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Seismic City*

A cliff face of dark rock with pink granite dikes crosscutting, with noticeable offsets from faults through the pink layers.

Seismic City*

This trip, designed for the Seismolab Earthquake Fellows summer program, is a day-long trip exploring local/regional faults around Pasadena and the local mountains. (8 hrs; 3 hr option to Eaton Canyon only.)

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Download field trip guide (.pdf | .docx).

NGS Standard(s):

PS1C: Nuclear processes;  ESS1C: The history of planet Earth;  ESS2A: Earth materials and systems;  ESS2B: Plate tectonics and large-scale systems; 

Grade(s):

9th Grade;  10th Grade;  11th grade;  12th grade;