Rocks & Minerals
Club Officers
CWU Trivia
Local Geo-logy/graphy
Grab Bag
100
When my gabbroic lava erupts on the surface, it produces this extrusive volcanic rock.

What is basalt? 

100

The only officer studying something other than geology, this officer is becoming a dentist.

Who is Alex?

100

A Geology professor from 1969 to 1997, this professor was known as Sweet Old Bob (abbr. SOB)

Who is Dr. Robert D. Bentley?  

100

The prominent mountain peak visible to the north of Campus, and the best mountain ever

What is Mt. Stuart?

#bajabc

100

The largest river in the United States. 

What is the Mississippi? 

200
Mostly due to deep-sea sediments, this is the most common sedimentary rock.

What is mudstone/mudrock/shale/siltstone? 


200

Extremely cute, this officer is a prolific knitter. 

Who is Mariah?

200

Populated by administration, this south campus building is the oldest on campus. 

What is Barge Hall?

300

This officer's favorite television program is the WA-set Twin Peaks. 

Who is Faith? 

300
Once populated by Political Science, you WILL not have a class in this building because they just tore it down. 

What is Ferrell Hall? 


300

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? 

400

This officer wrote and directed a musical in High School. 

Who is Indigo?

400

This Café, once in Michaelson Hall, is no more.

What is the Breeze-Thru? 

400

A common feature of this type of river, the arrows point out this feature (2 part question) in the Yakima River near Mabton.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PdJjSJGW-eV2PPwiFeCgSB4PJixZoSkpJ91hUjiozT0/edit?usp=sharing


What are Oxbow lakes? 

400

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. 

500

This mineral, common in all rock types, and usually grey-to-white in hand sample, is shown in thin section. 

What is plagioclase feldspar? 

mfw plag

500

This officer is 15 years older than their sibling. 

Who is Raelee?

500

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? 

500

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.