SELF TESTS
Field Trip Numbers One and Two Geology 364 - Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis Dept. of Geology and Environmental Studies, James Madison University Lynn S. Fichter It is not just enough that you know the formations we visited, you also need to be able to organize that knowledge. The questions below are strategies to help you organize and understand the geological importance of each outcrop. ![]() ![]()   ![]() ![]() |
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HOW MANY, AND WHICH FORMATIONS, HAVE OR ARE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING?
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() OK, here is a challenge. All the formations we saw are listed below in alphabetical order. Arrange them in stratigraphic order, and tell their story.
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INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FORMATIONS
And now a greater challenge. Take the list of formations in their stratigraphic order (see strat column) and reconstruct a geologic history based on the evidence in them. ![]() ![]() OR, try the exercise to the left, an even greater challenge. |