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It’s Our Fault!
Southern California San Andreas Geology Tour
Saturday, January 31, 2009 and
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Led by Dr. Donald Prothero, this day trip will explore the San Andreas fault from Palmdale to the Devil's Punchbowl, and see its effects on the entire region, including Vasquez Rocks. After a hike (optional) and picnic lunch at the Devil's Punchbowl State Park, we will drive over the top of the San Gabriel Mountains examining the evidence of their origin and evolution over 1.7 billion years. We will see remnants of giant billion-year-old magma chambers, and the products of rapid erosion of one of the fastest-rising mountain ranges in the world.
Here are a few Google video clips from this geology tour:
- Welcome to the Vasquez National Park >
- Dr. Prothero on Vasquez Rocks >
- Prothero on Anorthosites & Moon Rocks >
- Prothero on Devil’s Punchbowl >
- Prothero on Syncline >
- Gabbros and Granitic Rocks in Punchbowl >
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