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Inversion Tectonics in the Blue Ridge
On February 22, 2021
By Kelly Thigpen ’21 Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains are underlain by old rocks, some of which formed more than a billion years ago. These
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
20 Years of Teaching Structural Geology at William & Mary
On December 13, 2016
‘Tis the season for grading final exams. Once the grading is complete, it’ll be time to determine who’s been naughty or nice, and dole
Over the Hills and Far Away: The Earth Structure & Dynamics Field Trip 2015
On April 23, 2015
The Earth Structure & Dynamics class field trip is a springtime ritual; last weekend we headed over the hills and far away. At our
50 Hours in the Field: the Earth Structure & Dynamics Field Trip 2014
On March 27, 2014
The 2014 Earth Structure & Dynamics class field trip left Williamsburg at 1 p.m. last Friday bound for the Blue Ridge Mountains and points
Oman’s Mega-Sheath Folds
On January 30, 2014
Oman is a sunny place and cloudy days are rather uncommon. On Friday, January 10th we awoke to cloudy skies over Muscat. Today was the
Dispatches from Oman: Fodder for the Tectonic Cannon
On January 10, 2014
I’ve been in Oman for over ten days and seen plenty of deformed rocks—it is what I came for. What follows are a series
Earth Structure & Dynamics: Dreaming in 3D
On January 23, 2012
One of the courses I am teaching this term is Earth Structure & Dynamics (GEOL 323), a second-level geology course, and a required class