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Rainey Lake, Ontario

Zodiac parked at an outcrop of deformed granites
Zodiac docked at the lake
Foliated amphibolite mylonites
Foliated amphibolite and anorthite mylonites

Field area in the Quetico Shear Zone studying the rheology of amphibolites in lower crustal shear zones.



Mont Albert ophiolite, Quebec

Top of Mont Albert where mantle rocks host a unique ecosystem
Mantle section of the ophiolite
Mantle to metamorphic sole section of the ophiolite

Field area for a collaborative research project with Dr. Alissa Kotowski (Utrecht University) studying the dynamics of subduction initiation.



Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Pillow basalt of the Metchosin formation near Sombrio Point
Metapelitic schist outcropping on the western coast
Leech River Fault in Goldstream
Metapelitic schist along Diversion Reservoir

Field area for my Ph.D. research project studying the Leech River Fault, where the Metchosin Basalt was accreted against the Leech River Schist.



California and Nevada

Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California
Little Hebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, California
Rainbow Basin, California
Muddy Mountains Wilderness Area, Nevada

Mapping areas for Field School 1 are located across California and Nevada where extension in the Basin and Range province overprints passive margin sedimentary sequences and subsequent fold and thrust belts.



Massif Central, France

Basaltic flows overlying columnar basalt
Volcanic rim with a central lava dome

Mapping areas for Field School 2 and 3 are located in the Massif Central region of southern France where the basement is composed of granitic and metamorphic rocks of the Variscan orogeny. Recent volcanism formed the Chaîne des Puys, a chain of cider cones, lava domes, and maars.




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