2011 Appalachia - Acadia to Acadie

Don Beaumont & his Vagabond adventurers, Sandi Phillips & Rocky  Romero, present the geology and geologic treasures of the Appalachian Mountains focusing on New England, Quebec, the Maritime Provinces & Newfoundland.

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Course Outline

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Course Poster

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Geologic - Session 1
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Vagabond - Session 1 - Orientation, Louisiana to New England (13.3MB)

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Geologic - Session 2
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Vagabond - Session 2 - Geologic Overview, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts (8.3MB)

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Geologic - Session 3 (10.9MB)

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Vagabond - Session 3 - Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine (24.4MB)

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Geologic - Session 4 (21.9MB)

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Vagabond - Session 4 - Natural Sites of Quebec, PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia (9.0MB)

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Extra: UT Dept of Geophysics Model of Plate Tectonic Movement over the past 700 million years (4.7MB)

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Geologic - Session 5

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Vagabond - Session 5 - Statistics, People & Travel of Quebec, PEI, New Brusniwk, Nova Scotia (16.8MB)

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October 20, 2011 TEXAS Earthquake

From USGS' site, the earthquake registered 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.  Earthquake was 47 miles SSE of San Antonio & 103 miles SSW of Austin.  No injuries or damage was reported. Federal Building in San Antonio was evacuated.  This quake surpassed a 1993 quake of 4.3 magnitude in the area.  In Sept of 2011 the Abilene area had a 4.4 magnitude quake.  Largest earthquake in Texas was a 5.8 magnitude near Valentine, TX (Big Bend area) August 16th 1931.  More details are available at:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/last_event/states/states_texas.php

Geologic - Session 6 (11.0MB)

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Vagabond - Session 6 - Newfoundland (11.4MB)

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