Tag Archives: basalt

Palisade Falls in Hyalite Canyon, Montana

sjudge August 16, 2010 11:24 pm

Today, we ended the indoor classroom portion of the Teaching in the Field Workshop with a lively discussion on the use of technology in the field. Everyone seemed to agree about its usefulness in research; however, there were many different … Continue reading →

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Basalt from way, way down south

Mark Wilson July 21, 2010 4:13 pm

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND–Andrew Collins, our Wooster Geology student abroad in New Zealand, has posted another set of photographs from his adventures. Of course they include field geology!  Here is one of his images from a recent outing: This view fits … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Iceland

mpollock July 20, 2010 6:31 pm

Guest blogger: Becky Alcorn Unfortunately this is our last night in Iceland so I will not be posting again anytime soon. We did have a great last day though. We spent the morning working on my abstract and packing things … Continue reading →

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Wooster Takes on the Volcano

mpollock July 19, 2010 6:06 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn We just returned from our trip to the volcano and are too tired to give the full details right now, but here are a few pictures from our trip. Meagen promises to write a future blog … Continue reading →

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I’m so tired I don’t even want to title this.

mpollock July 17, 2010 5:52 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn Yesterday we spent the day in Undirhlithar mapping the quarry wall that will be the focus of my IS. We climbed the majority of the wall with the exception of a few unstable places and collected … Continue reading →

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Hey Icelandic Researchers, We’ve Got Some Basalt, Too!!

sjudge July 15, 2010 11:11 pm

After many successful field days in sedimentary strata, yesterday we had a day of exploration. We traveled with the Ohio State field camp to Fillmore, Utah, to investigate the Black Rock Desert. Specifically, we spent our time in the Ice … Continue reading →

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Let the Work Begin

mpollock July 15, 2010 1:30 pm

Guest blogger: Becky Alcorn Today was our first day of field work in Undirlithar quarry. Although a lot of the quarry has been filled in in the last year, we had a very successful day and found three dikes that … Continue reading →

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The Golden Circle Tour

mpollock July 14, 2010 6:09 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn Today we took the Golden Circle tour in Iceland. I think I saw more amazing geologic sites on this one tour than I’ve ever seen before. Our tour began at Thingvellir in the rift valley where … Continue reading →

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Kveðja frá Íslandi! (Greetings from Iceland!)

mpollock July 13, 2010 5:58 pm

Guest Blogger: Becky Alcorn Meagen og ég kynntist í Boston í gær og hafði tiltölulega viðburðasnauður flug til Íslands. Við komum á hostelið okkar í kringum miðnætti og komst hversu frábær hún var sannarlega. Ekki aðeins var flugvellinum skutla strætó … Continue reading →

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Wandering in the wilderness one last time

Mark Wilson March 11, 2010 12:59 am

ZZYZX, CALIFORNIA–This was our last full day in the Mojave Desert, at least for this trip. Technically it was our coldest start yet (40°F), but the bright sun and lack of wind made it seem like our warmest. The day … Continue reading →

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