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MARINE GEOLOGY-  MAR/GEL 366
DR. ADRIENNE OAKLEY - KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY

This course has an alternate schedule that includes an overnight , weekend, camping field trip where we will explore the geology of Chesapeake Bay, learn about the meteor impact that created it, visit the Calvert Marine Museum, and hunt fossils in the Miocene age Calvert Cliffs. 

Course Description: 
This course explores sedimentary and tectonic characteristics of the continental margins and deep ocean basins; principles and processes of sediment transport and deposition in the marine environment; marine mineral resources; barrier island migration and coastal erosion; and applications of geological and geophysical methods at sea. This is a hands-on, field-intensive course. A significant amount of course time is spent in the field (both on and offshore) collecting data and samples and making observations. Students will then work in the laboratory to further identify and analyze field collected data. 

This course also includes an overnight , weekend, camping field trip where we will explore the geology of Chesapeake Bay, learn about the meteor impact that created it, visit the Calvert Marine Museum, and hunt fossils in the Miocene age Calvert Cliffs. 


General Description of Field Activities:
A significant amount of time will be spent on the beaches of Wallops Island and Assateague Island, in the salt marshes of Greenbackville, on boats in Chincoteague Bay and offshore.
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Approximate Amount of Course Time Spent in Field:
75%

Specific Field Activities Include:
  • Wallops Island (sand sampling, beach morphology and stratigraphy) 
  • Boat trips (Sediment sampling, water quality, CHIRP sonar, vibracoring)
  • Assateague Island (sediment coring- vibracore)
  • Kayaking 
  • Hiking (visiting paleodunes, miocene-age cliffs, fossil hunting) 

​Prerequisites:     
Physical Geology OR Oceanography/Marine Science course

Required Textbook or Supplies:   
Supplies:
  • Rite in Rain notebook 
  • Camping gear (e.g., sleeping bag, tent) 

​OPTIONAL (but highly suggested) TEXTBOOK:
Open University: The Ocean Basins: Their Structure and Evolution (2nd Edition)

Number of Students: 
8-14


2021 Chincoteague Bay Field Station Fee*:

Salicornia: $1,179
Traditional: $1,079 
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Fees are subject to change at the discretion of the board of directors

* Does not include university tuition or fees. For specific policy on CBFS fees, click HERE.
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