Paleontology and
the Evolution of Earth’s Biosphere
one of the Back to
School for Alumni classes
Dr. Robert Gaines,
Chairman of the Geology Department, teaches this very popular
class.
Bonnie volunteered
to be the sun while the earth revolved around her.
We got a tour
of the lab where they determine the composition of minerals.
A rock sample is melted to form a small round disk that is placed
in the x-ray diffraction machine.