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Monday, 20 June 2016

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The Hawai'i That Was: The Beginning of All Things, (Ba)salt of the Earth 

Geotripper [2016-06-20 00:46:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (178 visits) info

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There are lots of places that are associated with a particular kind of rock. There's the granite of the Sierra Nevada, or the sandstone of Zion National Park. Geologists think Franciscan graywacke sandstone when someone mentions the California Coast Ranges. But nearly every mainland location is really made of a variety of different rocks. That's not the case with the Hawaiian Islands. There

Board of Technical Registration review of assayer, geologist de-licensing legislation 

Arizona Geology [2016-06-08 02:54:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (213 visits) info

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The newsletter of the Arizona Board of Technical Registration includes commentary by the Board's Chair and it's Executive Director on the recent legislative session that included attempts to de-license geologists, assayers, and certain other professions. Board Chair LeRoy Brady wrote "Although landscape architects are still required to practice with registration by the Board, the geologists

A Reverence for Rivers (3): Piling up a heritage of conflict and litigation over water rights 

Through the Sandglass [2016-06-03 17:36:09]  recommend  recommend this post  (181 visits) info
We only have ONE hydrologic system, dammit! School kids know that (it's in all their textbooks), geologists, geophysicists, geomorphologists, environmental scientists and ecologists, climatologists and meteorologists, resource scientists, most engineers, and a hell of a lot of people on

Construction of the new Life Sciences building begins, and the geologists welcome our new biologist labmates 

Wooster Geologists [2016-05-24 21:47:37]  recommend  recommend this post  (142 visits) info

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Wooster, Ohio — The College of Wooster community will soon say goodbye to Mateer Hall (above), which has housed the Biology Department for decades. It will be demolished next month to make way for the new Ruth Williams Hall of Life Science. I haven’t heard anyone yet say they will miss the creaky and undersized

Making the fieldwork count 

Magma Cum Laude [2016-05-23 22:34:39]  recommend  recommend this post  (219 visits) info
I’m in the midst of preparing for field work, and it got me to thinking about the public perception of how geologists do research. A lot of us probably extol our chosen profession because of the opportunity for working outside of an office – I know it’s one of the reasons I often bring up when I’m asked why I love volcanology. But I also find that when people follow

Mapalomalia: First web geological modeling platform 

Digital Geography [2016-05-12 12:21:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (895 visits) info
Mapalomalia lets geologists create and visualize 3D geological models from their browsers. It’s a free to use geological modeling platform. I hope people will use it to convey information about our planet that helps humankind to tackle big problems and at the same times makes geological modeling easier. I have developed it with input from many geologists, and by releasing it early I hope to receive more input from many more geologists. Just sign up here to start creating models. [...]

Geologist's amended de-licensing bill sent to Governor 

Arizona Geology [2016-05-10 03:41:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (184 visits) info

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The bill to de-license geologists in Arizona, HB2613, was the most monitored piece of legislation in the just completed session. It was the most viewed bill online as well. The bill was introduced at the request of Governor Ducey. It was opposed by a coalition of geological professional societies, and companies.  It was intensely debated and legislators reported getting more feedback

Crater Science Reaches New Depths at Chicxulub, Ground Zero for the End of the Dinosaurs 

BEYONDbones [2016-05-05 23:02:46]  recommend  recommend this post  (118 visits) info

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If there was ever any doubt whether an asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs, field scientists continue to bring back proof from ongoing research in the Gulf of Mexico.Last week, geologists working in the Yucatán Peninsula reached a major milestone … Continue reading

On the Road in Nebraska (geo-challenge answers) 

In the Company of Plants and Rocks [2016-04-15 17:11:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (202 visits) info

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Where on Google Earth (click on image to view).Lynn David met all three of the recent geo-challenges:"Obviously Nebraska.... cannot mistake that bend in the Platte River. #1 Looks like you're on the bluffs above the Niobrara River (one of my favorite rivers) just northeast of the sand hills area, which might make that the Ogallala. Though I keep thinking it shoud be something older in the Arikaree, Laramie or Chadron? #2 Looks to be the Scotts Bluff area which would make it the [...]

The Geologists Are Coming! - The Amoeba People 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [2016-04-03 23:53:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (287 visits) info
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Senate vote imminent on geologist de-licensing bill 

Arizona Geology [2016-03-29 22:27:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (176 visits) info

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An email sent out to Arizona members of AIPG reports that the bill to eliminate licensing of geologists and other professions in Arizona (HB2613) is set to be discussed in Senate Caucus today and could be voted on by the entire Senate by Wednesday or Thursday this week. AIPG, other local professional associations, and industry groups are attempting to amend the bill to remove geologists

Spectacular Images of Mount St. Helens's Eruption 

Rosetta Stones [2016-03-28 15:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (134 visits) info

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The 1980 eruptive sequence completely changed the landscape around Mount St. Helens. Geologists flocked there to measure and investigate, taking thousands of photos in the process. I'm gathering some... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The geologists are coming 

Central Arizona Geology Club [2016-03-23 17:29:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (129 visits) info

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From the AZ geologic survey A short geology rapHarry

Coming down to the wire on bill to de-license geologists in Arizona 

Arizona Geology [2016-03-17 18:14:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (174 visits) info

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Friday fold: disharmony in the Old Lyme Gneiss 

Mountain Beltway [2016-03-11 13:50:05]  recommend  recommend this post  (157 visits) info

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Happy Friday – it’s the end of a very busy week for me, and I hope you too are looking forward to a fun and rejuvenating weekend. Here’s your Friday fold – like last week, a guest submission from Joe Kopera: Wowzers; that’s a looker! What are we looking at here? Joe writes: This photo shows geologic mapper and structural geologist Greg Walsh (USGS) explaining disharmonic folding to assembled geologists

Monday Geology Picture: Rocks on a Shelf 

Georneys [2016-03-07 20:08:42]  recommend  recommend this post  (174 visits) info

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Like many geologists, I like to decorate with rocks. This week’s “Monday Geology Picture” features some rocks on a shelf in my living room. There’s many more rocks on this shelf — this picture just shows a few of them. What do you spot in this picture? Among other things, I see an orthoceras fossil, some volcanic pumice, a botryoidal carbonate rock, a rock with a vein of gabbro, sandstone concretions,

Negotiations on de-licensing of geologists in Arizona 

Arizona Geology [2016-03-04 21:56:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (278 visits) info

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Our colleagues in a number of the geology professional organizations in Arizona are reporting the potential for a significant change in House Bill 2613, that proposes to de-license geologists and other professionals. According to an email I got this morning, the bill was approved by the House yesterday but deregulation of geologists was taken out of the bill and a geologist will continue to

Geological Society of America opposes de-licensing of geologists in Arizona 

Arizona Geology [2016-03-02 01:23:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (655 visits) info

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The President of the Geological Society of America has weighed in on the legislative proposal to end registration of geologists in Arizona.   We received a copy of the letter Dr. Jon Price sent to Rep. Warren Petersen, the prime sponsor of HB2613: 1 March 2016 The Honorable Warren H. Petersen Chairman, Committee on Commerce Arizona House of Representatives 1700 West Washington Street

Update: who supports keeping geologist registration 

Arizona Geology [2016-02-20 19:15:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (195 visits) info

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The AIPG Arizona Chapter sent out a report this morning on the hearing in the Arizona House Commerce Committee on the bill, HB2613, to de-license geologists, landscape architects and a number of other professions.   Here is an excerpt from their summary: <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE

The EU Referendum – How will the result affect geologists? 

Geological Society of London blog [2016-02-19 12:06:06]  recommend  recommend this post  (224 visits) info
Long trailed by the previous and current government, we are now expecting the EU Referendum to take place this year – possibly as early as June. The Geological Society’s policy team is responsible for putting together responses to consultations and inquiries … Continue reading
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