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Tall tales from a rock named Baby Blue
On April 6, 2021
By Olivia Pearson ’21 Some 550 to 500 million years ago, in what would become central Virginia, a suite of sediments was deposited in
From the Tunnel to the Temple
On February 28, 2018
The W&M Geology Department’s spring field trip dashed out of Williamsburg on Saturday for a one-day jaunt from the Tunnel to the Temple. The
Working in a Winter Wonderland: The Gravity of the Situation (Part 2)
On February 27, 2014
Last summer I reported on our field research in the High Plateaus of Utah. Erika Wenrich’s senior thesis project involves a gravity survey aimed
Glimpses of the Past: The Rockfish Conglomerate
On November 4, 2013
My family has a tradition of going camping about once per semester. Back in the spring of 2011, as the Appalachians were beginning to
Summer Research: Introducing the Wayne WonderMonkeys
On July 29, 2013
As I noted in my last post our summer geologic field research took us to the Beehive State. Our work is primarily focused on
Senior Moments
On May 3, 2012
The spring semester is rushing towards its conclusion. Classes have ended, final exams are underway, and graduation is just over a week away. The