10 Undergraduate Research (Posters)
Tuesday, 7 March 2006
8:20 AM - 12:00 PM
PETRIFIED TREES IN PENNSYLVANIAN STRATA: BEAR MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, EASTLAND COUNTY, TEXAS
Paper number: 10-10
Program: THEME SESSIONS
Time: 8:20 AM – 12:00 PM
Authors
Abstract
The project is a study of the geologic history of the Bear Mountain quadrangle, near Strawn, Texas. The project includes a geologic map of the entire quadrangle, measured sections, a stratigraphic column, and cross-sections. Emphasis is on an area located in the north central portion of the quadrangle where several large petrified trees were discovered by the landowner. The project includes a detailed section with placement, dimensions, and orientations of the petrified logs. This data is obtained with the use of a GPS unit. Petrified tree data will be entered as an attribute table in a Geographic Information Systems program used to generate the maps.