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Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment

Project Descriptions

Each week at field camp addresses a different theme.

Weekly Schedule

  • Week 1

    Week one will consist of a regional stratigraphy project. We will spend three days measuring and describing section from the Cambrian to the Eocene.

  • Week 2

    Week two focuses on the Laramide structure of the eastern flank of the Big Horn mountains. In particular, we will study the geometry of strata at Amsden Creek.

  • Week 3

    We will study the Eocene volcanic stratigraphy of the eastern Absaroka Range and the Heart Mountain Slide.

  • Week 4

    We will study the South Fork thrust fault in the vicinity of South Fork.

  • Week 5

    We will study the core of the Bighorns near Bald Mountain and small scale geomotries along the Clear Creak Thrust at Steerhead Ranch.