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GEOL 206: Stratigraphy
Pottsville, PA Field Trip Spring 2004
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Penn's Stratigraphy course is designed to introduce sedimentary concepts, stratigraphic principles, depositional environments, and interpretation of the rock record in a paleoecological setting.
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Liz Lovelock ('05), Pete Hulson ('04), and Andrew Leslie ('04) examine the bottom and top of a coal seam at an outcrop near Pottsville, PA. |
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Mike Campana ('06) prepares to measure the width of a coal seam. Students measured a large section of the outcrop then brought the data back to the computer lab and produced stratigraphic sections.
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Natalie Nahill (MES '05) examines the Boulder Field at Hickory Run State Park. The formation of theBoulder Field has been a source of contention among geologist for many years.
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