LOCATION: The Tweed-Bancroft area of Ontario, east of Toronto 

DATES: Spring

COURSE AND CREDITS: Geol 31070; 4 credits 

SUGGESTED BACKGROUND COURSES:  Physical and Historical Geology, Mineralogy. 

PURPOSE OF FIELD TRIP: A four-day Petrology field trip is conducted annually by Dr. Richard Heimlich. The area is visited by numerous Canadian and American university petrology/structural geology classes because of its wide array of outstanding Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock types, mineral associations, and deformational features.  During the trip, the petrology class completes a series of small mapping projects, using Brunton compasses, and answers questions regarding each rock exposure. Included are visits to an operating talc mine in Madoc and the unique Bancroft mineral locality. In addition to studies of the Precambrian rocks, students measure and interpret a stratigraphic section of Ordovician limestones and interpret the glacial history by examining Pleistocene landforms and siliciclastic sediments. Attended by 20-25 undergraduate majors, the students have the option of camping out or staying at a motel in Tweed. Social events include the "Tweed International Pool Contest" between professor(s) and students one night and a campfire sing-along at the campground on the last evening of the trip. 

ESTIMATED FEES AND COSTS: Personal expenses (food and lodging while traveling) 

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