Collecting Samples (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Collecting Samples

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University at Buffalo geologist Jason Briner collecting rock samples on Dall Island, Southeast Alaska. The samples, collected from mountain summits directly facing the Pacific Ocean (pictured in the background), were used to determine when Ice Age glaciers retreated from the area, making it available as a migration route.

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Credit: Charlotte Lindqvist

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