our 2-day field trip to springhill mines, joggins, partridge island, wasson’s bluff…

GEOLOGY !2 TRIP ‘09Our 2-Day Field trip

to Springhill Mines, Joggins, Partridge Island, Wasson’s Bluff…

Mastodon RidgeA good pit stop for any traveler to Nova Scotia!

The Geo Gang

We’re going down HOW far?!? The #2 seam – where the tragic “Bump” of 1958 occurred. We went down about 100 m – and the rest of the shaft area

was flooded.

The Introduction to JogginsMatt gave a great talk and showed us around the museum.

A nice fossil find -But it stays on the beach!

Passing thunderstorm…Earlier in the day we saw towering cumulus clouds developing, changing into

the storm front that delivered cold rain, but thankfully it didn’t last long…

Coal

Tree trunk in the cliff…

The sun returns – and the search continuesFor fossils and anything else interesting on the beach!

More layers of Joggins

More recent evidence of other life forms…

Partridge IslandThere is a gypsum boat in the distance heading for

Hantsport…

Columnar Basalt

Beach Pebbles

A different view of Cape SplitWe’re only 6 minutes away from Cape Split by boat, and 3

hours by car! Bring back the Kipawo!

Tyson’s MineralsA must-see place to visit in Parrsboro!

Weathered sandstone

Glooscap taking a break…(all you can see are his knees! )

Can you see the rock face?(on the piece leaning against the ripple-marked rock)

We were here…

Food!!!

At Eldon George’s Shop, Parrsboro - “This dino is still warm!”

With our new friend, Apatosaurus – just before leaving the Fundy Geological Museum

Gr. 12 Geology class of 2009 would like to thank:

Carol Corbett, Fundy Geological Museum – who escorted us everywhere, made sure

we had enough to eat, built a great campfire, got us awake in enough time to

avoid being trampled by the general public when the museum opened early morning, and generally made sure we had a great

experience! Ken Adams, who gave us an interesting

tour of Wasson’s Bluff! Matt Stimson, who made sure we saw

everything at Joggins! Staff of the Springhill mine

Staff of FGM in general Dave MacFarlane and Jaret Dean –

Chaperones/drivers “extraordinaire”, and along with Brenley Heaver, they are new

honourary Class of Geology ‘09 members Staff of Horton High who helped by

covering Mrs. Webb’s classes The Nova Scotia Education Facilities

Society, for helping to support our trip with an educational grant!