NOTE: The two caravan trips, June 6-8 and July 23-25 are optional and are not officially part of the course.
The course officially begins and ends in Bozeman Montana.
X429/498 Calendar
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ZERO | ||||||
| June 1 | June 2 | June 3 | June 4 | June 5 | June 6 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS |
June 7 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS - stop in Black Hills |
| WEEK ONE | ||||||
| June 8 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS Arrive at IUGFS |
June 9 (Day 0) Get settled in. Free time during the day Class begins: 5:00 pm |
June 10 (Day 1) Intro to area Precambrian crystalline and sedimentary (plus Tobacco Root Pluton) |
June 11 (Day 2) Paleozoic Stratigraphy I |
June 12 (Day 3) Paleozoic Stratigraphy II |
June 13 (Day 4) Paleozoic Stratigraphy III |
June 14 (Day 5) Late Paleozoic -Mesozoic Stratigraphy |
| WEEK TWO | ||||||
| June 15 (Day 6) Day off |
June 16 (Day 7) Intro to mapping |
June 17 (Day 8) Highway 2 Mapping Project |
June 18 (Day 9) Highway 2 Mapping Project |
June 19 (Day 10) Highway 2 Mapping Project |
June 20 (Day 11) Field Exam #1 Depart for YNP |
June 21 (Day 12) NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
| WEEK THREE | ||||||
| June 22 (Day 13) NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
June 23 (Day 14) NW Wyoming regional geology trip – YNP (pm) |
June 24 (Day 15) NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
June 25 (Day 16) Day off |
June 26 (Day 17) Cenozoic Stratigraphy |
June 27 (Day 18) Cenozoic Valley Fill project |
June 28 (Day 19) Subdiscipline concentrations |
| WEEK FOUR | ||||||
| June 29 (Day 20) Subdiscipline concentration |
June 30 (Day 21) Subdiscipline concentration |
July 1 (Day 22) Subdiscipline concentration |
July 2 (Day 23) Subdiscipline concentration |
July 3 (Day 24) Day off |
July 4 (Day 25) Precambrian Mapping project |
July 5 (Day 26) Structural Styles |
| WEEK FIVE | ||||||
| July 6 (Day 27) NW Montana and Glacier NP regional geology trip |
July 7 (Day 28) NW Montana and Glacier NP regional geology trip |
July 8 (Day 29) NW Montana and Glacier NP regional geology trip |
July 9 (Day 30) Day off |
July 10 (Day 31) Mt. Doherty mapping project |
July 11 (Day 32) Mt. Doherty mapping project |
July 12 (Day 33) Mt. Doherty mapping project |
| WEEK SIX | ||||||
| July 13 (Day 34) Mt. Doherty mapping project |
July 14 (Day 35) Field Exam #2 |
July 15 (Day 36) Day off |
July 16 (Day 37) Final Mapping Project |
July 17 (Day 38) Final Mapping Project |
July 18 (Day 39) Final Mapping Project |
July 19 (Day 40) Final Mapping Project |
| WEEK SEVEN | ||||||
| July 20 (Day 41) Final Mapping Project |
July 21 (Day 42) Final Mapping Project |
July 22 (Day 43) Field Exam #3 |
July 23 Depart IUGFS. Optional caravan to Bloomington IN |
July 24 Optional caravan to Bloomington IN |
July 25 Optional caravan arrives in Bloomington IN |
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