About GeologyGeologyA Fictional Geologist- June 27, 2008 The current issue of The New Yorker features a short story by Alice Munro called "Deep-Holes." The husband of Sally, the protagonist, is a geologist (a professor, naturally, this being...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/27/a-fictional-geologist.htm Explosive Seafloor- June 26, 2008 In 1999, researchers detected an earthquake swarm under the Arctic Ocean's Gakkel Ridge, a spreading center that's the continuation of the Mid-Atlantic Rdige. Funny, they thought, it looks like the...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/26/explosive-seafloor.htm The "Use It or Lose It" Law HR 6251- June 25, 2008 An obscure piece of legislation has roused the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) to send a lecture to Congressional leaders. A bill in the House of Representatives, HR 6251,...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/25/the-use-it-or-lose-it-law.htm Sign of Peak Phosphorus- June 24, 2008 In my article about the mineral resource phosphate, I say, "Within a few decades not petroleum, but phosphorus may be the world's keystone resource." That day is approaching, and one...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/24/sign-of-peak-phosphorus.htm Encountering Lime- June 23, 2008 This weekend I participated in a geologic tour that included a visit to an old lime kiln in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This part of California has scattered bodies of...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/23/encountering-lime.htm Watching Fresh Science- June 19, 2008 This year the spring meeting of AGU (formally known as the Joint Session) put some interesting lectures on the Web. The meeting ended three weeks ago, but you can still...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/19/watching-fresh-science.htm Tunguska Centennial- June 18, 2008 An interesting centennial is coming up for an event in an otherwise obscure year, 1908the great explosion near the Tunguska River, in Siberia, on June 30. The consensus is that...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/18/tunguska-centennial.htm See 3D with Dry-Erase Cubes- June 17, 2008 A key skill in geology is figuring out the three-dimensional structure of rocks based on the surfaces we see in an outcrop or a microscope slide. At the December AGU...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/17/see-3d-with-dry-erase-cubes.htm Wyoming Geologic Map- June 16, 2008 Wyoming seems to have disabled its online geologic map server, so after many years I'm compelled to serve my own version here at About.com. The hard part isn't making the...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/16/wyoming-geologic-map.htm Geologists: Face the Rocks- June 14, 2008 Although I write about Earth from the geologist's side, I've never said that geologists have the One Best viewpoint. Builders, miners and children at the beach have prior claims on...http://geology.about.com/b/2008/06/14/geologists-face-the-rocks.htm |