Tag Archives: basalt

Orientation in Ice Springs Volcanic Field

mpollock June 4, 2012 10:45 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest bloggers Kevin Silver and Tricia Hall] The alarms sounded in the early morning sun, early enough for the outside air to chill the bones. After our standard yogurt and cereal breakfast, we piled into the van … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist on the Blue Ridge of Virginia

Mark Wilson June 3, 2012 8:13 pm

The summer field season has started for Wooster geologists. Greg Wiles is now in southern Alaska with his students doing dendrochronology and geomorphology. Meagen Pollock and Shelley Judge are running an integrated project in west-central Utah with their students doing … Continue reading →

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Theory to Practice: An Early GSA Abstract

mpollock May 11, 2012 10:15 am

This semester, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching a special topics lab course in geochemistry. Given our new lab facilities, I decided to approach the class as an analytical geochemistry course. We explored sampling strategies, data quality, and the theory … Continue reading →

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Keck Mission Accomplished

mpollock August 7, 2011 11:02 pm

WOOSTER, OH – After a month of hard work, the Iceland Keck group parted ways on Saturday. We arrived in Wooster immediately after returning from Iceland and put in a solid week of work in the lab, preparing our samples … Continue reading →

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A Keck Adventure at 66 North

mpollock July 28, 2011 3:28 pm

West Fjords, Iceland – We’re happy to report that the 2011 Iceland Keck crew has safely completed a productive field season. Nearly two weeks ago, a boat dropped us off in Hornstrandir, a nature preserve that encompasses most of the … Continue reading →

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2011 Keck Iceland is Official

mpollock July 15, 2011 5:35 pm

ICELAND – As Lindsey and Travis were leaving Iceland, the Keck students were arriving. The Keck Geology Consortium consists of 18 schools whose geology departments are dedicated to providing undergraduates with high-quality research experiences. Funded through NSF and contributions from … Continue reading →

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A Day in Akureyri

mpollock July 9, 2011 1:37 pm

AKUREYRI, ICELAND – Since we finished Travis’ field work a day early, we were able to spend Friday in Akureyri, Iceland’s second-largest city. Akureyri has an idyllic location, nestled between a fjord and snow-capped mountains in north-central Iceland.   Snow-capped … Continue reading →

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Return to Vatnsdalfjall

mpollock July 9, 2011 12:46 pm

BLONDUOS, ICELAND – Meagen and guest blogger, Travis We returned to Vatnsdalfjall for the second day of field work on the Monocline. The weather was the best we’ve experienced in Iceland yet. After a long hike through fields of sadness … Continue reading →

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First day at Vatnsdalsfjall

mpollock July 7, 2011 8:17 am

BLONDUOS, ICELAND: Guest Blogger: Lindsey Yesterday was our first day of field work on Vatnsdalsfjall, a mountain located on the Skagi peninsula. Vatnsdalsfjall exposes lavas erupted 7 million years ago from an ancient rift located to the West. We know … Continue reading →

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Thingvellir and the trip North

mpollock July 6, 2011 4:15 pm

Blonduos, Iceland- [Guest blogger: Travis Louvain] So as we completed the research on the Reykjanes Penninsula, we traveled up north to the Skagi Peninsula to a town called Blonduos. On the way we stopped at a place called Thingvellir. This … Continue reading →

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