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Dogtooth Calcite
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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Located in Room AB20 of Lewis Weeks Hall for Geological Sciences.

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