Tag Archives: Utah

The utility of trace fossils

Mark Wilson July 16, 2010 5:05 pm

LOGAN, UTAH–Today we hiked north of Tony Grove Lake in Logan Canyon to explore an Ordovician sequence of rocks. The most interesting unit (to my surprise) was the Swan Peak Quartzite, an orange-brown unit at the base of a white … Continue reading →

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Ancient shorelines

Mark Wilson July 16, 2010 4:09 pm

LOGAN, UTAH–The Wooster geology team currently in central Utah pointed out in the distance Pahvant Butte which has a set of relict shorelines from the famous — and immense — Lake Bonneville. In the spirit of sharing common field experiences … 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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Cutting through the Paleozoic in northern Utah

Mark Wilson July 15, 2010 10:28 pm

LOGAN, UTAH–Logan Canyon cuts perpendicularly through the Bear River Range in Cache County, northern Utah. It neatly dissects a complex section of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in the Logan-Huntsville Allochthon noted in my last post. Conveniently, US Highway 89 runs through … Continue reading →

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Yet another Wooster geologist in Utah

Mark Wilson July 14, 2010 11:19 pm

LOGAN, UTAH–I’m here to spend a few days with my parents who are “summer citizens” on the Utah State University campus. Logan is in the far northeastern corner of Utah near Idaho.  Like all of the state, it has fascinating … Continue reading →

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Mishaps with Hammers

sjudge July 13, 2010 9:14 pm

Today was definitely another adventure in the field. Although we didn’t travel far from our home base in Ephraim (less than 1 mile from home), there was plenty of excitement. We tackled the Green River Formation at Gal Hill, which … Continue reading →

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Ohio, Some Fun, A Little Bit of Geology, and Back

sjudge July 13, 2010 8:48 pm

Guest Blogger: Jesse Davenport We always hear about how all geologists have the opportunity to go to fantastic places in far away lands. Or at least that was what I thought, while I envied my professors from afar. However, this … Continue reading →

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A New Way to do Stratigraphy / Paleontology

sjudge July 12, 2010 10:07 pm

Elizabeth is completely fixated with stromatolites, and the obsession became even stronger today when we found ~200 feet of stromatolites within the massive Quarry Bed at Temple Hill. As Elizabeth and I oohed and awed over each stromatolite on the … Continue reading →

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Green River Stratigraphy at Temple Hill

sjudge July 12, 2010 9:20 pm

On Sunday, we traveled a short way down the road to Manti to work on Temple Hill, home of the Manti Temple. Our goal was to learn about the stratigraphy of the Green River Formation at this locality, and we … Continue reading →

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Field Camp in Utah – A Woo Reunion

sjudge July 11, 2010 10:42 pm

Hello from Ephraim, Utah!! I just finished teaching my three week portion of Ohio State’s field camp with David Elliot (OSU, igneous petrology). To my surprise this year, field camp became a mini Wooster reunion, because Elyssa Krivicich (’09) was … Continue reading →

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