today we set off with the same goal as we did on July 14 — mapping the large tuff bed with the GPS. So, it is … Continue reading →

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Gal Hill: Hitting the Tuff Jackpot

sjudge July 26, 2009 7:42 pm

Ephraim, Utah. Research Day 10 (July 19). Just a few blocks from where we are staying is a tame elk farm, whose southern border is a very small hill called Gal Hill. As soon as we drove by the hill, … Continue reading →

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Regional Reconnaissance for more Green River

sjudge July 26, 2009 4:27 pm

Manti, Salina, and Gunnison, Utah. Research Days 8-9 (July 17-18). After finishing White Hill yesterday, we decided to spend part of the day (July 17) collecting more data and part of the day doing field reconnaissance for additional exposures of … Continue reading →

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The Behemoth Stratigraphic Column

sjudge July 26, 2009 3:15 pm

White Hill, north of Ephraim, Utah. Research Day 7 (July 16). We returned to White Hill for our last day of work at this location. Today’s task was to measure a 362 ft stratigraphic column through part of the Lower … Continue reading →

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The Pavant and Canyon Ranges: Windows into the Sevier Orogeny

sjudge July 26, 2009 2:33 pm

Pavant and Canyon Ranges, Utah. Research Day 6 (July 15). The old slogan for geologists is that the best geologists are the ones who have seen the most rocks. So, today, instead of spending time in the Green River Formation, … Continue reading →

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Bill, The Human Antennae (…or our own Statue of Liberty)

sjudge July 26, 2009 2:03 pm

White Hill, north of Ephraim, Utah. Research Day 5 (July 14). We devoted most of today to mapping the largest and most continuous tuff in the Green River Formation. Our goal was to walk completely around White Hill while mapping … Continue reading →

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Working in the Quarries

sjudge July 26, 2009 1:40 pm

White Hill, north of Ephraim, Utah. Research Days 3-4 (July 12-13). In the Green River Formation exposed in the Sanpete Valley, there are numerous large and small quarries that provide excellent exposures of the unit. In some places, the Green … Continue reading →

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