For our second mapping project we went from bog to beach. The site, called Fountain Hill Beach was located about an hour and fifteen minutes away fom Clonbur. Being even longer than the 45 minute drive out to Lough Fee for our last mapping project, van rides to and from the site meant perpetual cycles between propped up eyelids and excessively loud music in an attempt to wake myself up for the day and a drooped head and consented napping. Any science major whose school takes trips to field sites can understand my plight. Except for the last day, we had beautiful blue skies and crystal clear ocean. While beautiful though, it was by no means warm and I'll admit it felt a bit weird traipsing about on a beach in 3 layers, wool socks, and big clunky hiking boots. This mapping project was a welcome transition into metamporphic rocks and we got to see some pretty cool folding in amongst alternating psammitic (sandy) and pelitic (muddy) schist along with pink, coarse granite, and really cool metamorphosed lime mud known as scarn...
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| My first look at our new field site...a VERY welcome change |
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| Omey Granite |
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| Between the sheep and the cattle, you just can't get any privacy in Ireland |
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| Our lunch spot on the first day |
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| Grossular garnets! |
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| Everyone take a good look...this is Hannah with sunscreen on. You will probaly never see this again. *Note the faint glisten of it on her nose* |
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| Schisty cobbles |
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| I wish North Carolina had rocks like these on the beach... |
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| Omey Granite |
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| I turned mass mussel murderer on this mapping project. When you have to get to a fresh surface of rock, you do what you've got to do... |
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| Beach in boots is weird. |
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| Our map in progress...just to show proof that I do in fact do work over here for you skeptics |
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| Field mapping...the only time my pockets are ever this filled |
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| This is for you Cameron...Hannah posing as a unicorn. |
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| Fault zone |
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| Welcome to Ireland. |
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| A snail eating a flower for your viewing pleasure |
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| Another squall brewing as we leave the beach for the last time |
I'm just glad I made it to the beach at least once this summer...
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