We went to visit the earthflow in the morning. Ron Kaiser, from the Texas A&M Water Management Hydrological Science program, was our "tour guide" for Lake City. He took us by Lake San Cristobal and explained the importance of the water to Lake City.
The original plan was to use the Brunton compass to measure the slope when we got to the earthflow but it had been raining too much. We still went around the site and investigated the terrain and the resulting morphology. We could not believe that some people actually have built homes right at the foot of the earthflow. There is a very important reason for checking the geology of a given area whenever you plan on building.
When we left the Windy Pass Overlook, we stopped off at the foot of the earthflow to get samples of the soil. There were some nice crystals of selenite that we found in the soil.
After lunch, we were taken to the Hard Tack Mine. Robert took us through the mine and explained the different parts of it. He explained the different methods the miners used to get ore from the mine and transporting it out.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Slumgullian Earthflow and Mine
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Efren I finally got time to sit down and read your blog. As you say awesome!!!!! Geology is addicting and I hope you picked up a couple of extra rocks for me! I am in weslaco for the next 2 weeks then back to NM to actually install seismic sensors and drop off my oldest daughter at Highlands Univ. in Las Vegas, NM. Gotta run going to the fire station. Keep in touch.
Craig
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