Daniel Arteaga Vega

I am a graduate student pursuing an M.S. in Geology degree working with Dr. Ryan Anderson and Dr. David Pearson interested in the structural evolution of rocks in southern Idaho. My research here at ISU involves investigating the complex deformational history of the Raft River-Albion-Grouse Creek metamorphic core complex in southern Idaho through field mapping, detrital zircon geochronology, and structural analysis.

My project involves creating a 1:12,000-scale geologic map of the northern Albion Range with an emphasis on identifying and recording mylonites and kinematic indicators near important structures in the field. The map will be supplemented with detrital zircon geochronology to obtain unresolved age control of geologic units in the research area. Additionally, structural analysis of deformed rocks will give insight into their deformation history.

I previously earned an associate degree at Weber State University before coming to ISU where I completed a B.S. in Geology in July 2023. I’ve also interned with the Idaho Geological Survey working on a project investigating rare earth element abundance in the Permian Phosphoria Formation in Soda Springs, Idaho.

In my free time I can be found playing soccer, shooting hoops, snowboarding, fishing, or running on some of the great local trails of Pocatello.

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