Showing posts with label geology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geology. Show all posts
Saturday, August 10, 2024

Geological Interpretation Of The Origin Of Sapphires

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Many thanks to Stephanie Pappas for sharing the insightful story. Useful link: https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/sapphires-fo...
Monday, March 25, 2024

Gems Recovered From Sedimentary Rocks

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A must read for practicing geologists and gemologist. Many thanks to Gems & Gemology and GIA. Useful link: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemo...
Sunday, August 13, 2023

Gems Formed In Metamorphic Rocks

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Geology and gemstone formation always fascinates me. I think gemstone formation in a variety of rocks are happy accidents. Many thanks to GI...
Friday, September 23, 2022

The Super-deep Royal Diamonds Revealing Earth's Secrets

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Zaria Gorvett was spot on. Royal diamonds are the best storytellers on the planet because of their sheer size and numbers. Useful links: htt...
Sunday, May 29, 2022

Ikara – Flinders Ranges National Park

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A geological wonder. One great outdoor museum. Must visit. Useful links: https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/ikara-flinders-ranges-national-pa...
Friday, June 25, 2021

Badlands National Park

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South Dakota's Badlands National Park is a natural wonderland. Must visit. Useful link:   https://www.nps.gov/badl
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

How Geology Can Ease Your Mind

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I think so. It is time for all the sciences to adopt a geologic respect for time and its capacity to transfigure, destroy, renew, amplify, e...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Built On Rock: The Geology At The Heart Of Oscars Sensation Parasite

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Parasite is unashamedly about wealth, class, longing, scamming: what we want and what we will do to get it. At the heart of Bong's taut ...
Friday, November 15, 2019

Geology Makes You Time-Literate

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Marcia Bjornerud was spot on. Useful links: https://press.princeton.edu/interviews/qa-13234 http://earth.nautil.us/feature/452/geolog...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Why Most Planets Will Either Be Lush Or Dead

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David Grinspoon could be right. Useful links: http://earth.nautil.us/article/398/why-most-planets-will-either-be-lush-or-dead http://fun...
Friday, August 02, 2019

How Do Scientists Date Fossils?

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Selecting a suitable dating technique is an important step to obtaining a meaningful and accurate age. Useful link: https://www.smithsoni...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Earth's Seafloor May Be Destined To Become Diamonds

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It will be a geological wonder if and when it happens. Useful link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/05/diamond-time-capsu...
Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Scientists Solve Mystery Of Yellow Egyptian Desert Glass

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It's the meteorite impact. Useful link: https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-solve-mystery-of-yellow-egyptian-desert-glass-11721232 ...
Monday, June 10, 2019

A Tectonic Plate May Have Peeled Apart—And That Could Shrink The Atlantic Ocean

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It's certainly an interesting story. The fact of the matter is we still don't know a lot. Useful link: https://www.nationalgeogra...
Tuesday, June 04, 2019

Geologist Who Discovered Oldest Water On Earth Wins Top Science Prize

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Hats off to Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar. Useful link: http://www.mining.com/geologist-discovered-oldest-water-earth-wins-top-science-priz...
Thursday, May 09, 2019

Diamonds Found In California?

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Why not? Useful link: http://agnetwest.com/western-view-diamonds-found-california
Saturday, May 04, 2019

Should 1950 Mark A New Geological Epoch?

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It will be a fascinating field of study. A group of scientists will decide whether we sprang into this new geological epoch, called the Anth...
Sunday, March 10, 2019

Random Thoughts

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Today,  there are companies applying machine learning to massive geological databases  to see what they can learn. What the machines lack in...
Saturday, March 09, 2019

A Diamond Mine

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Take a 360-degree tour through an Angolan  diamond mine .
Thursday, February 07, 2019

How The Grand Canyon Transformed From A ‘Valueless’ Place To A National Park

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Nature has no rules. Useful link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-grand-canyon-transformed-from-valueless-place-to-national-par...