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December 30th Arrive in Las Vegas in morning before noon Pacific time
Project 1: 4 day mapping project (Dec 31-Jan 3)
4 day mapping project
focus on regional stratigraphy, geologic history
remote camping on undeveloped BLM land
Project 2: 3 day fault mechanics project (Jan 4-7)
mapping and structural measurements at different fault areas
focus on style and mechanics of faulting
camping in park at established campground - access to facilities - Furnace Creek Ranch
Geotourism: 2.5 days of touring eastern California - field notes required (Jan 7-9)
Possible desinations (and outcrops in between):
Saline Valley Hot Springs
Ubehebe Crater
Mammoth Lakes and Sierra Nevada - Bishop Tuff
Ridgecresst Earthquake fault scarps
Beatty, NV and Nevada Test Site outskirts
January 9th Return to Las Vegas (option to fly home that day or stay in LV)
January 10th Fly home and be ready for start of classes Jan 12
There will be about 5 days of camping in an established campground and 5 days of camping in unestablished campgrounds - we will spend the final night in Las Vegas before folks fly home.
During Spring Semester: Meetings on Mondays 12-3 pm
January 12th - Recap of field work - discussion of final deliverables- upload videos on map digitization
January 26th - Workshop on digital geologic mapping and 3D model-building
February 2nd - Student presentations - Final Maps Project 1
February 9th - Student presentations - Fault Mechanics Project 2
February 16th- Final projects and reports due and end of course - no meeting required.
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