Fieldschool 2005
In August 2005 students from the Geology Department undertook a two-week fieldschool in Northern Ontario and Minnesota. As well as mapping 2.7 billion year old Archean rocks in the Beardmore area we also visited 1 billion year old rocks of the Mid Continent Rift that are exposed on islands in Lake Superior. The following photos show some of the highlights.
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Amy Shute looking for agates among basalt flows of the the Osler Volcanics, Lake Superior |
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Examining columnar jointed basalts of the Osler volcanics on Simpson Island
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Jeff Myllyaho examining the lead-zinc veins of the Enterprise Mine |
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Malcolm Alexander examining basalt flows on Wilson Island
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Malcolm and Jeff examining the Osler volcanics on Wilson Island |
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Malcolm braving Lake Superior to examine some columnar jointed basalts |