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The Soapstone Special
On October 22, 2020
Gabe Mojica ’21 Soapstone. What is it you might ask? No, it isn’t used for bathing, or at least not in the way you
The Chaos of Rocks
On October 6, 2020
Hello World! I’m Professor Chuck Bailey and this is the inaugural post for the William & Mary Structural Geology & Tectonics Research Group. Our
Gladiators Rule! The 2020 Spring W&M Geology Departmental Field Trip
On March 2, 2020
The Geology department rolled out of Williamsburg last weekend and headed straight to Virginia’s geographic centroid for a wide-ranging field trip. It was the
Geologists Siege Yorktown
On March 1, 2019
Yorktown’s most famous siege took place in 1781, when American and French troops surrounded General Cornwallis and the British forces. Ultimately, the British capitulated
W&M Geology Celebrates 100 Years of Women
On October 22, 2018
Homecoming 2018 has come and gone. The Geology Department kicked off the weekend early with a celebration of its own – we invited our
Why William & Mary? People & Places
On March 26, 2018
Why choose to attend William & Mary? I’ll offer up two reasons to attend William & Mary: people & places. It’s the people that
4th Rock from the Sun: Human Exploration of Mars – the Planetary Geology Research Projects 2016
On April 27, 2016
Forty years ago, in the summer of 1976, NASA placed two spacecraft in orbit around Mars and then safely got the Viking 1 and
Paddle Trip Report 1 – Through the Foothills
On July 23, 2015
We successfully completed our 8-day paddle trip from the foothills of the Blue Ridge to Williamsburg. It was all the adventure I’d hoped for.
Mystery at Midway Mills
On March 13, 2015
Virginia’s Piedmont is an expansive area of gently rolling terrain whose underlying geology is quite complex. The old metamorphic and igneous rocks of the