GEOS 414, Geological History of the Cordilleran Orogenic System

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Official start of our course at the Grand Canyon.

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At summit of Mt. Morgan (4192 m), eastern Sierra Nevada

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June 15 2022 - July 18, 2022

https://www.geo.arizona.edu/geos-414-summer-field-school

Description

This course addresses the geological and tectonic history of the North American Cordillera as an orogenic system, involving magmatic, structural, metamorphic, and surface processes. The course involves geologic mapping, local and regional cross-section construction, 4D thinking, surface and subsurface interpretation, and reconstruction of the processes that have built the Cordillera. We camp out and move continuously, beginning in Tucson AZ, and traversing Utah, western Wyoming, Nevada, and parts of California. Course content and routes change yearly.

Credits

6

Application Deadline

Costs

Tuition - 2400
Other course fees - 2900

Other Important Information

Go to our website to see videos and photo galleries! We visit the most spectacular and geologically important places in the western U.S. and we routinely welcome non-University of Arizona students.

Contact Info

For more information, contact Prof. Peter DeCelles (decelles@arizona.edu) or Ms. Shawna Matteson (smatteson@arizona.edu)