Gypsum is a spectacular mineral. It grows in multiple unique forms. This big hunk of gypsum same from San Ysidro, NM. What’s one of your favorite minerals? (Serious or silly responses welcome)

Free important conference with food and refreshments through the PSU GIS club!

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Last weekend was the Basin Analysis field trip and the Petrology field trip! 🏔⚒🪨 These are some shots from the Basin Analysis trip, where they spent time around the Wallowa Mountains and the La Grande basin 🤩 So many rock types exposed in one area - amazing! #Geology

We had three of our all stars win awards at the AEG student research showcase last night! 🤩 Students from PSU and Western Oregon University presented some stellar research! Congrats Anika Walter, Rachel Sweeten, and Andrew Dunning! 🥳 #geology #earthscience #college #aeg

Need a science credit? PSU’s G200 series summer field trips are the most fun science courses students of all majors can take 🙌🏼 You’ll visit some of the most epic places in WA and OR! 🗻 This one is the Columbia River Gorge trip to Latourell Falls 🤩 #geology #earthscience #pdx

Another photo from the Basin Analysis field trip to the Wallowa Mountains and La Grande basin! 🤩 What a crew! #geology #earthscience #science #sedimentology #college #fieldtrip #undergrad #psu #pdx #portland #portlandstateuniversity #summer #getoutside #explore

The petrology field trip took students around the NE corner of Oregon, where they got to see the famous Ignimbrite-CRBG basalt contact and a bunch of other major geologic features that shaped Oregon! 🙌🏼 Does PSU Geology have the best field trips or what?? #geology #earthscience

Need science credits? PSU’s G200 series summer field trips are the most fun science courses you can take! They bring geology and non-geology majors to the most epic places in WA and OR! This is the south Mount St. Helens trip that includes Lava Canyon and the Ape Caves 🤩 #pnw

🤩🥳 #gradparty #graduation #graduate #party #geology #earthscience #science #classof2022

Last weekend was the Igneous Petrogenesis field trip! 🤩 They went to places like the Cove Palisades and a secret location with abundant mantle xenoliths! 🤫⚒ #geology #earthscience #science #psu #pdx #portland #portlandstate #oregon #minerals

Congrats #psuclassof2022 !! 🎉 We had three Masters, one Doctoral, and several Bachelors graduates walk in the ceremony yesterday! We know you’ll continue to make our department proud! BS graduates: DM your graduation photos to @psugeologydept on Instagram! 🤩

“PSU geology paleoseismic excavation of the Meer's fault, Oklahoma! We've got evidence of at least three surface rupturing earthquakes on an intraplate fault!” Pictured w Streig: grad students Obinna Ozioko, Nick Roberts, Andrew Dunning, and Rud Moe, and undergrad Christy Pingle!

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Geology PhD candidate Daniel Sheikh presented his work on meteorites at the 2022 MetSoc conference in Glasgow, UK! 🤩 You’re awesome, Daniel!