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Geologic Skills

Rock Description

  • Describe and analyze sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks
  • Describe and name sedimentary rocks
  • Describe and interpret contacts between beds
  • Recognize and describe interbedding of various lithologies

Orienteering/surveying

  • Orienteering in the field with map and compass
  • Become proficient with the Brunton compass to take bearings and shoot angles
  • Locating ones self on a map and in the field
  • Read topographic contours
  • Correlate between ground truth and the contour patterns on the map.

Geologic Mapping

  • Drawing and interpreting maps and cross-sections with analog and computing methods
  • Practice traversing and traverse mapping
  • Practice establishing stratigraphy
  • Practice recognizing structural relations in field
  • Map the geometric complexities of folded terranes
  • Draw an accurate geologic cross-section

Topographic Mapping and Geomorphology

  • Read topographic contours
  • Correlate between ground truth and the contour patterns on the map.
  • Make a controlled base map using plane table, alidade and total station
  • Learn to contour set of points in the field
  • Observe how topography influences expression of geologic units on map
  • Distinguish bedrock and surficial units by their topographic expression.

Stratigraphic Sections

  • Description, interpretation, and correlation of stratigraphic sections
  • Describe and measure a sequence of rocks
  • Construct columnar stratigraphic section
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