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Please Note: This course will NOT be offered in 2008, but will next be offered in the Summer of 2009.

Field Studies in Volcanology

(EPS453/553)

University of New Mexico - Los Alamos National Laboratory

Volcanology Summer Field Course

Field exercises, complemented by evening lectures, cover various techniques used in field investigations of volcanic rocks, including applications to studies in volcanology, petrology, economic geology, and geothermal systems. Mapping and stratigraphic exercises emphasize understanding the nature of volcanic eruption processes and the stratigraphic development of volcanic terranes. Field exercises are conducted in the Miocene-Quaternary Jemez Mountains volcanic field (including Valles Caldera) in north-central New Mexico. Field course participants are based at the University of New Mexico's Young Ranch Field Station. Exercises include study of lava flows, pyroclastic rocks, and derivative sediment over the compositional range from basalt to rhyolite. Studies in hydrothermally altered rock and sampling of geothermal fluids and gases are also included. Exercises include field trips to El Malpais and Bandelier National Monuments and a 3-day whitewater raft trip and exercise in White Rock Canyon on the Rio Grande.

Field Course Links:

• Project Descriptions
• The Young Ranch Field Station
• The Faculty
• Course Advertisement (2MB Adobe Acrobat file)

General Information

• Course Offerings: There will be no Volcanology Field course taught in 2008. The next offering will be in 2009. The course is 3.5 weeks long, beginning the third week of July.
• Prerequisites: Completion of a field geology course and petrology
• Fees: Approximately US$1,600 (includes tuition for 4 credit hours, course fee US$840, room & board, and transportation during the course)
• Application: Admission to the course is competitive. To participate in the E&PS Volcanology Summer Field Course you must complete all of the following steps:
  • U.S. National Students click here
  • International Students click here

For more information contact:

Dr. Tobias Fischer
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
141 Northrop Hall
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 USA
Phone:(505) 277-0284 FAX:(505) 277-8843
e-mail: fischer@unm.edu

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