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Objective
Review of Stan Schumm’s top five earth-shattering contributions to the field of fluvial geomorphology.
#4 Placer Mining
Stan studied placers and his books reveal where gold could be found in alluvial deposits.
His secret: “Placers can be found at any location within a valley from the top of the divide to the bedrock base of the valley fill” Schumm, The Fluvial System, p. 221.
“Pair of Dime” of Schumm’s Threshold Concept
Stan’s Gold Quest
TimeStan’s retirement
Expected threshold
Post-CSU reality
Schumm’s “pair of ducks”