Course description
Mount Shasta Field Geology introduces the geologic setting, eruptive history, eruptive products and potential hazards of Mount Shasta during an evening lecture and a Saturday field trip. The field trip will afford students opportunities to explore volcanic and glacial features on the flanks of a peak that geologists estimate has a one in ten chance of erupting during their lifetimes.
Course status
- Scheduled: Fall 2012 (14-Sep to 15-Sep)
- Course code: 7426
Course format
Mount Shasta Field Geology (XNH 0300) is offered in a short-term lecture plus field trip format that uses resources posted on this website (syllabus and course materials).