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Mineralogy of Mars

mpollock November 19, 2009 3:03 pm

As promised, here’s another digital presentation. The Mineralogy of Mars is presented by Colin Mennett (’10).

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Mineralogy of Hydrothermal Vents…in HD

mpollock November 6, 2009 3:02 pm

Our mineralogy students have been researching some fascinating topics and have recently created a suite of impressive digital presentations. Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we unveil their projects on the blog. The first presentation is by Megan … Continue reading →

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It was a dark and stormy night…Halloween in Mineralogy

mpollock October 30, 2009 7:30 pm

Tomorrow is Halloween, but Mineralogy students celebrated the holiday today by dressing as their favorite optical property. Guess what the people in the picture below are dressed as (hint: they are all under crossed polars!). The people below appear every … Continue reading →

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AWG Breakfast

mpollock October 19, 2009 1:06 pm

I was fortunate enough to have a ticket to the sold-out Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) breakfast. How inspiring it is to be surrounded by women and men who support and promote female geoscientists! After a heartfelt series of stories … Continue reading →

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Digital Geology at #GeoPort

mpollock October 19, 2009 1:40 am

This post is for my Instructional Technology Fellows. #GeoPort is the GSA Portland twitter hash tag, so you can follow what people are saying about the meeting. GSA also posts meeting updates on its own twitter feed and facebook page. … Continue reading →

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Newark Earthworks

mpollock October 10, 2009 4:28 pm

Dr. Pollock is teaching a First Year Seminar on the Collapse of Civilization and on Saturday, she and her students visited the Newark Earthworks. The earthworks consist of geometric earthen mounds that were built by the Hopewell people between 100 … Continue reading →

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Mineralogy-Structure Field Trip to Pennsylvania

mpollock September 15, 2009 9:24 pm

Last weekend, Dr. Judge’s and Dr. Pollock’s Structure and Mineralogy classes took a field trip to central Pennsylvania. It rained on Saturday, but that didn’t stop us from having a great time. We saw the most amazing pencil structures in … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist = NPR Star

mpollock September 10, 2009 10:58 pm

Tree rings, Lake Erie, and climate change are the topics of a recent NPR interview with Wooster’s own Greg Wiles. Greg and his research group have been making headlines for their study that suggests natural climate variability plays a role … Continue reading →

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Outcropedia

mpollock July 29, 2009 12:43 pm

Check out the blogpost on Outcropedia, a digital repository for field-based online activities. What a great resource for taking virtual field trips!

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Destroy, Pound, Crush, Grind

mpollock July 19, 2009 8:50 pm

After a relatively uneventful journey and a short stay in Wooster, we’ve made it to Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. We’re spending the week analyzing our samples on Dickinson’s X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF) and X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD). First, we need … Continue reading →

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