Wapsipinicon State Park

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The Gelogical Society of Iowa led their Fall 2009 field trip in the Anamosa area (eastern Iowa).

Click here for Page 1: The Geology of the Weber Stone Quarry.

Introduction

Brian Witske (IGWS) begins a discussion about the rock within Wapsipinicon State Park (Key words: Dolomite, Stratigraphic, vugs/pores/holes, dissolution, karst topography)

Brian discusses the similarity of this area to modern reef systems

Ray Anderson (IGWS) and Joe Artz (Office of State Archaeologist) discuss the history and archaeology of the Horse thief Cave

 

Images from the field! Click on an image to start a slide show!