 Featuring a Special Symposium
"Geological Overview of the Lake Superior Region"
GENERAL NFORMATION
The 44th annual meeting of the Institute on Lake Superior Geology will be held May
6-10, 1998 at the Holiday Inn-Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Please register by
April 10 to receive discount prices and a seat on the bus to the field trip of your
choice. Most events will occur at or start from the Holiday InnMetrodome-located on the
West Bank of the University of Minnesota Campus, just east of downtown Minneapolis. Take
the 3rd Street/University, or Washington Avenue exits off I35W, (see map). Parking is
available in ramp adjacent to hotel
OVERVIEW SYMPOSIUM
A half-day symposium is offered on Thursday morning, May 7 that overviews the Archean,
Proterozoic, Paleozoic, and Quaternary geology of the Lake Superior region. A one-day-only
registration option is available for those interested in attending just the special
session. The field trips and banquet are open to all registrants.
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Sponsored by
Minnesota Geological Survey
University of Minnesota
Mark Jirs and Jim Miller, Co-chairs
Terry Boerboom, Field Trip Chair
FIELD TRIPS
The 5 field trips cover a diversity of geological topics. Attendance is on a
first-come, first-served basis, with respect to registration forms received. Register
early.
Pre-meetingfield trips
(1) Early Proterozoic geology of east-central Minnesota
Wednesday, May 6 - Leaders: Terry Boerboom, Mark Jirsa (MGS), D. K. Holm (Kent State
University)
Visits outcrops of the Early Proterozoic Steams granitic complex-within the internal zone
of the Penokean Orogen. Includes stops at quarries and stone processing facilities in the
St. Cloud area.
(2) Keweenawan (Middle Proterozoic) geology of theTaylors Falls area,
Minnesota/Wisconsin
Wednesday, May 6 - Leaders: Karl Wirth (MacalasterCollege), William Kean
(UW-Milwaukee), William Cordua (UW-River Falls), and Zachary Naiman (Univ. of Arizona)
Highlights new studies on the volcanic stratigraphy and structure of the southernmost
exposures of the Midcontinent Rift.
(3) Glacial exotica of the Twin Cities area
Wednesday, May 6 - Leaders: Gary Meyer, Howard Hobbs,Alan Knaeble (Minnesota Geological
Survey)
Focuses on unique and diverse glacial features in and west ofthe Twin Cities, including
thrusted blocks of glacial till and Cretaceous shale, and aeolian dunes of the Anoka Sand
Plain.
Post-meetingfield trips
4) Paleozoic stratigraphy of SE Minnesota
Saturday, May 9 - Leaders: Tony Runkel and Bob Tipping
(Minnesota Geological Survey)
Highlights recent interpretations of the depositional environments of Ordovician and
Cambrian strata, and application to hydrogeological problems.
(5) Archean and Quaternary geology of the Minnesota River Valley
Saturday-Sunday, May 9 -10- Leaders: David Southwickand Carrie Patterson (Minnesota
Geological Survey)
Two-day trip with a dual emphasis: 1. geology, structure, and geochronology of the Archean
Minnesota River Valley subprovince; and 2. recent mapping of Quaternary stratashowing the
protracted and complex history of glacialdeposition in southwestern Minnesota
BASEBALL-Twins vs. Yankees
"Take me out to the ball game…" Join us for an evening of major
league baseball under the Dome on Friday, May 8 at 7:05 P.M. Forty seats have been
reserved in the lower deck directly up from first base (good foul ball territory); tickets
$12 each. Family members are welcome. |
