Ripogenus Dam Cliff Island Isle au Haut Roque Islands Georges Islands Vinalhaven Pond and Douglas Islands Falls Island Tourmaline mine in Paris Ripogenus Dam Reid S. P.. Acadia N. P. Yarmouth Island GEO s39 Geology of the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak 5 week course in May GEO 107 Field Geology in Maine 12 week fall semester course S39: Geology of the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak 2009 Dyk Eusden, Department of Geology , 212 Carnegie Important things and dates: This is an extra cost short term, approx $ 1,500 per student. Submit the application form to me before the end of the first week of winter semester if you want to enroll in this short term. Deadline for financial aid application is January 19, Financial aid award decisions are made on February 2, Registration for extra cost short terms, February 7-13, 2009. Cliff Island Metasedimentary rocks, tilted, good starting project Isle Au Haut Commingled intrusive igneous rocks, think like a fluid Roque Islands Volcanic lava flows, sills, and fossiliferous sedimentary rocks, more difficult, much of it previously unmapped Cliff Island Metasedimentary rocks, tilted, good starting project Isle Au Haut Commingled intrusive igneous rocks, think like a fluid Roque Islands Volcanic lava flows, sills, and fossiliferous sedimentary rocks, more difficult, much of it previously unmapped Cliff Isle Au Haut Roque Islands Mesozoic Basalt Dike Ordovician Scarboro Formation Ordovician Spring Point Formation Magnetite + garnet granofels Ordovician Cushing Formation Ordovician Cape Elizabeth Formation Finished geologic map of Cliff Island made in ArcMAP and Adobe InDesign Commingling of two magmatic fluids; one granitic the other gabbroic Gabbroic pillows Pegmatitic pipes Geology of the Roque Island Archipelago Hickey Island Halifax Island Little Spruce Island Marsh Island Roque Islands Geology Overview Late Silurian, Early Devonian Double subduction zone Basalt lava flows Pyroclastic flows, ash tuffs Sedimentary shales and slitstones with fossils Faults Where well be From the students PPT Hand drawn map of Hickey Island last project So, why teach field methods this way? Hands-on, experiential, outdoor education to complement the normal indoor setting. Complete experience: diverse geologic environments, low impact-leave no trace, kayaking navigation skills, weather, group dynamics. An introduction to Maine bedrock geology and field methods through its natural settings. Gives students a sense of place. It is rewarding, adventurous, and fun. Students love it.