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June 2019
JUNE FIELD TRIP: Geology of the Ouray Area
This 2-day trip will explore geologic history of the Ouray area which spans 1700 Ma and preserves a nearly complete Paleozoic to Cenozoic history punctuated by mountain-building events, magmatism, and mineralization.
Find out more »August 2019
FCGS Annual Picnic!
Join us for our Annual Picnic at the Junction Creek Campground, Day Use Site. Food & Drinks are provided and there will be a Horseshoe Tournament and Raffle.
Find out more »September 2019
Gold Deposits in Metamorphic Rocks: What We Know and Why Are We Getting More Confused by Richard J. Goldfarb
Join us as Richard J. Goldfarb from the Colorado School of Mines presents his talk on Gold Deposits in Metamorphic Rocks.
Find out more »October 2019
Molas Pass to Durango Hike & Rail Ride
Join us on this joint FCGS & Fort Lewis College Geo Club Field Trip as we learn about the geology from Molas Pass to the Animas River while hiking down the Colorado Trail to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train stop at Elk Park. We'll ride the train back to town.
Find out more »October Talk: Comparison of the Natural Fracture Systems in Low-Permeability Sandstones of the San Juan, Piceance, Raton and Green River Basins
Join us as John Lorenz and Scott Cooper from FractureStudies give their talk about Comparing Natural Fracture Systems in Reservoirs of the San Juan, Piceance, Raton, and Green River Basins. This talk was cancelled last February due to a blizzard. We are fortunate the speakers were able to reschedule for us to this fall.
Find out more »November 2019
November FCGS Meeting Presents Paul Spear: Helium in the Four Corners Region – History, Geology, and Recent Activity
Paul Spear (formerly Logos Resources and ConocoPhillips) will be presenting on helium exploration and current activity in the Four Corners area.
Find out more »December 2019
FCGS Christmas Party
This year we will continue the tradition of having a joint Christmas party with the Durango Petroleum Club, San Juan Basin Landman's Association and Four Corners Society of Petroleum Engineers. This event will be at the Irish Embassy from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm and will be free for all Four Corners Geological Society members. Guests will be $25 at the door. A big THANK YOU to Softrock Geological Services for sponsoring this event!
Find out more »Dr. Melissa Clutter presents on her PhD thesis hydrology topic: “Simple and robust measurement networks: Where should I install sensors in the field?”
Mark your calendars for our December 12th Meeting at Fort Lewis College. We will have Dr. Dave Gonzales' students standing by to talk about their Senior Posters before the meeting and our new hydro-geology professor at FLC, Dr. Melissa Clutter, speaking on her research topic.
Find out more »January 2020
January FCGS Meeting Presents Stephen P. J. Cossey: Paleocanyon Formation and Contemporaneous Oil Seepage near the Paleocene/Eocene Boundary, Tampico-Misantla Basin, E. Mexico
Join us for our first talk of 2020! Stephen P. J. Cossey will be here to update us on his fieldwork in the Paleocanyon Formation and Contemporaneous Oil Seepage near the Paleocene/Eocene Boundary, Tampico-Misantla Basin, E. Mexico.
Find out more »February 2020
February FCGS Meeting Presents Laura Hartman: Investigations Into the Advancement of Cryptotephra Geochemical Fingerprinting and Tephrochronology
Join us as our speaker, Laura Hartman of BLM, will summarize her thesis work on bands of volcanic tephra in ice cores from Antarctica and the Swiss Alps. The tephra is used for dating the core and further, if the volcanic source can be traced, to determine past atmospheric circulation patterns.
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