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Figure 1 a-d) Maps show proximal and distal (40 km and 80 km respectively) buffer zone distances of Pennsylvanian-Permian siliciclastic sedimentary rock from exposed Precambrian crystalline basement rock of the Uncompahgre and Frontrange systems as well as 5 km buffer zone distances to post ARM volcanic and igneous intrusive rocks. Maps show ideal sampling strategy containing Pennsylvanian-Permian associated ARM basin siliciclastic strata in close proximity of desired source Precambrian crystalline basement uplift rocks while noting areas in close proximity of recent igneous activity as well as being aware of slope hazards to help ensure a successful sampling strategy. This example provides intrabasinal mixing zones of ARM basin siliciclastic strata near Pitkin, CO.


and can expand the study into the Central Colorado Trough where known biostratigraphy for these units can be incorpo- rated into GIS. This geospatial analysis has taught me that to help field geology progress to the next level we must think of new ways to solve old problems. To be on the cutting edge of today’s workforce students should not be afraid to learn new skills, as the era of needing only pencils and rock hammers is gone. To succeed as a future geoscientist you must innovate, or you will evaporate.


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Ye, H., Royden, L., Burchfiel, C. and Schuepbach, M., 1996. Late Paleozoic deformation of interior North America: the greater Ancestral Rocky Mountains. AAPG bulletin, 80(9), pp.1397-1432.


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