| 8:30 AM-5:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: |
428. Old and New Geologic Studies Along the Front Range between Golden and Morrison Including Structural, Volcanic, and Economic Geology and Paleontology
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| Primary Leader: Chris Carroll |
| Leader(s): Tim Connors, Harald Drewes, Norb Cygan |
| Field Trip Description: This field trip will visit the Laramide uplifted late Paleozoic to early Cenozoic stratigraphic interval exposed between Golden and Morrison, Colorado. Topics to be presented include dinosaur remains of three ages, folds, faults, and two-stage volcanism associated with the Laramide Orogeny. Economic deposits, past and present, will be observed along the way including a uranium roll front and oil seeps near Morrison. This field trip provides geologic educators with an opportunity to view excellent field lab sites for geology instruction, including Mesozoic dinosaur tracks and bones of the Dakota Sandstone and Morrison Formation. Field trip stops include the classic dinosaur track site at Dinosaur Ridge, Triceratops Trail, Red Rocks Park, and North and South Table Mountains. |
| Field Trip will span: 1 day |
| Sponsor(s): Friends of Dinosaur Ridge, GSA Geoscience Education Division, GSA Sedimentary Geology Division |