{"id":1343,"date":"2023-10-26T13:55:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geosocmn.org\/gsmpaypal\/st-cloud-area-granite-formations\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:55:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:55:42","slug":"st-cloud-area-granite-formations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geosocmn.org\/gsmpaypal\/st-cloud-area-granite-formations\/","title":{"rendered":"ST. CLOUD AREA GRANITE FORMATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Field Trip Title: <\/strong>ST. CLOUD AREA GRANITE FORMATIONS<\/p>\n

Field Trip Status <\/strong>Field Trip Completed<\/p>\n

Field Trip Start Date: <\/strong>May 22, 2004<\/p>\n

Field Trip Start Time: <\/strong>8:30 AM<\/p>\n

Field Trip End Date: <\/strong>May 23, 2003<\/p>\n

Field Trip End Time: <\/strong>4:30 AM<\/p>\n

Field Trip Subject: <\/strong>
\nST. CLOUD AREA GRANITE FORMATIONS<\/p>\n

Field Trip Leader: <\/strong>Terry Boerboom
\nLeader Information <\/strong>MN Geological Survey <\/p>\n

Field Trip Starting Point: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Field Trip Itinerary: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA
<\/u>2004 FIELD TRIP NUMBER\u00a0\u00a01
<\/strong>S<\/em><\/strong>T. CLOUD AREA GRANITE FORMATIONS<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

Date:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Saturday, May 22, 2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08:30 a.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m. (roughly 8 hour trip)<\/p>\n

Leader:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Terry Boerboom, MN Geological Survey<\/p>\n

H<\/em><\/strong>IGHLIGHTS:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/u>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>This trip will focus on the various granite formations in the St. Cloud area.\u00a0\u00a0Stops planned include quarry sites (dimension stone quarries containing spectacular exposures of the granite that are cut by diabase dikes) outcrops that feature St. Cloud red granite, Reformatory granodiorite, glacially polished and striated outcrops, Rockville Granite, saprolite, corestones, glacially induced thrust faults, cretaceous shale with gypsum crystals (which we can collect) and perhaps Richmond granite which is a unique green charnockitic granite.<\/p>\n

WHEN AND HOW:\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>We will meet at Guardian School Bus Company (2779 Highway 10 S) located just southeast of St. Cloud.** This is where we will load the bus and where we will leave the cars.\u00a0\u00a0Check-in begins\u00a08:30 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0Please arrive early to allow for timely departure at 9:00 a.m.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(Due to limited parking at road cuts, no private vehicles allowed on this trip.)\u00a0\u00a0Everyone gets to ride with the leader!!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

++!!PLEASE NOTE!!++<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Due to the special charter of the bus for this trip,\u00a0space is limited<\/u>.\u00a0\u00a0Participation is limited to 40 participants and will be based on a first-registered\/paid, first-seated arrangement. To make sure we maximize capacity,\u00a0payment in advance is required<\/u>.\u00a0\u00a0No registrations\/payments can be accepted the day of the field trip.<\/p>\n

COST:<\/u>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Cost of the field trip includes the bus charter cost–$15 per member.\u00a0\u00a0Non-members pay an additional $5 fee.\u00a0Registration\/payment must be received by the deadline Thursday May 20.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/u>When 40 seats have been reserved, a waiting list will be started.<\/p>\n

PLEASE SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER\u00a0<\/em>(do not send cash)\u00a0TO:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

GSM<\/strong><\/h4>\n

c\/o Diane Lentsch<\/strong><\/p>\n

5533 43rd<\/sup>\u00a0Ave. S<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minneapolis, MN\u00a0\u00a055417\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(Make checks payable to Geological Society of MN)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Phone:\u00a0\u00a0612-725-0771<\/p>\n

PREPARATION:<\/u>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Come prepared for any type of weather and terrain. Each field trip participant will be required to sign a waiver of liability prior to the start of the field trip.\u00a0\u00a0This is scheduled to be an all day trip. You may bring a bag lunch and there will be opportunities to buy fast or convenience food.\u00a0<\/p>\n

–Out of Twin Cities area, take 94W heading NW towards St. Cloud.\u00a0\u00a0Take the Clearwater exit and follow MN 24 northeast to Clear Lake and Hiway 10.\u00a0\u00a0Get on Hiway 10 heading west towards St. Cloud.\u00a0\u00a0After you pass through Cable, you will cross County Hiway 3, 32nd<\/sup>\u00a0St. SE and 31st<\/sup>\u00a0St SE.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch on right hand side for sign for Guardian Bus Co or a yellow school bus marking the driveway.\u00a0\u00a0Turn into the driveway to the parking lot.<\/p>\n

–Out of Twin Cities area, follow Hiway 10 NW towards St. Cloud.\u00a0\u00a0After you pass through Cable the directions are the same as above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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