Photo

Code

Rock Type

Notes

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1993

Phacops rana
trilobites
(low-res photos
hi-res photos)

Collected during Juniata College Palaeontology field trip to outcrop of Middle Devonian Mahantango Formation, Milesburg, PA, Fall Semester, 1993, run by Dr. Kieth Mann.

-

1993

tabulate coral
(etched section)

Collected during Juniata College Palaeontology field trip to Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, Fall Semester, 1993, run by Dr. Kieth Mann. Both probably Ordovician.

-

1993

bryozoan
(etched sections)

-

1994

plant fossil
(photo)

Collected during Juniata College Historical Geology field trip to abandoned coal mine probably of Pennsylvanian age rocks, probably in the Broad Top area of Huntingdon County, PA, Spring Semester, 1994, run by Dr. Kieth Mann.

-

1994 or '95

tabulate coral
(photo and section)

Probably collected during an archaeological excavation in the State College, PA, area.

j1

1997

sandstone with slickenlines
(photo)

Ordovician Juniata Fm., Bald Mtn., rt. 322, PA

dp1

6-6-1997

triphylite (radioacitve)
(photo)

Dan Patch pegmatite, Black Hills, SD
article on Pegmatites of the Black Hills
GPS 43°53.76’N, 103°26.74’W

dp2

"

perthite feldspar
(clevage plane)

dp3

"

quartz

dp4

"

garnet schist
(photo)

dp5

"

muscovite and quartz

dp6

"

dendritic triphylite
(photo)

dp7

"

lepidolite

we1

6-7-1997

rose quartz
(photo)

White Elephant pegmatite, Black Hills, SD
article on Pegmatites of the Black Hills
GPS 43°39.19’N, 103°35.04’W
(photo of mine, photo of radiating tourmaline, photo of radiating lepidolite)

we2
we3

"

graphic granite
(section of we3)

we4

"

tourmaline and quartz

we5

"

tourmaline and lepidolite
(photo)

we6

"

amphibole schist
(photo)

we7
we8

"

swallowtail lepidolite
(photo of we7)

tcc1

6-8-1997

obsidian

Tomahawk Country Club volcano, rt. 385, SD
GPS 44°17.38’N, 103°40.70’W

hs1

6-8-1997

phyllite
(photo)

Poorman Fm., truck rt. 85 near Lead, WY

hs2
hs3

"

porphyry (Laramide)
(photo)

with dendritic manganese dioxide, truck rt. 85 near Lead, WY

spc1

6-9-1997

dolomite and chert
(photo)

Ordovician Bighorn Dolomite from South Piney Creek Trail near Story, WY

w1

"

scoria
(photo)

Sundance Fm., near exit 136, I-90, WY
GPS 44°17.06’N, 105°22.60’W

eb1

6-17?-1997

gypsum

Elk Basin, MT-WY border
(axis of Elk Basin anticline, facing north, and west limb of anticline, facing north)

eb3

6-18?-1997

ammonite fossil
(photo)

eb2

6-19?-1997

sulphur

wm1

6-21-1997

cataclasite (breccia)
(section)

Glide plane fault breccia from White Mountain, Sunlight Valley, WY
GPS 44°45.11’N, 109°30.71’W

sw1

6-24-1997

chromatite with bronzite phenocrysts
(photo, another angle)

Stillwater Igneous Complex, near Nye, MT, a Pliocene layered igneous intrusion.

sw2

"

"JM reef"

sw3

"

?

sw4

"

chromatite (?)

sw5
sw6
sw7
sw8
sw9

"

granitic core fragments
(from spoil pile)
(photos: sw5, sw6, sw7, sw8, sw9)

wfa1

6-24-1997

olivine (chadocrysts) & bronzite (oikocryst)

West Fork Adit, near Stillwater Igneous Complex, MT

bpo1

6-25-1997

migmatite (ophiolite)
(photo)

Beartooth Plateau, Beartooth Highway, MT
GPS 45°02.05’N, 109°24.71’W

bpo2

"

porphyry (Laramide)
(section)

lcc1
lcc2

7-9-1997

siltstone and pyrite

Cambrian (?) Mineral Forks Fm., between Cardiff Peak and Boundary Peak, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

as4

7-16?-1997

copper-rich rock

Big Cottonwood Mine near Alta Stock, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

as1

7-17-1997

granodiorite
(photo)

Alta Stock, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

as2

7-18-1997

bedded skarn
(photo 1, photo 2)

Cambrian Maxfield Fm.(?) near the Alta Stock, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT. The green crystals are garnets, probably grossularite.

as3

"

skarn with serpentine
(photo)

from edge of Alta Stock, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

bcm1

7-23-1997

contains chalcopyrite

Bingham Copper Mine, UT

bcm2

"

contains molybdenite

bcm3

"

skarn with geode

bcm4

"

?

is1

"

basalt
(photo)

Holocene Ice Springs volcanic, Marysvale volcanic district, UT

jl1

7-24-1997

tuff
(photo)

Joe Lott Tuff, Marysvale volcanic district, UT
(outcrop photo)

bcv1

"

andesite

Bullion Canyon volcanics, Marysvale volcanic district, UT

bcv2

"

andesite

joh1

10-24-1997

bark cast fossil in sandstone
(photo)

Pennsylvanian outcrop on US Rt. 35, near County Road 84 near Jackson, OH
(outcrop photo)

srg1

12-26-1997

conglomeratic quarzite
(section)

Silurian Tuscarora Fm., Sweet Route Gap, Bedford County, PA

ops1

2-28-1998

packstone
(etched section, photo)

Ordovician Fairview Fm. or Kope Fm., OH

-

2-28-1998

Platystrophia sp.
brachiopod
(photo)

Ordovician brachiopod collected on WSU Palaeonotolgy Field Trip run by Dr. Cindy Carney, Winter Quarter, 1998.

op1

3-23-1998

andesite porphyry
(photo)

bedrock on O’Leary Peak (hill on left in photo), near Sunset Crater, AZ

sm1

3-25-1998

granite pegmatite
(section)

Sacaton Mtns., AZ

sm2

"

graphic granite

sm3

"

granite and aplite

sm4

"

granite

hb1

5-15-1998

dismicrite limestone

Ordovician Tyrone Limestone, High Bridge Group, US rt. 27, KY

hb2

"

bryozoan (?)

mhc1

6-24-1998

grainstone
(photo)

Pleistocene Grotto Beach Fm., Man Head Cay, San Salvador, Bahamas. Probably the cast of a crab burrow. Crossbedding preserved.

tx1

8-29-1998

llanite (granite)
(photo)

From llanite dike on Rt. 16, Between Baby Head and Llano, TX. (The only outcrop of llanite in the world?)

tn1

9-5-1998

folded siltstone with tool marks
(top, bottom)

shale outcrop (photo 1, photo 2), MM 17 on I-75, TN

joh2

10-16-1998

plant fossil in sandstone
(photo)

Pennsylvanian outcrop on US Rt. 35, near County Road 84 near Jackson, OH
(outcrop photo)

ky1

10-17-1998

ironstone
(photo)

Mississippian Breathitt Fm., MM 166, I-64, KY

ky2

"

Zoophycos in sandstone
(photo)

turbidites at MM ~45, I-64, KY
(outcrop photo)

ah1

10-17-1998

dolostone with blastoid fossils

Mississippian Reelsville-Beech Creek Mbr., Newman Limestone (Armstrong Hill Section), rt. 2, KY
(outcrop photo)

ec1

"

mudstone and chert
(section)

stratigraphically below Carter Cave Sandstone at Echo Canyon, KY

-

2-1999

rugose coral
(etched transverse section)

Ordovician Kope Formation (?). Collected by some student on WSU Palaeontology Field Trip, and left in Dr. Carney's lab.

nj1
nj2

2-27-1999

gneiss

Precambrian Byram Gneiss, northern New Jersey

ob1

4-10-1999

bryozoan (Hallopora?)
(section)

southern Ohio (Ordovican)

gg1

"

tillite
(photo)

Gaugunda Fm. (transported by glacier from outcrop in Canada to Ohio)

ai1

6-12?-1999

Pleistocene pelecypod from North Andros Island, Bahamas

ai2

6-13-1999

Montastrea cavernosa
(photo)

Holocene coral from lagoon in front of Forfar Field Station, North Andros Island, Bahamas

tg1

6-16-1999

grainstone with paleosol
(etched section)

Pleistocene Grotto Beach Fm., the Gulf, San Salvador Island, Bahamas

mr1

6-30-1999

porphyritic rhyolite

Proterozoic Mount Rogers Formation, from summit of Mt. Rogers, highest point in VA

ky3

8-13-1999

dolomitic siltstone
(section)

From I-71, exit 28, KY. Distinct bioturbation; possibly Upper Ordovician Saluda Dolomite.

ky4

"

dolomitic siltstone

ky5

"

dolomitic siltstone
(section)

bg1

8-17-1999

crossbedded peloidal (?) grainstone
(section)

N. side of Rt. 211, Harrison Co., IN, <1 mi. W. of intersection with Rt. 111. Mississippian Sanders Group or Upper Borden Group

bg2

"

packstone with stylolite
(etched section)

bg3

"

coral
(photo)

bg4

"

limestone (with stylolite)

bg5

"

packstone
(section)

bc1

12-22-1999

Grainstone with Diplocraterion
(photo)

Silurian Tonoloway Limestone, near intersection of US Rt. 30 and SR 4022 (Point Rd.), Bedford Co., PA

sr1

1-1-2000

diabase
(photo)

Triassic Stony Ridge dike (diabase) and Ordovician St. Paul Group country rock (limestone), north side of I-76 (PA Turnpike), MM 229.2
GPS 40°14.56’N, 077°06.25’W
(outcrop photo)

sr2

"

limestone
(photo)

bm1

3-17-2000

epidote?

Late Proterozoic Catoctin Formation, Braddock Mountain, north side of I-70, MM 47.1, Frederick Co., MD
GPS 39° 26.65’N, 077° 29.92’W
(outcrop photo)

bm2

"

chlorite schist?

bm3

"

quartz / ?

bm4

"

feldspar

bm5

"

quartz

wc1

4-16-2000

granodiorite (gneiss?)

Lower Paleozoic Wissahickon Fm., Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, PA. Schist is from intersection of Bells Mill Rd. and Wissahickon Creek bike path in Serpentinite zone of Germantown Geological Quad. Granodiorite found on the ground approx. 100 m north of the intersection.
GPS 40° 04.75’N, 075° 13.59’W
(outcrop photo for wc2)

wc2

"

schist with clast (epidote?)

cc1

5-16-2000

interbedded limestone and dolomite
(etched section)

Upper Cambrian Conococheague Limestone, I-70, MM 20.5, Washington Co., MD
(dolomite is lighter than the limestone in sections)
GPS 39° 39.04’N, 077° 52.10’W

cc2

"

interbedded limestone and dolomite
(etched section)

mc1

8-20-2000

quartz-pebble conglomerate
(photo)

Devonian Foreknobs Fm. Rt. 994, near western side of bridge going over Raystown Lake, Huntingdon Co., PA.

sd1
sd2

9-24-2000

serpentine(-ite?)
(photo of sd1)

Early Paleozoic or Late Proterozoic ultramafics from Soldier’s Delight Natural Area (Serpentine Grasslands), Baltimore Co., MD

ki1

11-10-2000

limestone
(etched section)

Devonian Columbus Limestone from a quarry on Kelly's Island, OH, in Lake Erie.

mh1

3-4-2001

chert

Jurassic-Cretaceous Franciscan Complex. mh1 from Marin Headlands, Marin County, CA. mh2 from Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA.

mh2

3-3-2001

chert

ym1

3-5-2001

granodiorite with diorite xenoliths
(photo)

Cretaceous Yosemite Valley Intrusive Suite, found in a moraine along CA Rt. 140 in Yosemite National Park, CA.
GPS 37° 43.27’ N 119° 41.76’ W

ab1

3-7-2001

granodiorite

Cretaceous Granodiorite, from outcrop in intertidal zone of Asilomar State Beach, Monterey County, CA.

bs1

3-8-2001

breccia
(photo)

Outcrop along Valley View Trail, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Monterey County, CA

pt1

3-10-2001

breccia/tuff
(photo)

Miocene Pinnacles Formation (23.5MYA). Outcrop along Juniper Canyon Trail, Pinnacles National Monument, San Benito County, CA

pt2

"

rhyolite

cmd1

4-1-2001

metadolostone
(photo)

Massive Metadolostone Mbr. of Cockeysville Formation, from old quarry near Lower Dam of Loch Raven Reservoir, Baltimore County, MD

hg1

4-7-2001

albite-chlorite schist

Lower Paleozoic Wissahickon Schist (Albite-Chlorite Schist Member), from Holtwood Gorge along Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, PA

rh1

5-27-2001

carbonaceous conglomerate
(etched section)

Silurian Wills Creek Formation from Roundtop Hill, near Hancock, MD. Contains imbricated flat pebbles.

bc2

6-10-2001

sandstone

Devonian Catskill Formation, from outcrop along I-70 south of Breezewood, Bedford Co., PA. Contains plant fossils.

bc3

8-5-2001

grainstone
(etched section, etched section with enhanced contrast)

Carbonaceous sanstone bed of Ordovician Reedsville Shale from along PA Rt. 36 near Loysburg, Bedford Co., PA. Soft-sediment deformation evident. Contains sparse fossils (black in section image) - probably brachiopods and bryozoans.
GPS 40°09.95’N, 078°22.46’W

-

10-20-2001

coral growing on bivalve
(photo)

Collected from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation during the 31st Virginia Field Geological Conference, entitled Post-impact effects of the Eocene Chesapeake Bay Impact, lower York-James Peninsula, Virginia, held near Williamsburg, VA

bc4

11-25-2001

quartz sandstone
(photo)

Outcrop along US Rt. 30, where Everett Bypass intersects Warrior Ridge, Bedford Co., PA. bc4 is Devonian Ridgely Member of Old Port Formation, contains brachiopod casts and a stylolite. bc7 is probably the upper part of the Ridgely Member. bc5 and bc6 are Silurian-Devonian Corriganville-New Creek Limestone.
GPS 40°01.64’N, 078°22.24’W

bc5

3-8-2002

limesone and chert
(photo)

bc6

"

limestone and chert

bc7

"

conglomerate
(photo)

mm1

4-28-2002

carbonate mudstone
(photo)

From Martin Mountain roadcut, MM 52.5, I-68, MD. Contains mud cracks.

lcc3

5-5-2002

quartzite

From north side of Litte Cottonwood Canyon near Alta, Salt Lake Co., UT. lcc3 is the Cambrian Tintic Formation, and lcc4 is the Ophir Formation.

lcc4

"

siltstone

ju1

5-6-2002

rhyolite? porphyry

From dike crossing FR048, northeast of Nephi, Juab Co., UT.
GPS 39°44.46’N, 111°42.73’W

cr1

5-6-2002

rhyolite?

Tertiary volcanic rock from about MM 46, rt. 24, Wayne Co., UT.

cr2

5-7-2002

basalt

From Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne Co., UT. cr2 is Tertiary basalt. cr3 is Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone from the "Oyster Reef". cr4 and cr5 are from the Triassic Moenkopi Formation outcropping near Panorama Point. cr4 has ripple marks, and cr5 is erroded by rain into an interesting pattern. Click here for a 3D image of cr5.

cr3

"

oyster fossil in sandstone

cr4

"

red sandstone

cr5

"

red sandstone
(photo)

mq1

6-29-2002

calcite
(stereo photo of mq1)

From Medford Quarry, Carroll Co., MD. The calcite in this quarry contains Niobium, which gives some of the crystals a purplish color, such as that of mq3.
(photo of quarry)

mq2

"

calcite
(photo)

mq3

"

calcite with Niobium
(photo)

fk1

7-27-2002

fossiliferous sandstone
(photo)

Middle Devonian Foreknobs Formation containing abundant Mucrospirifer sp. brachiopods, from near upper Reservoir of Bath County Pumped Storage Facility of Dominion Power, Bath County, VA.

cq1

10-14-2002

sandstone with muddy clasts
(section)

Devonian Catskill Formation from the Coleman Quarry of the Endless Mountain Stone Company, Susquehanna County, PA.

lvm1

8-1-2003

rhyolite porphyry
(photo, scale bar=1cm)

From moraine covering Lake View Campground overlooking Twin Lakes, south of Leadville, CO. Porphyry contains quartz and feldspar phenocrysts.

pw1
pw2

8-2003

petrified wood
(photo of pw1)

Collected from Tertiary surficial deposits within Former Laury Bombing Range, east of Denver, CO

wq1

8-8-2003

sandstone
(photo)

Permian(?) Flatiron Formation from abandoned Woods Quarry, in Flatiron Mountains west of Boulder, CO

fp1

9-26-2003

granite

Fairlee Pluton, VT. fp1 is from MM 92.5 along I-91, which was stop 1 of the 54th Highway Geology Symposium fieldtrip. fp2 was from stop 2.

fp2

"

granite with aplite vein
(photo)

bpg1

"

granite
(photo)

Devonian Barre Granite from E. L. Smith Quarry of the Rock of Ages Stone Company, Graniteville, VT. Stop 3 of 54th Highway Geology Symposium fieldtrip. bpg3 (three pieces) is from a schist roof pendant within the pluton.

bpg2

"

diorite
(photo)

bpg3a
bpg3b
bpg3c

"

schist
(outcrop photo)

key1

10-2-2003

limestone with brachiopod

Devonian Keyser Limestone (possibly Tonoloway Fm.) along Rt. 22, Blair Co., PA. Radargeology Field Trip Stop 2

key2

10-3-2003

crinoid-rich limestone
(photo)

Devonian Keyser Limestone, collected on 68th Annual Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists field trip
key2, key3, key4 from Old Eldorado Quarry, I-99/US220 Mile Marker 30, Blair Co.
key5 from New Enterprise New Paris Quarry, Bedford Co.

key3

"

Stromatoporoid
(photo)

key4

"

Stromatoporoid
(photo)

key5

"

Bryozoan or coral?
(possible cast of coral surface, photo)

lb1

4-17-2004

limestone conglomerate
(photo)

Triassic conglomerate from Culpepper Basin, collected at roadcut northwest of Leesburg, VA

st1
st2

12-21-2004

pyrite-rich sandstone
(photo of st1)

Ordovician Bald Eagle Sandstone from Skytop roadcut (US 322/I-99), collected during the Conference on Principles of Acid Pollution Control Along Highways. The rocks were collected from the area under the bridge in the left of this outcrop photo.

ky6

12-30-2004

sandstone with hematitic concretion
(photo, another angle, another angle)

Mississippian or Pennsylvanian sandstone from the vicinity of Gray's Arch in the Natural Bridges/Red River Gorge area of Daniel Boone National Forest in east-central Kentucky

abd1

7-28-2005

granite
(photo)

granitic rock from pegmatitic dike containing euhedral garnets near western border of Anza-Borrego State Park, rt 78 East of Banner, CA.
(outcrop photo)

pr1

3-11-2006

muscovite
(photo)

From what is probably an abandoned borrow pit on a trail on the northeast side of the Patapsco River less than 100 meters north of I-70, Baltimore County, MD

pr2

"

pegmatite
(photo)