Sedimentary Petrology Field Trip to Gravel Quarry near Rotterdam Junction, NY

Sedimentary Petrology Field Trip to Gravel Quarry near Rotterdam Junction, NY
exceptional glacial outwash gravel quarry, where students measure, identify and count clast types, measure cross-bedding directions, and examine the early stages of lithification of gravel to conglomerate. The gravel deposits are also representative of the local surficial aquifer material that lies nearby in the subsurface.

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