Spring 2003 Field Trip - Chiricahua Mountains
02-04 May 2003
Contents
Background
This semester, the Planetary Geology Field Practicum (PTYS 594A) took us on a local trip to southwestern Arizona. We hunted for meteorites on Wilcox Playa, tripped through the Chiricahua Mouintains, and mined copper to defray field trip costs on the Mogollon Rim.
Pictures
![]() | Large version 0265 kB | Full size 0405 kB | Date: 02 May 2003 | Jason talks about granites. |
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![]() | Large version 0238 kB | Full size 0355 kB | Date: 02 May 2003 | Starting to look for meteorites on Wilcox Playa. |
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![]() | Large version 0040 kB | Full size 0348 kB | Date: 02 May 2003 | Joe talks about the clay dunes along the eastern "shore" of Wilcox Playa. |
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![]() | Large version 0233 kB | Full size 0319 kB | Date: 03 May 2003 | Fred's face in front of Cochise's face. |
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![]() | Large version 0303 kB | Full size 0368 kB | Date: 04 May 2003 | Rachel talks about Lake Animas (which is gone now). |
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![]() | Large version 0034 kB | Full size 0383 kB | Date: 04 May 2003 | Contemplating the Mogollon Rim. |
![]() | Large version 0202 kB | Full size 0287 kB | Date: 04 May 2003 | Mike educates us about the Mogollon Rim. |
![]() | Large version 0044 kB | Full size 0396 kB | Date: 04 May 2003 | Matt educates us about volcanism along the Mogollon Rim. |
![]() | Large version 0037 kB | Full size 0386 kB | Date: 04 May 2003 | Hanging out over the Great Pit of the Mordenci-Clifton copper mine. |
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![]() | Large version 0035 kB | Full size 0380 kB | Date: 04 May 2003 | Jim discusses the El Capitan landslide. |
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Mosaics
| View from Sugarloaf Overlook | ![]() | Full size 5465 kB |
Links
Other Field Trip Pictures
Links Which are Vaguely Relevant to the Field Trip
Author: Peter Lanagan (planagan@lpl.arizona.edu)
Last updated: 27 Oct 2003