NOTE: The two caravan trips, June 4-7 and July 21-23 are optional and are not officially part of the course.
The courses officially begin and end in Bozeman Montana.
X429, X428, X498 Calendar
2022 Calendar
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ZERO | ||||||
| May 29 | May 30 | May 31 | June 1 | June 2 | June 3 | June 4 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS |
| WEEK ONE | ||||||
| June 5 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS |
June 6 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS Arrive at IUGFS |
June 7 (Day 0) Free time during the day Courses officially start at 5:00 pm |
June 8 (Day 1) Field geology -fundamentals skills |
June 9 (Day 2) Field geology -fundamentals skills |
June 10 (Day 3) Precambrian Stratigraphy including Belt and crystalline (up Willow Creek) |
June 11 (Day 4) Paleozoic Stratigraphy I |
| WEEK TWO | ||||||
| June 12 (Day 5) Day off |
June 13 (Day 6) Paleozoic Stratigraphy II + Sappington West mapping |
June 14 (Day 7) Mesozoic Stratigraphy I |
June 15 (Day 8) Cenozoic Stratigraphy (½ day) ½ day stratigraphy write up at IUGFS |
June 16 (Day 9) NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
June 17 (Day 10) NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
June 18 (Day 11) NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
| WEEK THREE | ||||||
| June 19 (Day 12) Day off in Yellowstone NP |
June 20 (Day 13) Mt. Doherty Mapping Project |
June 21 (Day 14) Mt. Doherty Mapping Project |
June 22 (Day 15) Mt. Doherty Mapping Project |
June 23 (Day 16) Mt. Doherty (½ day at Cottonwood Canyon) |
June 24 (Day 17) Field Exam #1 |
June 25 (Day 18) Day off |
| WEEK FOUR | ||||||
| June 26 (Day 19) Highway 2 Mapping Project |
June 27 (Day 20) Highway 2 Mapping Project |
June 28 (Day 21) Highway 2 Mapping Project |
June 29 (Day 22) Field Exam #2 |
June 30 (Day 23) NW Montana and Glacier NP |
July 1 (Day 24) NW Montana and Glacier NP |
July 2 (Day 25) NW Montana and Glacier NP |
| WEEK FIVE | ||||||
| July 3 (Day 26) Day off |
July 4 (Day 27) Precambrian mapping |
July 5 (Day 28) Cenozoic mapping project |
July 6 (Day 29) Regional History Wrap Up/Write Up |
July 7 (Day 30) Final mapping project |
July 8 (Day 31) Final mapping project |
July 9 (Day 32) Final mapping project |
| WEEK SIX | ||||||
| July 10 (Day 33) Day off |
July 11 (Day 34) Final mapping project |
July 12 (Day 35) Final mapping project |
July 13 (Day 36) Final mapping project (in camp) |
July 14 (Day 37) Field Exam #3 |
July 15 (Day 38) X429 Day off X428 students depart |
July 16 (Day 39) Subdiscipline concentration (X429) |
| WEEK SEVEN | ||||||
| July 17 (Day 40) Subdiscipline concentration (X429) |
July 18 (Day 41) Subdiscipline concentration (X429) |
July 19 (Day 42) Subdiscipline concentration (X429) |
July 20 (Day 43) Subdiscipline concentration (X429) |
July 21 Depart IUGFS Optional caravan to Bloomington IN |
July 22 Optional caravan to Bloomington IN |
July 23 Optional caravan arrives in Bloomington IN |
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