This is one of our most important topics of the semester. Plan to read this material now and review it again a few times in the second half of the semester. We will be doing quite a lot of work in ...

The state of Massachusetts has a long list of official symbols. There's an official muffin, a state cat (and dog) and a state rock. But so far, not an official sedimentary structure. That could change ...

In lab this week we will look at sedimentary structures in hand specimen. I will pass out a worksheet in class, and you will fill in the worksheet during lab. If you need extra time you can turn in ...

The communication records the development of wrinkle structures and desiccation cracks in the fine-grained Bundi Hill Sandstone belonging to the Neoproterozoic Bhander Group of the Vindhyan Supergroup ...

Sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of older rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and organic remains (shells, bone, etc.). When rocks break apart from erosion they are transported by ...

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been exploring Mars since August 2012. The rover's goals include an investigation of the Martian climate and geology, especially a search for evidence for liquid water ...

A careful study of images taken by the NASA rover Curiosity has revealed intriguing similarities between ancient sedimentary rocks on Mars and structures shaped by microbes on Earth. The findings ...

A Rochester Institute of Technology professor has been recognized for excellence in research by the Society for Sedimentary Geology. RIT Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Carmala Garzione received ...