First Fieldtrip

When I was in first semester, at the end of semester I have physical geology and Mineralogy, Crystalography Fieldtrip. The purpose of this fieldtrip is  using the knowledge that we learn in class and laboratory to be aplied in field. There we practice using geological tools like compass, rock hammer, and loupe, and we also practice how to write fieldnote correctly and well.

The first we did when we arrived in stopside, we should plot the location we were in our map. To decide the position we could use GPS or by field orientation. After that we could observe what's going on the field with the objects are geomorphology, litology (petrology), geological structure, and engineering geology where were there

In this fieldtrip we have some stopside.

First Stopside (1st station) : Kali Progo (Progo River), in Kulonprogo, Yogyakarta

Progo River, December 2009

Alluvial deposite of  Progo River (Kali Progo),  December, 2009

Second stopside, Mujil Hill, in Kulonprogo, still a part of  Kulonprogo Plato

At street side of Kulonprogo, we were listening  lecture by Mr. Salahudin

and practicing  how to decide  the position by  field orientation

Mujil hill, an isolated hill which surrounded by Kulonprogo montains,

or  commonly  called as  Kulonprogo Plato  

Third stopside, nearby Mujil Hill

We were searching gypsum minerals, hematite, limonite,

and quatzz  to described

Fourth stopside: in Sentolo, Kulonprogo

here is our face when we ere heating in the field, being tired,, pain, thirsty

and hungry, just dreaming the bed. The handsame one is my friend, Damar

Carbonate Sandstone in Sentolo, belong to Sentolo Formation

Ansori (front) and rochman (behind) show a boulder of  Andesit rock

Fifth Stopside: in Wates, Kulonprogo

Lava andesit to be bedrock of stream, rich of pyroxene, colors gray rather to bright green

Quartz vein in lava andesite which associated with pyrite and gold

Tunnel of convention gold mining in wates, parallel to strike of quatz vein 

Last stopside: at Gelagah Beach.

Here we learn about beach landscape, but we also can see sandbeach, a kind of dunes, the product of eolian.

Session photo after we have worked hard for today, since sunrise until sunset

sunset in Gelagah beach, Marlin (left) and Tigor (right) didn't wanna  miss  this  moment

so they  wanna me to take this picture. nice picture :)

The way to back home

Finally we were going to home, yeah that's all my first fieldtrip.. so tired, hungry, thirsty, full of pain and confusion. But guys,,because we through it together it felt happy and it's to be our fist experience working in field.

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