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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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When Volcanoes Erupt

mpollock April 6, 2011 9:15 pm

WOOSTER, OH – Students in the Geology of Natural Hazards course spent a day studying the products of volcanic eruptions. Here are some of the outstanding samples in our volcanic collection:

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Deep in the heart of a lava flow

Mark Wilson March 17, 2011 9:51 pm

ZZYZX, CALIFORNIA–This morning the Wooster Geologists enjoyed an ancient lava flow from the inside. We found our way to a lava tube near the center of the Mojave National Preserve and explored the interior with flashlights and flash cameras. It … Continue reading →

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Igneous delights at Amboy Crater and in the Granite Mountains

Mark Wilson March 16, 2011 11:13 pm

ZZYZX, CALIFORNIA–This afternoon the Wooster geologists studied two very different magma products in the southern part of our field area. After lunch we drove to Amboy on historic Route 66 and then hiked up to the rim of Amboy Crater. … Continue reading →

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“A Creative Adventure”: Wooster Geologist Featured in a Higher Education Article

Mark Wilson October 5, 2010 7:47 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO–“When College of Wooster Assistant Professor Meagen Pollock stands in front of one of her geology courses, she’s thinking beyond what her students need to accomplish during that class period, or even during that semester. Pollock is constantly thinking … Continue reading →

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Finishing our Tour of Yellowstone

sjudge August 20, 2010 11:23 am

After hiking through the Tetons, we continued our tour of Yellowstone by visiting a number of places in the eastern and northern portions of the park. We visited Signal Mountain Summit, which is a great overlook of the glacial outwash … Continue reading →

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Last stop in Europe: The Senckenberg Museum of Natural History

Mark Wilson August 18, 2010 1:33 pm

FRANKFURT, GERMANY–Isn’t that a great front yard for a Natural History Museum? Diplodocus longus strides by columnar basalt and a massive chunk of conglomerate. This is the Naturmuseum Senckenberg in downtown Frankfurt, about two blocks from my hotel. On my … Continue reading →

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