Derek Spurgeon

Geology Student at Missouri State

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

Early morning flight!!!! Phoenix here we come...but first, coffee.

#gsa2019 #mostategeology #areyougrizzled https://t.co/Dt9a2ETP0b

[Matthew McKay @MidcrustalMatt]

How old are the Appalachian Mtns? @MSUggp undergrad student Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot is on a mission to find out! P149 at #GSA2017

[Rockd @RockdApp]

Going to #GSA2017? Want a cool sticker? Track us down during the conference!

[Matthew McKay @MidcrustalMatt]

It's time to get packed up and head towards Seattle for #GSA2017! #BruntonChallenge @geosociety

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

I saw some pretty crazy stuff this summer. @ Monument Peak https://t.co/2WdmH3ZniV

[Missouri State News @MoStateUNews]

Sometimes, going to the roots is the only option. Two Bears braved the cold to search for mountainous answers. https://t.co/m6ZUXAYE9U

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

@dalton_breeding whispering sweet-nothing's to a stromatolite. @MSUggp @RockdApp

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

After many months and a lot of work we finally got our first zircon from the Southern Appalachians. #areyougrizzled

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

A picture from when I was at Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands National Park. It is the site of an ancient asteroid impact.

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

Found a sweet natural arch while taking joint measurements yesterday.

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

In order to become the best geologist you must become one with the rocks

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

Looking for squatches on the Buffalo River. What I found was an awesome trail along a collapsed cave.

[Matthew McKay @MidcrustalMatt]

The Missouri State Tectonics team summer base camp is confirmed for Cascade, Idaho. #areyougrizzled @tectonicbigfoot @dalton_breeding

[Matthew McKay @MidcrustalMatt]

Snow. Record low temps. Sounds like field weather for the @MSUggp Tectonics team #geology #areyougrizzled @dalton_breeding @tectonicbigfoot

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

Ice and ten degree lows cant keep a geologist home. #areyougrizzled

[Derek Spurgeon @tectonicbigfoot]

Mapping Red Mountain last weekend with @MidcrustalMatt #areyougrizzled