[Petwksp] Precambrian Summer Field Camp in Minnesota

[John Goodge]

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Precambrian Field Camp – 2nd year in 2008

The Precambrian Research Center at the University of Minnesota-Duluth  
offers a full-time summer field camp focused exclusively on geologic  
mapping in diverse Precambrian terrains of northeastern Minnesota.  
This field course will train students in basic field mapping methods  
taught in most field camps, but it will differ from many Rocky  
Mountain-based camps by having a greater focus on igneous and  
metamorphic terrains. It will also introduce students to techniques  
such as core logging, surficial (glacial) mapping, and geophysical  
surveying, which are particularly useful in geologic mapping and  
mineral prospecting in glaciated Precambrian cratons. Students will  
also be introduced to the unique challenges of navigating in boreal  
landscapes of the southern Canadian Shield.

This field camp is open to undergraduate juniors and seniors from  
accredited geology programs in North America. Students interested in  
pursuing field-based graduate research of Precambrian geology or in  
seeking entry-level jobs in the minerals exploration industry will  
particularly benefit from this field camp. Graduate students and  
professional geologists may attend if space is available.

For more information, please visit:

www.d.umn.edu/prc/fieldcamp/

TIMELINES:
Field Camp Applications accepted - January 2
Notice of acceptance/Course registration begins- April 18
Room & Board payment due/ Registration closes - June 13
Camp begins - July 13

STAFF: The PRC field camp will be staffed by professional field  
geologists with over 200 years of combined mapping experience in  
Precambrian terrains of the Lake Superior region.

FACILITIES: Students will be housed in dormitories at the University  
of Minnesota Duluth (1st, 2nd & 6th weeks) and Vermilion Community  
College (3rd & 4th weeks), plus one week of primitive camping during  
the capstone mapping project.

COST:  $2900 includes tuition, fees, room, and board. No additional  
non-resident fees.

CREDITS & PREREQUISITES: The six-week Precambrian field camp is a 6  
semester credit class listed as GEOL4500 (Sec. 2) in the UMD course  
catalog. Students will be required to have taken a semester of  
petrology and structural geology.

QUESTIONS?
Email: prc at d.umn.edu, or contact PRC co-directors:

Jim Miller
mille066 at umn.edu
218-720-4355

Dean Peterson
dpeters1 at nrri.umn.edu
218-720-4393

__________________________________
Dr. John W. Goodge, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Minnesota
1114 Kirby Dr.
Duluth, MN  55812 USA
Tel. 218-726-8486   Lab 218-726-7491
Fax 218-726-8275
Email jgoodge at d.umn.edu
Web http://www.d.umn.edu/~jgoodge



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