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Death Valley is Really Second Generation Death Valley: A Look at Death Valley Version 1.0

Geotripper [2016-04-02 22:19:00]   recommend this post  (567 visits)

Death Valley is a stunning example of a fault graben, a large area of crust that subsided because of extensional forces that produced widespread "normal" faulting (where the fault plane slopes towards the basin). The valley has relief of [...]

Bozeman creation conference – Does Genesis Really Matter?

The GeoChristian [2016-04-02 08:20:08]   recommend this post  (543 visits)

AN OLD-EARTH CHRISTIAN AT A YOUNG-EARTH CONFERENCE This is the second in a series of articles about a young-Earth creationism (YEC) conference held in Bozeman, Montana in April, 2016. 1. Bozeman creation conference preview and expectations 2. This [...]

PEACEFUL MORNING: BOWRON LAKES

ARCHEA [2016-03-31 01:05:00]   recommend this post  (538 visits)

Late Cretaceous: Mosasaur Detail

Fossil Huntress [2016-04-01 23:00:25]   recommend this post  (535 visits)

A close-up view of the dentition of an ancient aquatic, carnivorous lizard, the mighty Mosasaur, from Late Cretaceous exposures on Vancouver Island. <>This well-prepped specimen is now housed in the collections of the Courtenay Museum, [...]

Land Ho!

JOIDES Resolution blogs [2016-03-31 07:54:34]   recommend this post  (526 visits)

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Geomancy for the mundane geologist – “Games Wizards Play” by Diane Duane

Magma Cum Laude [2016-04-01 23:31:19]   recommend this post  (513 visits)

I don't often do book reviews on here (Callan is your go-to guy for that), but I recently finished a novel by one of my favorite authors and I really wanted to write about it. Diane Duane, if you're not familiar with her, is the author of a [...]

MCABEE: SOLVING MYSTERIES IN THE EOCENE

ARCHEA [2016-03-31 00:22:00]   recommend this post  (512 visits)

Plant fossils from the Okanagan highlands, an area centred in the Interior of British Columbia, provide important clues to an ancient climate.While the area is referred to as the Okanagan, the term is used in a slightly misleading fashion to [...]

Geotechnical Nightmare #8 - An Inch from Death

Ontario-geofish [2016-04-01 15:56:00]   recommend this post  (504 visits)

Today, my nightmare pixies had an extra-special treat for me.  They didn't put up a second bridge section, but funnelled the river.  The Great River Spirit was angry, and let loose a flood.  Another inch of rain and the bridge would be gone. [...]

Earth Institute Summer 2016 Internships

State of the Planet [2016-04-01 21:23:49]   recommend this post  (491 visits)

This summer, the Earth Institute is offering Columbia students opportunities to intern within various departments and research centers at the institute.  All full-time Columbia and Barnard students are eligible to apply.  These internships are [...]

Aftershock to yesterday's small quake on Arizona - Nevada border

Arizona Geology [2016-03-30 23:24:00]   recommend this post  (483 visits)

There was a magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 2:55 a.m. local time this morning close to yesterday's M=2.3 and 1.8 quakes.    Was this an aftershock?    I'm not used to seeing earthquakes as small as M=2.3 generating aftershocks, so it may be just [...]