The Department of Geology held a field training work in the Ghamas quarries (for sand), Al-Hasiyah area, south of Al-Najaf Governorate, for the students of the second stage.
The field training included defining and training the students on the rock deposits exposed in quarries, how to measure sedimentary structures, determine their types, and the direction of the ancient stream that formed them. Students were also trained to use the base map of the area and determine the location by compass and GPS.