FYS 103 - Geology in the Field
Tentative Schedule - Fall 2018 - Locations subject to change
   
Th 06 September

Connecticut River(Field Report 1 due 11 September)

   

M 10 September

Field Report Details, Scientific Writing, Technology
Th 13 September Mt. Holyoke (Field Report 2 draft due 18 September)
   

M 17 September

Rock Types

Th 20 Sepember Turkey Hill (Field Report 2 revised due 25 September)
   
M 24 September Geologic Time
Th 27 September Mountain Day!! No Class.
   
M 01 October Plate Tectonics
Th 04 October Turners Falls (Field Report 3 due 12 October)
   
M 08 October No Class (Fall Break 06-09 October)
Th 11 October Mt. Tom (Mt.Tom Map with Cross Section due 23 October)
   
M 15 October Mt. Tom Topography, Geologic Maps and Cross Sections
Th 18 October Mt. Tom (Mt.Tom Map with Cross Section due 23 October)
   
M 22 October Minerals
Th 25 October Sugarloaf, River Road (Field Report 4 due 30 October)
   
M 29 October Glaciers, Global Warming
Th 01 November No Class (Otelia Cromwell Day)
   
M 05 November A Geologic Tour
Th 08 November Mt. Toby (Cross Section Report due 20 November)
   
Cape Cod Trip - 10-11 November
   
M 12 November Plate Tectonics, Rift Valleys
Th 15 November MacLeish Field Station (Final Paper Draft due 05 December!)
   
M 19 November No Class (Work on Paper Draft)
Th 22 November No Class (Thanksgiving)
   
M 26 November

Discussion of Connecticut Valley History

Th 29 November Quabbin (No field report, Final Paper Draft due 05 December)
   
M 03 December Questions Answered, Smith Geology
Th 06 December Ashfield (No field report, Final Paper Draft due 05 December)
   
M 10 December Paper Conferences
Th 13 December Paper Issues, Tea (Final Paper due 21 December)

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 Last Updated on 13 November 2018