Field photographs

The discipline recognizes that learning geology is often best accomplished in the field. Thus, students will often find themselves in a "natural classroom." Field trips to northern Minnesota, the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and the Baraboo region of Wisconsin are taken in conjunction with regularly scheduled classes. The Florida Keys, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Big Bend National Park, and Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are typical destinations for spring break or May-term geology trips. The Geology of Italy and Arctic Field Ecology and Geology are two recent summer course offerings that provided students with an international experience. In addition, UMM geology majors have carried out research in Brazil, Sweden, and Canada.

Click on the links below to see UMM geology students and faculty members in action.

Spring Break 2007 - Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Utah

Class field trip photos

Mineralogy - Lake Superior North Shore and Gunflint Trail

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology - St. Cloud, Minnesota

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology - Minnesota River Valley

Advanced Glacial Geology - Wasatch Mountains, Utah

Structural Geology - Baraboo, Wisconsin

Structural Geology - Thomson Dam, Minnesota

Geology of Italy - Summer 2004

Arctic Field Ecology and Geology, Sweden - Summer 2003

Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Faculty and student field research

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness - Jones

Grizzly Creek Shear Zone, western Colorado - Jones

Glacial Deposits of Brazil - Cotter

Glaciological Research in the Swedish Arctic - Brugger

Quaternary History of Central Colorado - Brugger