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Course Description

We will car caravan the length of Owens Valley from Fossil Falls in the south to the Bishop area in the north. The geologic history of the Owens Valley will be discussed while viewing rocks as young as 10,000 years and as old as 500 million years. On Day 1 we will visit Fossil Falls and see sculpted basalt worn smooth by glacial melt water during the Pleistocene Epoch. We will stop at Owens Lake and discuss its natural and man-made history. We?ll visit the scarp of the 1872 Lone Pine earthquake, an estimated 8 magnitude, one of the largest in California recorded history. Our last stop on Day 1 will be the basalt flows of the Big Pine Volcanic Field, just south of Big Pine. Day 2 will include a look at some 500-million-year-old rocks ? the Poleta Folds and 5,000-year-old trees ? the Bristlecone Pines of the White Mountains. Our last stops will be in Round Valley, just west of Bishop. We will visit the Buttermilk Boulders and the Pine Creek moraine.

The 3 Professional Development Unit option is section 006 ($300).

The Non-credit section option is 005 ($50).

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Section Title
Geology of the Owens Valley
Type
Lecture
Dates
Jun 17, 2024 to Jun 18, 2024
Course Fee(s)
TP0003 credit (0 to 3 units) $50.00
Potential Discount(s)
Available for Credit
0 to 3 units
Reading List / Textbook
Geology of the Owens River Valley
Section Title
Geology of the Owens Valley
Type
Lecture
Days
M, T
Time
12:00AM to 11:59AM
Dates
Jun 17, 2024 to Jun 18, 2024
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
24.0
Location
Course Fee(s)
TP0003 credit (0 to 3 units) $300.00
Potential Discount(s)
Available for Credit
0 to 3 units
Reading List / Textbook
Geology of the Owens River Valley
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