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Field-based Teaching in Northeastern Minnesota

mpollock August 16, 2011 4:28 pm

NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA – As part of the Cutting Edge workshop on Teaching Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry, I had the opportunity to participate in a field trip to the Midcontinent Rift System in northeastern Minnesota. You can imagine how exciting this … Continue reading →

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If it’s spring in Ohio, it’s time for fieldwork!

Mark Wilson April 28, 2011 2:26 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO–My geology colleagues have already been braving the weather to get their students into the field after the long winter. I like to wait until the end of April when it’s all sunshine and flowers. This week the Sedimentology … Continue reading →

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Memories of warmer days…

mpollock December 2, 2010 7:09 pm

Now that the semester is winding down and the cold weather has set in, I find my mind wandering back to the beginning of the academic year. It seems like it was years ago, not months, that our Mineralogy class … Continue reading →

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Knowing how to pick your field day

Mark Wilson April 27, 2010 2:47 pm
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Tough Field Trips

mpollock April 24, 2010 2:11 pm

I heard that the Sed-Strat field trip was canceled today due to rain. Hmm… I seem to remember a certain Wooster Geology course taking a field trip on a cold, snowy Saturday just a week ago. Yep. Hard Rock = … Continue reading →

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