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| downloadable geologic softwares | 7/14/2008 | Keith Patton |
Q: I graduated some years back and I'm not working as a geologist but still has interest in the ...
A: Rosemary: There isn't any free training. Training classes are a large part of the companies ...
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| land farm/treatment of drilling mud | 7/13/2008 | Keith Patton |
Q: I have 18 acres in Johnson County just west of Alvarado. Approximately 5 of the acres seem well ...
A: LLoyd: You hit paydirt, I did some work remediating a refinery sludge landfarm in Mississippi that ...
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| engineering geology | 7/13/2008 | Dr D.Venkat Reddy |
Q: what are the uses of geology in the field of construction
A: Vikram Geology plays major role in consruction engineering.Site selction.material ...
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| Environmental Geology | 7/12/2008 | George Ardies |
Q: I just being admitted to study Masters Environmental Geology.I want you to feed me with some ...
A: Environmental Geology encompasses a lot of different sub-disciplines. Environmental geology, like ...
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| Questions about the earth | 7/10/2008 | George Ardies |
Q: George Ardies , We are a group of syrian teachers. We like to ask you some questions : 1. What is ...
A: Ghada and Aida, he generally accepted age for the Earth and the rest of the solar system is about ...
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| gold prospecting | 7/10/2008 | Keith Patton |
Q: intereseted in remote locating equipment and or affordable help that may help me locate pocket gold ...
A: Louis: The only technology that can do what you want isn't new. It is the plain old metal detector ...
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| techtonics | 7/9/2008 | Dr Thomas Bell |
Q: If the Atlantic plate is subducting under the east coast and the west coast is under similar ...
A: Joanna, Earth has a thin skin so the crustal forces that are in play a thousand miles or more from ...
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| braided and meandering rivers | 7/8/2008 | Dr Thomas Bell |
Q: significance of braided and meandering river channels to mineral exploration
A: Ann, It depends what mineral you are looking for. Meandering streams develop on river ...
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| odd terrace deposits | 7/8/2008 | George Ardies |
Q: In the Rocky mountains, near the continental divide, there are numerous valleys with very odd ...
A: Your knowledge of geology is extremeyl good. In my opinion, the underlying clays may represent low ...
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| bore hole drilling | 7/6/2008 | Keith Patton |
Q: pls Sir, what are the equipment we used in drilling boreholes, their pictures and functions?. Good ...
A: The equipment is too numerous to mention here. Do a google search on "oil well drilling" and one ...
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| lightning strikes & ledge | 7/3/2008 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: I clean a house which is built on ledge - the interior of the entry actually consists entirely of ...
A: Sharon: Sorry for the delay in responding. Your questions raises more questions than answers: 1) ...
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| Dating Techniques | 6/30/2008 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: I am a biology student and I'm particularly interested in evolutionary biology and paleontology. ...
A: Tom: I hope I am not being setup for something here. It does happen..... Despite being considered ...
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| sesmic wves | 6/30/2008 | Dr Thomas Bell |
Q: what is sesmic waves? is it a e-m wave like X ray or gamma ray? how it is responsible for demage of ...
A: Sabir, Seismic waves are shock waves that are generated by earthquakes, landslides, magma movement, ...
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| msc perolium | 6/30/2008 | George Ardies |
Q: sir, i am studing bsc 3rd yr & i am intrested to do msc petrolim , i want know about syllabus of ...
A: There are many job opportunities following a BSc. Th oil and gas industry is actively looking for ...
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| prospecting | 6/29/2008 | Dr D.Venkat Reddy |
Q: Is there a good way to differentiate iron pyrite from genuine gold in the field?
A: Pyrite and gold some times looks like gold.Physical prpoeries,chemical prperies differ.Pyrite gives ...
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| career guide | 6/26/2008 | George Ardies |
Q: Sir,I am a student from India,just completed my +2. Now I am confused whether to study chemistry or ...
A: I wished that sex doens't matter, but in some countries it does. In the Westernized countries, male ...
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| geology | 6/25/2008 | Syed Tariq Hasany |
Q: shale sandstone limestone Dolomite and sir tell me something about salt domes wats their fuction in ...
A: I think in this answering session I will tell you about shale, sandstone, limestone and dolomite. ...
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| petroleum microbiology | 6/23/2008 | Keith Patton |
Q: i'm a college graduate of microbiology. while in school i developed interest in petroleum ...
A: Temitope: While I am not Mr. Shenk, I'll shed what light I can. I worked at Phillips Pet Co in ...
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| Scope of geology in Pakistan | 6/23/2008 | Syed Tariq Hasany |
Q: Sir I am a student if Bsc geology 2nd semester and most of us are very concern about the scope of ...
A: I really appreciate your question and thanks for sending me. I can suggest that you should be ...
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| magnetic/gravity anomalies | 6/22/2008 | Dr Thomas Bell |
Q: What type or combination of rocks/minerals might: a) Give a magnetic anomaly, but not a gravity ...
A: Jarrad, Rocks that contain ferromagnetic elements like iron or nickel are magnetic. These elements ...
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| a petrified orio cookie? Just kidding :o) | 6/21/2008 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: i have a mystery rock, it will fit in 2 hands held out. it appears to be uniform color a reddish ...
A: Darrell: It is possible that this is all one rock, all the same all the way through and that the ...
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| Age of Fossils | 6/21/2008 | Dr Thomas Bell |
Q: In your reply to the Age of fossils question you stated, "First, sedimentary rocks that overlie ...
A: Charlize, I don't mean to shake your faith but I assume you have an open mind otherwise you ...
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| black sand | 6/20/2008 | C. Robert Reszka, Jr. |
Q: i live in the desert of southern calif almost directly on the fault line and was wondering about ...
A: Sorry Diane, I won't be able to help you too much; I am not expert in California Geology. I do ...
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| Rock harder than Mohs 7 that will not scratch glass | 6/18/2008 | Dr Thomas Bell |
Q: The clean inside of the rock easily bites into and scrathes the unglazed side of a ceramic tile. It ...
A: James, If this is basalt, the main mineral would be olivine which has a hardness of 6.5-7. Olivine ...
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| earthquake | 6/17/2008 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: How does an earthquake happen? What are the regions in the world that are mostly likely to have an ...
A: Jena: An earthquake generally happens when energy stored in the earth's crust is released. This ...
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| Mt. Mayon | 6/17/2008 | Keith Patton |
Q: I am studying Mt. Mayon, and the 1814 eruption. I was wondering what impact it had on the Earth and ...
A: Here are some sources http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Imgs/Jpg/Mayon/32923351-020_caption.html ...
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| partial colour blindness | 6/14/2008 | Dr Thomas Bell |
Q: i want to study geology as a honours subject in ug course.i have a partial color blind problem. is ...
A: Sabyasachi, Geology is a big field but there are some specialities within geology where partial ...
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| weathering, Erosion, and Water | 6/13/2008 | Keith Patton |
Q: Calcium is carried in water by a process known as A. flotation. C. suspension. B. solution. D. ...
A: B I don' know what your instructor stress, but I would have to go with D on this one. A controls ...
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| weathering,erosin, and water | 6/13/2008 | Dr D.Venkat Reddy |
Q: Which one of the following is a source of chemical weathering? A. The abrasion of running water B. ...
A: Weathering of rocks or soils carried out by physical ,chemical and biological weathering ...
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| carbonate sequence | 6/12/2008 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: What is the keep up,catch up,build up,progradational and fill up carbonate stacking in sequence ...
A: Yusuf: Despite being a carbonate stratigrapher by training, I am not familiar with some of those ...
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| blue rock | 6/11/2008 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: i have a rock that has been in my grandmothers draw for sixty years.it is blue glassy with a little ...
A: Tanya: It sounds like it could be some sort of volanic rock. But without a picture or more ...
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| geology | 6/9/2008 | Keith Patton |
Q: what is the work of a geologist at well site?
A: Junaid: It depends on the position. Some do mud logging, that is they record the weight of the mud ...
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| silver metallic rock | 6/8/2008 | C. Robert Reszka, Jr. |
Q: I found a small metallic rock on the shore of Lake Ontario today and am very curious as to what it ...
A: You can go ahead and send me a picture at geologyexpert@gmali.com. But I'll bet I know what it is ...
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| Agates | 6/7/2008 | C. Robert Reszka, Jr. |
Q: How can I tell if the agate in my yard is worth any money?
A: There are many types of agate, I think the technical term is "zillions" so the only way to reliably ...
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| Diamond | 6/3/2008 | Dr D.Venkat Reddy |
Q: I am very interested in the mineral- diamond since it is the hardest mineral in the whole world. can ...
A: David u can see for details in googly search.Diamond is the hardest mineral of the earth.Its ...
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| methane | 6/3/2008 | George Ardies |
Q: George, I have read astronomy articles where they tout finding methane on exosolar planets as ...
A: Methane C-H4 is a basic "building block" molecule. Where ever there is a source of Carbon and ...
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| Silver Rock | 6/2/2008 | C. Robert Reszka, Jr. |
Q: Today I found a strange rock in my garden by coincidence. It is a small rounded rock that is ...
A: Good description. I'm going to assume you found this rock in Ireland since you went to school there ...
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| obsidian | 6/1/2008 | C. Robert Reszka, Jr. |
Q: I found a rock in Ogemaw County, MI. (about the middle of the lower peninsula) that is baffling me. ...
A: You're right it would be unlikely to find obsidian here in Michigan but your find might be flint. ...
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| What are the job prospects of geology? | 6/1/2008 | Syed Tariq Hasany |
Q: sir,I am a citizen of India and I have passed my class XII board exams with science having Scored ...
A: I am thankful for your question and delighted to answer you. Geology is the study of earth and its ...
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| rock found in back yard | 5/30/2008 | Fraser Hamilton |
Q: I found a rock in my backyard and it looks like a rock that was heated to a high heat(blackened ...
A: Jeanette: I would love to help, but I need a little more information. Can you tell me where you ...
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