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Geology of the Black Rock Desert
Date and Time:
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011, 11 AM –
12 PM
Type:
Class/Workshop
Located at Camp:
Earth Guardians
Location:
Earth Guardians
lorax
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Description:
Ever wondered how those amazing land forms all around Black Rock City? Come and learn from Terry Wright, PhD. retired professor of geology from Sonoma State University. His specialty is bringing the latest interpretations of mountain building and plate tectonics to the creative general public. He will focus on the origin of the bedrock units and mountains of the black rockdes ert in terms of plate tectonics finishing with the recent history of faulting and lake deposits.