Rocks & Minerals
What is basalt?
The only officer studying something other than geology, this officer is becoming a dentist.
Who is Alex?
A Geology professor from 1969 to 1997, this professor was known as Sweet Old Bob (abbr. SOB)
Who is Dr. Robert D. Bentley?
The prominent mountain peak visible to the north of Campus, and the best mountain ever
What is Mt. Stuart?
#bajabc
The largest river in the United States.
What is the Mississippi?
What is mudstone/mudrock/shale/siltstone?
Extremely cute, this officer is a prolific knitter.
Who is Mariah?
Populated by administration, this south campus building is the oldest on campus.
What is Barge Hall?
This officer's favorite television program is the WA-set Twin Peaks.
Who is Faith?
What is Ferrell Hall?
A beautiful result of "uplift intensifies erosion (T-shirt slogan!)," State Route 821 takes travellers to Selah through these features of the Yakima River.
What are entrenched Meanders?
This officer wrote and directed a musical in High School.
Who is Indigo?
This Café, once in Michaelson Hall, is no more.
What is the Breeze-Thru?
A common feature of this type of river, the arrows point out this feature (2 part question) in the Yakima River near Mabton.
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What are Oxbow lakes?
This president started the Secret Service.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Fun fact, he started it to deal with counterfeit currency, on the 15th of April, 1865. He went to a play that night. It was supposed to be a comedy.
This mineral, common in all rock types, and usually grey-to-white in hand sample, is shown in thin section.
What is plagioclase feldspar?
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This officer is 15 years older than their sibling.
Who is Raelee?
Inscribed on the answer to the $200 dollar clue, this was the original name of CWU, from 1891 to 1937.
What is the Washington State Normal School?
The Missoula Flood erosional feature quite near where we collected this rock.
BONUS: The sample could be described by one of these names (just one is fine).
What is Frenchman Coulee?
Acceptable names: Opal, Opalised diatomaceous earth, the Lmuma member, the Quincy Member, diatomite.