Just how old is Michigan? Michigan has a long geologic history. The oldest rocks in the state are over 3.5 billion years old. The older rocks in the state host important deposits of iron and copper.

As a young boy in Grand Ledge I hiked and biked the river trail among the massive sandstone cliffs bordering the Grand River. I had no idea how that experience would foreshadow my chosen major and ...

KALAMAZOO -- Narrow wooden boxes line a laboratory wall, holding chunks of sandstone from Holland's deep underground formations, dating back at least 550 million years. David Barnes, a Western ...

Western Michigan University’s CoreKids K-12 Outreach Program invites Michigan teachers who are looking for Earth science resources to schedule a visit to WMU to explore our geological facilities.

Day1: Michigan Rocks gives you the opportunity to join upper-level students and faculty mentors to explore rock formations that record events from throughout Michigan’s rich geological history. Study ...

KALAMAZOO -- Narrow wooden boxes line a laboratory wall, holding chunks of sandstone from Holland's deep underground formations, dating back at least 550 million years. David Barnes, a Western ...

Your second and third years have distinctive course requirements and electives. Here we can compare four related majors through select second and third year courses. Chemical composition, crystal ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Over 111,700 were in attendance this Saturday to watch the University of Michigan football team ...

Michigan Field Geology (Loading...) is an introductory geology course where the first 10 days are taught outdoors on a field trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The best introduction to geological ...