Geology 2 Field Trip to Pt. Lobos--Saturday April 8
We will meet entrance to Pt Lobos after we finish the Erosion Lab and Quiz on Saturday.
We will be walking to Moss Cove. You should be back on campus by 12:30. Note the location of Moss
Cove in case you miss the class at the start. Wear comfortable walking shoes and warm clothes appropriate
for the coast. Bring snacks.
Pt Lobos Field Guide
While we are visiting Pt Lobos, we will see sedimentary deposits that are thought
to have been deposited in a submarine canyon, one very similar to the present-day
Monterey Canyon.
In the museum, we’ll also see exhibits that depict some of the resources that have
been utilized from the sea throughout the human habitation of the Pt Lobos area.
At the rock outcrops
What is the evidence that the
Carmelo Congrlomerate at Pt
Lobos was deposited in a
submarine canyon?
Where on or within the earth was the granite formed? What is the key piece of evidence
that supports your conclusion?
What MUST have happened between the time the granite was formed and the time the
Carmelo Conglomerate was deposited?
Explain why the marine terraces at Pt Lobos can be used as evidence that the land in this
area is rising up out of the sea.