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Day 4: Mantle Xenoliths

Somewhere among the volcanic necks east of Mt.Taylor are mantle xenoliths, beautiful pieces of olivine and peridot bombs brought to the surface via basalt and gas. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to collect any.
Oh, is that a volcanic neck I see?
Closeup, you can see an assortment of xenoliths. Some of them are mantle xenoliths from some 35+ kilometers below.
Here's a view of the valley.
There's some more volcanic necks.
Here's for size comparison. There's the group next to the volcanic neck. Joining us for the day was Jane from UNM.
As i was walking back I was about to step on something and it jumped out of my way. I didn't realize it was there and took a picture of it as it slithered away. Is that a diamondback rattler?
Here we are about to have dinner at Robin's house. Note all the relics.
Mars.

Day 5: Ghost Ranch

We arrived at Ghost Ranch the night before so we woke to some great views. It was a nice day to do some sedimentary work. Last year it was snowing when we did this.
Chimney Rock.
Me.
Laura.
THE Professor Jason Morgan.
Crossbeds.
Another View of the valley where Ghost Ranch is.
Chimney Rock.
Ah, a classic pose, this year with short hair and a cowboy hat. Notice I shave on days when I know I'm going to pose.
There's our professors again.
Nice view. 7000 ft alt.
Jamitto and Laura licking bone fossils. There's Alex behind Jamitto.
Our class examining fossil beds at the Snider Quarry.
Echo Ampitheatre.
Yup.
There's kitchen Mesa. Its a favorite destination for early early morning hikes.
Sunset Moonrise.

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