Tectonics and Earth Resources

In the beginning of July, 12 students went on the GEOS3330 Metamorphic and Field Geology excursion to Broken Hill. This field trip provides students with the skills required for structural geology and metamorphic analysis by examining the complex terrains seen at various locations in and around Broken Hill. We looked at various outcrops in order […]

Source: Broken Hill field trip 2015 – Earth Science

Last post I did not include any photos of Swansea head. Here are some good shots of our students trying to study the rocks despite the high tide.

Students measured the orientations of petrified fallen trees and tree stumps.

Student made a geological cross-section through the platform and the cliff

Tree stump

Petrified fallen trees

Inspecting which way the tree stump lean

Thanks Maxime for the photos.

This year the excursion had to be postponed because of the weather, and accelerated due to mother’s day on the Sunday.

Then the tide was not with us, and outcrops at Swansea were underwater for a long while.

It was otherwise a pleasant day to be out, hunting fossils in the Mulbring quarry.