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Sailing the Basalt Isles

mpollock June 8, 2012 10:51 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest Bloggers Whitney Sims and Kevin Silver] As we arose for our fourth day of field study, the morning was chilly. However, this was to be short lived. A clear day unleashed the full power of the … Continue reading →

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What do volcanic bombs, xenoliths, and giant gypsum crystals have in common?

mpollock June 7, 2012 12:37 am

FILLMORE, UTAH – What do volcanic bombs, xenoliths, and giant gypsum crystals have in common? Not much, except that we saw them all during our long and productive day. We met to pack lunches at 7:30 am and finished with … Continue reading →

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As We Walk Through Fields of Lava

mpollock June 6, 2012 12:39 am

FILLMORE, UTAH – Whitney and Matt took charge today, leading us on an investigation of the lava flows that extend westward from the Miter cinder cone. We picked our way across the sharp, rubbly flow surface and learned the importance … Continue reading →

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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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Adventures in Fillmore

mpollock June 3, 2012 11:09 pm

FILLMORE, UTAH – [Guest bloggers Matt Peppers and Will Cary] As Dr. Wilson so kindly stated in his last blog post, the Utah group arrived safely at Salt Lake City International Airport on Saturday, June 2. After stopping briefly at … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist on the Blue Ridge of Virginia

mwilson 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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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: a very large clam (Upper Cretaceous of South Dakota, USA)

mwilson June 3, 2012 1:31 am

Our version above of the bivalve Inoceramus is actually rather small compared to how big it can get. The record holder is a specimen 187 centimeters in diameter (over six feet) in the Geological Museum of Copenhagen. This Wooster Inoceramus … Continue reading →

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Scovel Hall lecture room renovations begin (periodically updated)

mwilson May 31, 2012 3:42 pm

Our beloved Scovel Hall lecture rooms are finally being updated. The fixed seats in Room 105 endured by generations of student behinds are headed to the dumpster (including their 1985 color scheme) and will be replaced by tables and movable … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: a trilobite burrow (Upper Ordovician of Ohio)

mwilson May 27, 2012 1:43 am

This is one of my favorite trace fossils. Rusophycus pudicum Hall, 1852, is its formal name. It was made by a trilobite digging down into the seafloor sediment back during the Ordovician Period in what is now southern Ohio. It … Continue reading →

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Forbes lists Geology as 7th in its “15 Most Valuable College Majors”

mwilson May 26, 2012 12:59 pm

Sure it is intellectually stimulating, adventurous and fun, but geology is also an important field for the present and future according to the latest issue of Forbes magazine. Geology is ranked as number 7 in the most valuable college majors, … Continue reading →

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