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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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Last day at Undirhlíðar

mpollock July 4, 2011 5:30 pm

HAFNARFJORDUR, ICELAND: Guest blogger: Lindsey Today we wrapped up my field work in Undirhlíðar by double-checking our annotated photos and a brief tour of the West wall to confirm our hypothesis that the olivine rich pillow unit continued consistently along this … Continue reading →

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Tubes, Trolls, and the West Wall

mpollock July 4, 2011 7:24 am

HAFNARFJORDUR, ICELAND- [guest bloggers Travis and Lindsey] We only spent about 2 hours in Undirhlíðar yesterday due to the gale force winds that sent basalt shrapnel flying into our faces, in particular our eyeballs. It wasn’t raining luckily, as raindrops … Continue reading →

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Using the iPad in geologic field work-Part 2

mpollock July 2, 2011 4:29 pm

HAFNARFJORDUR, ICELAND- Guest Blogger: Lindsey Bowman Our Estonia-based colleagues certainly have an advantage when it comes to timely blog posts; lagging three hours behind we are now appearing redundant in our post topic! We too have been using the iPad … Continue reading →

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First day of field work in Undirhlíðar Quarry

mpollock July 1, 2011 6:33 pm

HAFNARFJORDUR, ICELAND: Guest Blogger: Lindsey Bowman Today Travis, Dr. Pollock and I started our field work in Undirhlíðar Quarry. It was cold, windy and rainy- perfect for our new rain gear! We started mapping the quarry walls in detail where Becky Alcorn … Continue reading →

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Cafe Hopping in Reykjavik

mpollock June 30, 2011 12:58 pm

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND – [Guest bloggers Travis and Lindsey] So we made it to Reykjavik at around 0930 GST. Myself and Lindsey had about maybe 30 minutes of sleep on the plane and were subsequently exhausted. After checking into our guesthouse … Continue reading →

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Digital Geology

mpollock May 10, 2011 11:13 pm

With all of the excitement over digital presentations in Wooster’s Senior I.S. Symposium, we thought that it’s about time to highlight recent digital presentations with a geology twist. Enjoy! Here’s a Vuvox collage of Becky’s Senior I.S. Project on the … Continue reading →

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Achieving Wooster’s Mission

mpollock April 20, 2011 5:17 pm

The theme of today’s Petrology lab is summarized by the last sentence of Wooster’s Mission Statement: “Wooster graduates are creative and independent thinkers with exceptional abilities to ask important questions, research complex issues, solve problems, and communicate new knowledge and … Continue reading →

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Minerals in My Toothpaste

mpollock April 16, 2011 4:37 pm

WOOSTER, OH – I can’t think of a more exciting thing to do on a Saturday morning than play with minerals and X-rays! Wooster’s Geology Department and the Expanding Your Horizons Program girls explored how minerals are used on a … Continue reading →

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