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Return to Vatnsdalfjall

BLONDUOS, ICELAND – Meagen and guest blogger, Travis We returned to Vatnsdalfjall for the second day of field work on the Monocline. The weather was the best we’ve experienced in Iceland yet. After a long hike through fields of sadness … Continue reading

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First day at Vatnsdalsfjall

BLONDUOS, ICELAND: Guest Blogger: Lindsey Yesterday was our first day of field work on Vatnsdalsfjall, a mountain located on the Skagi peninsula. Vatnsdalsfjall exposes lavas erupted 7 million years ago from an ancient rift located to the West. We know … Continue reading

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Destroy, Pound, Crush, Grind

After a relatively uneventful journey and a short stay in Wooster, we’ve made it to Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. We’re spending the week analyzing our samples on Dickinson’s X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF) and X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD). First, we need … Continue reading

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Iceland Permeates Our Everything

Done! Today was our last day in the field. Rob finished hunting for zeolites on Vatnsdalsfjall. To get to the last field area, we had to cross “the deadly fields of sadness,” hummocky and swampy fields that are treacherous to … Continue reading

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The Wild Rhyolite Chase

The Woo-Crew has been working feverishly on their Iceland I.S. projects. Rob and Todd have been climbing the northern end of Vatnsdalsfjall for days, searching for zeolites. The last day was spooky as the thick fog cover came in and … Continue reading

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Wooster Geologists Invade Skagi Peninsula

We’re on the Skagi Peninsula now and internet access is a little more random. We started field work on Rob’s and Adam’s projects this week. Rob found some awesome zeolites – too many to name – and a lot of … Continue reading

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