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Dogtooth Calcite. Specimens like this one are part of the collection at the UW–Madison Geology Museum.
Spring Break Field Trip
Geoscience Spring Break '13 field course in Guadalupe Mountains, NP
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Fossil snails known as turritellid gastropods. This specimen is part of the collection of the UW–Madison Geology Museum.
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Geobadgers look closely at hand-samples in California.
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The hydrogeology field methods course involves GPS surveying near Trout Lake.
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Geoscience 515:  Professor Phil Brown and students study ore deposits.
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An undergrad excavates fossils in Wyoming to add to the Geology Museum's collection.
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Detail of the stained glass window outside the Geology Museum.
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Undergraduate majors on a field trip to the Ouachitas. (TA Chloe Bonamici)

Welcome to The Department of Geoscience, where great people explore fundamental questions about the Earth, life, and the environment.

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Weeks Lectures

Regularly scheduled at 3:30pm on Fridays.
Located in Room AB20 of Lewis Weeks Hall for Geological Sciences.

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