Highlights of Cordilleran Geology in the Field
 The University of Arizona Field School (GEOS 414) will run from May
17 to June 15, 2010. We will focus on the stratigraphy, tectonics, petrology,
geomorphology and economic geology of the Owens Valley region of California
and the neighboring Sietrra Nevada and White-Inyo Mountains.
All qualified students from the University of Arizona,
as well from other Universities, are welcome.
In practice, the course integrates many of the concepts learned in the
classroom into a unified approach to documenting and interpreting geologic
phenomena and history. In keeping with the strong tradition of field
geology at the University of Arizona, we strive to teach students how
to map and interpret geologic history in a variety of geologic settings.
In addition to basic methods of field geology, we continually emphasize
the regional tectonic context of our exercises. This regional approach
is facilitated by linking exercises in disparate types of geology (sedimentary,
structural, igneous, metamorphic, and Quaternary) in one of the most
spectacular geological regions on Earth. Special emphasis is placed on
the development of the Cordilleran miogeocline, major Paleozoic and Mesozoic
orogenic events, Cenozoic volcanism and extension, and Quaternary glaciation.
We also develop the historical aspects of the geology and tectonics,
exposing the students to the geology of the Precambrian through Quaternary.
See other photos
from the 2008 Field camp at http://web.mac.com/mducea/Field_camp/Welcome.html
(must use Safari web browser).
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