 Instructor pointing out crystals in
rock veins. Geology field trips give students plenty of
opportunities to collect rocks and minerals on field trips. |
 Students observing wave patterns
from a Palos Verdes cliff. |
 Landslides are common in Southern
California and are evidenced by scarps at the top and hummocky
(bumpy) landscape below. |
 Geology students having a picnic on
rock layers. |
 Oceanography class on field trip to
tide pools along Palos Verdes. |
 Oceanography Students discussing
salinity and temperature changes in tide pools. |
 Geology student discovers a rock so
interesting that she will keep it. |
 Pebble and boulder beach created by
ocean waves concentrated on thsi Palos Verdes headland. |
 Looking for different types of
cliff erotion. Hard rocks such as sandstone and basalt create
cliffs whereas shale erodes into slopes. |
 View of a marine terrace in Palos
Verdes, created by wave reosion and fault uplift of rock. |
 Hard rock, such as basalt, resists
wave erosion creating a headland and sea stacks. |
 Examining a fault detectable by the
rocks on opposite sides of the fault. |
 Great views and spectacular rocks
can be seen on Geology field trips. |
 Geology 30A student in front of
Artists Pallette, Death Valley. The bight colorsare volcanic ash
layers that are weathered by hot water. |
 Having a picnic on top of cincer cone
volcano in Death Valley. This volcano is split in two by a
fault. |
 Badwater, the deepest point in North
America, can be visited on the Geology 30A Death Valley trip in the
Fall semester. |
 Seeing Ubehebe volcani in Death
Valley at sunset. |
 Students at an ancient fosilized
waterfall. |
 Students at impressive Red Rocks
formation. |
 Geology class gets a group photo
taken against a spectacular wall of limestone breccia formed near a
fault in Titus Canyon in Death Valley. |
 Great overlook of faults, horst
(right), and graben (left). What a view of nature's beauty. |
 Geology students letting loose in
Mozaic Canyon by sliding down a smooth marble dry waterfall. Who
needs water?! |
 Geology student really getting down
to earth by licking a block of salt on a desert playa. |
 Beautiful examples of spheroidal
weathering, where the granite rock is eroded into round spheres by
uneven weathering of the rock along joints. This is a distinctive
feature of granite that is so common in California. |
 Students walking along the edge of
a volcano, which is known by its Indian name, Ubehebe. |
Students observing wave patterns
from a Palos Verdes Cliff. |
| Oceanography class on field trip to
tide pools on the coast. |
Oceanography Students discussing
salinity and temperature changes in tide pools. |
 Pebble and boulder beach created by
ocean waves concentrated on this Palos Verdes headland. |
Hard rock resists wave erosion
creating a headland and sea stacks. |
| View of a marine terrace in Palos
Verdes, created by wave erosion and fault uplift of rock. |
 Oceanography students enjoying a trip
to the beach to examine the different beach processes such as
longshore drift and berm creation. |
 Students sampling the seawater in
Nansen bottles for later analysis on board the reasearch
vessel. |
 Students enjoying the oceanographic
cruise aboard the RV Vantuna available to all oceanography
students. |
 Retrieving rock samples from the
seafloor by using a rock dredge that is dragged behing the
ship. |
 California Geography field trip to
Big Sur Coast. |
 Carmel Mission. |
 Kelp Forest, Monterrey Bay
Aquarium. |
 Pinnacles National Monument. |
 Ebele Winery, Paso Robles. |
Instructor pointing out crystals in
rock veins. Geology field trips give students plenty of
opportunities to collect rocks and minerals on field trips.
Students observing wave patterns
from a Palos Verdes cliff.
Landslides are common in Southern
California and are evidenced by scarps at the top and hummocky
(bumpy) landscape below.
Geology students having a picnic on
rock layers.
Oceanography class on field trip to
tide pools along Palos Verdes.
Oceanography Students discussing
salinity and temperature changes in tide pools.
Geology student discovers a rock so
interesting that she will keep it.
Pebble and boulder beach created by
ocean waves concentrated on thsi Palos Verdes headland.
Looking for different types of
cliff erotion. Hard rocks such as sandstone and basalt create
cliffs whereas shale erodes into slopes.
View of a marine terrace in Palos
Verdes, created by wave reosion and fault uplift of rock.
Hard rock, such as basalt, resists
wave erosion creating a headland and sea stacks.
Examining a fault detectable by the
rocks on opposite sides of the fault.
Great views and spectacular rocks
can be seen on Geology field trips.
Geology 30A student in front of
Artists Pallette, Death Valley. The bight colorsare volcanic ash
layers that are weathered by hot water.
Having a picnic on top of cincer cone
volcano in Death Valley. This volcano is split in two by a
fault.
Badwater, the deepest point in North
America, can be visited on the Geology 30A Death Valley trip in the
Fall semester.
Seeing Ubehebe volcani in Death
Valley at sunset.
Students at an ancient fosilized
waterfall.
Students at impressive Red Rocks
formation.
Geology class gets a group photo
taken against a spectacular wall of limestone breccia formed near a
fault in Titus Canyon in Death Valley.
Great overlook of faults, horst
(right), and graben (left). What a view of nature's beauty.
Geology students letting loose in
Mozaic Canyon by sliding down a smooth marble dry waterfall. Who
needs water?!
Geology student really getting down
to earth by licking a block of salt on a desert playa.
Beautiful examples of spheroidal
weathering, where the granite rock is eroded into round spheres by
uneven weathering of the rock along joints. This is a distinctive
feature of granite that is so common in California.
Students walking along the edge of
a volcano, which is known by its Indian name, Ubehebe.
Oceanography students enjoying a trip
to the beach to examine the different beach processes such as
longshore drift and berm creation.
Students sampling the seawater in
Nansen bottles for later analysis on board the reasearch
vessel.
Students enjoying the oceanographic
cruise aboard the RV Vantuna available to all oceanography
students.
Retrieving rock samples from the
seafloor by using a rock dredge that is dragged behing the
ship.
California Geography field trip to
Big Sur Coast.
Carmel Mission.
Kelp Forest, Monterrey Bay
Aquarium.
Pinnacles National Monument.
Ebele Winery, Paso Robles.