| Subject | Date Asked |
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| earthquakes - New Madrid fault line | 11/10/2009 |
Q: I am insurance agent and am trying to make sure I advise my clients accurately with respect to ...
A: Kathie: Here are several maps showing possible building loss or damage due to a 7.7 level quake ...
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| Geothermal system & high electric bills | 11/5/2009 |
Q: We live in the Chicago area and recently built a new 3800 sq.ft. home with a geothermal ...
A: I would run my system and see what it can bring your average indoor temperature down to. Set it at ...
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| North Atlantic Current shutdown | 11/5/2009 |
Q: How much ice would need to melt and flow into North Atlantic to shut down the North Atlantic ...
A: Actually, I think society in Medieval times would withstand it better than today since most people ...
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| North Atlantic Current shutdown | 11/4/2009 |
Q: How much ice would need to melt and flow into North Atlantic to shut down the North Atlantic ...
A: North East or Central. The drainage of Greenland appears to to to the east, but a large impact ...
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| Geothermal system & high electric bills | 11/4/2009 |
Q: We live in the Chicago area and recently built a new 3800 sq.ft. home with a geothermal ...
A: What you are calling "geothermal" is what used to be called a heat pump. That is, it uses ground ...
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| identifying palaeochannels using ASTER image | 11/4/2009 |
Q: Sir, I would like to know whether we can demarcate palaeochannels with help of ASTER or Landsat ...
A: Here are links to various studies of mapping paleochannels with Aster and Landsat. ...
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| OIL RESERVES IN PAKISTAN (BALOCHISTAN) | 11/3/2009 |
Q: I will take your time on the following topic, well I am not a expert in Geology and therefore would ...
A: Abdulqader: First you need to understand a little about the politics of petroleum. It takes ...
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| North Atlantic Current shutdown | 11/3/2009 |
Q: How much ice would need to melt and flow into North Atlantic to shut down the North Atlantic ...
A: I don't know how much ice would have to melt, the mathmatics are beyond me. The current could be ...
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| Question about cratons? | 11/1/2009 |
Q: Recently I came across an article in which it was stated that craton are part of mountains. Actually ...
A: They are the oldest rocks on Earth, and as such form the core of the continents. Newer rocks have ...
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| paleontology | 10/30/2009 |
Q: how microfossil helps in petroleum exploration,role of foraminfera,radiolaria,ostracodontetc.
A: They are used as marker fossils for biostratigraphy and paleoeenvironmetal analyses. The various ...
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| volcanoes | 10/29/2009 |
Q: what are the factors that influence the characteristics of volcanic eruptions
A: Magma type primarily. Shield volcanoes, have low angle cones due to the fact that their magma is ...
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| paleontology | 10/28/2009 |
Q: please giv me every bit of details about what and how microfossils help in petroleum ...
A: Maria: Microfossils are abundant in marine sediments and marine sediments are the prevalent ...
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| software help | 10/27/2009 |
Q: Can you please explain these? Seismic Processing Software Spatial data and asset data
A: Seismic Processing Software is software specifically written to process seismic data for stacking, ...
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| Where does "new water" come from? | 10/25/2009 |
Q: Is there a geophysical/chemical process that creates "new water" or is all water simply reprocessed ...
A: Reprocessed. However, there is new water vapor released during volcanic eruptions, but it too could ...
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| Oil | 10/21/2009 |
Q: What funtion does crude oil fulfill before it is removed from the earth? Does it serve at all to ...
A: I don't know of any purpose other than to provide a food source for hydrocarbon consuming microbes. ...
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| sedimentary rocks | 10/20/2009 |
Q: please give me the classification %26 environments of sedimentary rocks? in PDF file?
A: I assume you mean depostiional environments? There are numerous ones and some are shades of gray, ...
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| remotesensing/geology | 10/20/2009 |
Q: Respected Sir, I would like to know whether we can identify manganese ore bodies through ASTER ...
A: Anoop: I know from past experience that manganese and other elements found in soil at higher ...
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| why is the Colarado River green? | 10/19/2009 |
Q: why is the Colorado River green?
A: It is probably due to algae. Not sure what part of the river you are speaking about, but most green ...
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| Natural spring well | 10/17/2009 |
Q: "The locals that lived around my father's property collected water from the spring from centuries ...
A: Marlene: To be geothermal implies the water is hot. If it is not, then it is not geothermal and ...
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| Natural spring well | 10/14/2009 |
Q: "The locals that lived around my father's property collected water from the spring from centuries ...
A: Marlene: Springs come in several types. An artesian spring is one that bubbles up under a ...
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| Indonesia | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I was wondering how Indonesia has been hit again with another big earthquake after 5 years? Is this ...
A: Katelin: The first thing you have to realize it the gigantic magnitude of the forces involved. We ...
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| Masters Courses in exploration geology | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I would like to have your advice where I can apply for a masters course in geology preferably in ...
A: I would advise you to go with the exploration program. There is more opportunity than in economic ...
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| my rock i got | 10/14/2009 |
Q: hey my friend gave me a rock a couple years back and now for science i want to know what kind it is ...
A: Luke: I can't make a determination without having at least a look at it. Can you snap a picture of ...
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| geology - plate tectonics | 10/11/2009 |
Q: if you have to summerise the present absolute motion of the African and Arabian plates, theire ...
A: Novement of both plates is northward where the Arabian plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate ...
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| Dating Craters | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I have a question for which I wish to find an answer from a professional astronomer , that is , How ...
A: Mahmoud: Here is a PDF file explaining the methods currently being used by NASA. The techniques ...
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| Fault sealing | 10/6/2009 |
Q: kindly tell me that how to do this? furthermore also let me know that how to calculate the shale ...
A: My knowledge of this is limited, but here are some sources: ...
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| particle size distribution using hydrometer method | 10/5/2009 |
Q: I understand particle size distribution (PSD) on a basic level. I have read about the experiment, ...
A: Mariah: The particle size distribution seperation is for sediment. Not cemented sediment. The two ...
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| "Sprouting Blue Clay" | 10/3/2009 |
Q: Any comments you might have on the following would be appreciated. Taken from "The Youth's ...
A: Ted: Most shallow aquifers (water bearing units bound by aquitards aka aquicludes) are made up of ...
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| Geophysics | 10/3/2009 |
Q: what are the main problems for carrying out CSEM( controlled source electromagnetic in deep water? ...
A: Souvik: My knowledge of CSEM is limited, however maybe that is a plus here. With what are you ...
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| Question about geology | 9/28/2009 |
Q: I want to ask a question that what is craton? What is it's relations with mountains and Earth;s ...
A: What they mean is that the Craton extends deeper into the Mantle than other parts of the ...
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| Question about geology | 9/26/2009 |
Q: I want to ask a question that what is craton? What is it's relations with mountains and Earth;s ...
A: Yousuf: A craton is considered original continental rock. The core rock around which our current ...
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| India and Asia | 9/26/2009 |
Q: Okay, so my friend seems to think that India is NOT techinically part of Asia because it's on it's ...
A: Strictly speaking a continent is a contiguous land mass usually surrounded by water. There are ...
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| Question regarding first question | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask one more question regarding first question. As you told that plate movements ...
A: Yousuf: In the case of the continental rock riding on the underlying plates, both rocks have to be ...
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| Question regarding first question | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask one more question regarding first question. As you told that plate movements ...
A: Yousuf: If I understand your meaning, you want to know if the cells are constant or do they ...
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| Question about geology | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I am Yousuf and I want to ask you a question that which energy or force is reponsible for movement ...
A: Yousef: Plate movement, both oceanic and crustal, is caused by convection cells with in the ...
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| Question | 9/4/2009 |
Q: What does this mean when people say that oceanic plates ride over asthenosphere? And what about ...
A: Jahnzab: The asthenosphere is a plastic layer on which float the solid basaltic oceanic plates. ...
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| argon | 9/1/2009 |
Q: My grandaughter has to make a model demonstrating the element Argon...any ideas...thanks
A: Elizabeth: You don't specify her age, but you could make a model of the Argon atom on a piece of ...
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| Question | 8/30/2009 |
Q: My question is as follows:- If mountain roots are deep in the mantle, so why aren't they melting? I ...
A: Jahanzeb: Good question, that is why I doubt that the roots go as deep as some writers claim. I ...
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| Question | 8/29/2009 |
Q: I wanna ask a question regarding geology. My question is Why the earth's continents don't ride over ...
A: The continents are lighter acidic granitic rock and are rafted along on plates of denser matereial. ...
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| Question | 8/29/2009 |
Q: Dr.Keith Patton, I am back. Yousuf. I want to ask you a question. I was surfing the internet ...
A: Yousuf: Don't get caught up in looking for reasons...mountains are the result of earth processes. ...
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| Question about geology | 8/27/2009 |
Q: My name is Yousuf and I want to ask you a question about geology. I want to ask a question that I ...
A: Yousuf: "Some scientists" is a journalistic mechanism that specifies an non specific number to give ...
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| Internal waves in ancient text? | 8/21/2009 |
Q: Do you know when was the fact that the sea gets darker whenever you go deeper into it discovered? ...
A: Yes, fathomless does mean without measure or bottomless. A fathom is actually 6 feet, measured by a ...
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| mix Carbonate-Siliciclastic | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask, I need Jeffrey Mount clssification about mix-ciliciclastic-carbonate rock. ...
A: This is all I could find. The first is the paper where he published it. You might be able to find ...
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| Internal waves in ancient text? | 8/19/2009 |
Q: Do you know when was the fact that the sea gets darker whenever you go deeper into it discovered? ...
A: Hashem: It is hard to know what the actual text really said without reading it directly, or knowing ...
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| Slide 5.0 or Slope/w | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I'm a recently graduated Environmental engineering student living in Finland working for an ...
A: Johan: My wife's father was Finnish, probably from the Swedish side of the border though, last name ...
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| rock dating | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I have a bit of trouble to understand why it is easier to assign a marine sedimentary rock to a ...
A: Anna: As a rule, terrestrial sedimentary rocks are more resistant to erosion. This is a very broad ...
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| dating | 8/7/2009 |
Q: what sought of absolute dating technique do you consider most applicable for the following rock ...
A: 1) Rubidium-87-Stronsium-87 method. Good for dating micas and feldspars. Uranium and Thorium ...
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| stratigraphy | 8/4/2009 |
Q: i want to know the complete knowledge of indus basin of pakistan. what is upper and lower indus ...
A: Upper and lower refers to area of the basin, from the sea, so the upper basin would be farthest from ...
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| Earth's Age | 8/2/2009 |
Q: How do scientists, geogist, know that the Earth is 4.6 Billion years old? To be honest I have never ...
A: Sorry to say, but the YEC has an preconceived idea, that they want to prove, then they shop around ...
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| Environmental Management | 7/30/2009 |
Q: Applications of sedimentology in environmental management
A: Maxi: You don't state whether this is career related or technical. I put the technical answer at ...
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| Earth's Age | 7/26/2009 |
Q: How do scientists, geogist, know that the Earth is 4.6 Billion years old? To be honest I have never ...
A: Ramon: In a nutshell, rocks of the earth are part of a cycle where rocks are created, destroyed, ...
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| Conglomeratic Sandstones | 7/24/2009 |
Q: Why do conglomeratic sandstones generally have low porosities but higher permeabilities(at least in ...
A: Paulina: What you might be seeing is the effect of statistics. A conglomerate is kind of like a ...
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| oil exploration studies using remote sensing | 7/23/2009 |
Q: hai sir please tell me how to study petroleum exploration using remote sensing.i am using ASTER ...
A: Rajesh: There are a number of approaches you can take depending on your interests. The first in a ...
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| Well log | 7/23/2009 |
Q: How do u decipher environments of deposition from well logs, and what are the basic environments of ...
A: Temitayo: Recognition of depostitional enviroments from well logs is one of pattern recognition. ...
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| Relocating to San Bernardino area | 7/22/2009 |
Q: My husband recently accepted a position in the San Bernardino area; naturally I am anxious about the ...
A: Robyn: First, there is a branch of the San Andreas fault known as the San Bernardino fault. It lies ...
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| geochemistry | 7/19/2009 |
Q: I'm a undergrad majoring in geology. I would like to work in the petroleum exploration industry and ...
A: Take both. I used a lot of inorganic geochem and later took a graduate course in organic. Organic ...
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| ocean levels | 7/13/2009 |
Q: Was there even an epoc time when the ocaen levels at the north pole were minimal or non existant?
A: Jeff: I want to make sure that you understand that The ontinents have moved a lot in the past. It ...
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| Strange feature | 7/11/2009 |
Q: I saw this while looking at a Google Earth view of Mozambique. I do not have a clue as to what it ...
A: I believe what you are seeing is a dome formed by the emplacement of a circular granite intrusion ...
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| Pangaea Mountains | 7/4/2009 |
Q: Let's jump into a time machine and go back to the Carboniferous Period as Pangaea was forming. The ...
A: Mike, First, the Carboniferous only saw the formation of the Southern Appalachians and the ...
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| mantle | 6/23/2009 |
Q: why are some parts of the lower mantle hotter than other parts
A: We don't fully understand why mantle hot spots form. It is believed that thermal plumes develop in ...
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| Grad school choices for Coastal Geology | 6/19/2009 |
Q: Our daughter is going to be a senior at Mt Holyoke College where she is a geology major (3.72 gpa), ...
A: Like I mentioned. There is not much money in it. The Corps of Engineers and consulting engineering ...
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| Grad school choices for Coastal Geology | 6/18/2009 |
Q: Our daughter is going to be a senior at Mt Holyoke College where she is a geology major (3.72 gpa), ...
A: Don: There are a lot of them. Unversity of South Carolina is one, Old Dominion University in ...
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| career options | 6/18/2009 |
Q: what's the career option in volcano and earthquakes studies?and what exactly is G&G computer ...
A: Tejal: G&G stands for Geology and Geophysics. This is software that allows interactive ...
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| banded iron formation | 6/17/2009 |
Q: how banded iron formation formation was occured? and what was the process? also i want to know why ...
A: The reason they are interbedded with quartz, usually jasper or other microcrystalline quartz is that ...
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| Wilson's Cycle | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I know roughly how the wilson cycle works. For each stage of the cycle (rift, drift, convergence, ...
A: Mariah: It it a pretty complex explaination, too long to answer here. I found two discussions of ...
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| banded iron formation | 6/15/2009 |
Q: how banded iron formation formation was occured? and what was the process? also i want to know why ...
A: Ankush: These formations formed during the Precambrian and are attributed to the combination of ...
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| Magma | 6/2/2009 |
Q: How did Magma get underneath the crust or how did the crust form around magma? Apologies if I'm in ...
A: Well, no. The moon has no atmosphere. I am not sure what the prognosis is for a cooler Earth, ...
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| porosity-permeability | 6/2/2009 |
Q: What is the difference between porosity that can be found in geothermal reservoir rocks? How do the ...
A: Primary permiability is that permiability that is inherent in the rock when the sediment is first ...
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| Magma | 6/2/2009 |
Q: How did Magma get underneath the crust or how did the crust form around magma? Apologies if I'm in ...
A: Jake: When the earth formed the particles that came together compressed due to their shear mass, ...
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| 2D, 3D sismic data | 6/1/2009 |
Q: how can we interpret the 2D, 3D seismic data? and what's the different between them? ANSWER: Ahmed: ...
A: I am not sure what kind of example you are looking for. Using 2D data you can see structure just by ...
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| Rock Formation | 5/26/2009 |
Q: Is possible for the rock cycle to commence and/or continue if there were no oxygen on the plant ...
A: The rock cycle as we know it would not exist since water, air and biological compoinents are an ...
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| Master degree | 5/25/2009 |
Q: My name is Ricardo and I live in Portugal. I've been working as a Mudlogger and then as a Data ...
A: Ricardo: A lot of universities in the US offer MS programs with an emphasis on petroleum. Here are ...
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| Bringing Running water to Nine Miles, St. Ann, Jamaica | 5/24/2009 |
Q: I need volunteer help in finding good sources of water to supply Nine Miles (Bob Marley's home ...
A: Karl: I understand your problem. I was in Jamaica a few years back and was surprised to see whole ...
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| Geothermal Reservoirs | 5/23/2009 |
Q: Can you entertain a question on calculating the geothermal potential of a reservoir? We expect the ...
A: Glenn: While not in my area of expertise, I located some sources of information, reports on ...
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| def. of fluid end-member | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I am reading several research papers regarding the content of hydrothermal fluids at various ...
A: It can be a bit confusing, the end-member is the source fluid of the deposit. For example: the ...
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| target zone | 5/12/2009 |
Q: what is the definition of target zone
A: In drilling, the target zone is the interval within the body of reservoir rock that the ...
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| hydrogeology | 5/5/2009 |
Q: Respected Sir, I am Kalpana doing Master degree (Water Resources Managemet) in Anna University. ...
A: There are a number of things to consider. First, obviously the hydrology of the area. At what ...
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| Geology | 5/5/2009 |
Q: What are the types of plate boundary interactions?
A: Karolinka: Interesting name. The plate boundaries are subductive, transverse, collisional and ...
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| What if the whole crust swayed? | 5/3/2009 |
Q: Patton, I posted this question to Ms.Seligman (professor of astronomy). She advised me to ask a ...
A: Eddy: Insofar as the hypothetical you have proposed, any variance from the uniform would retard the ...
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| Conglomerates in Andalucia | 5/1/2009 |
Q: What caused the massive conglomerates along the coast of Andalucia west of Malaga and when please. ...
A: Greta: Geology is founded on studying modern day analogs to processes that have occured in the ...
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| geothermal energy system | 5/1/2009 |
Q: how can I determine if living on a barrier island of Ft. Lauderdale, I can cost effectively change ...
A: Kathleen: While technically correct, the term geothermal is usually used to describe areas of very ...
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| geology | 5/1/2009 |
Q: does isostacy occur in toledo ohio? what is the cause?
A: Stacy: It occurs everywhere on the earth,except at subduction boundaries. Isostacy is just ...
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| Conglomerates in Andalucia | 4/29/2009 |
Q: What caused the massive conglomerates along the coast of Andalucia west of Malaga and when please.
A: Gretta: These deposits are prograding delta deposits of Pliocene age 5.3-1.8 million years befor ...
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| least squre fitt method | 4/27/2009 |
Q: can you tell me the basic idea behind least squre fitt method using for specrtal mapping of ...
A: Rajesh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least-squares_spectral_analysis ...
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| kimberlite mapping using aster data | 4/27/2009 |
Q: can you tell me how to map kimberlite terrain areas using aster data.Please tell me the alteration ...
A: Here are a few sources that might be helpful: http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM53/AM53_1336.pdf ...
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| gases in magma | 4/22/2009 |
Q: Why is it that when subduction occurs and as the basalt subducts the water/steam is ...
A: Danny: You are right. In a simplistic explaination some might maintain the water is released back ...
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| Geochemist | 4/22/2009 |
Q: what is the role of a geochemist in an oil firm and how can inorganic geochemistry be used in oil ...
A: Davina: The geochemist can fill a number of roles. When I was in research with Phillips Petroleum ...
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| Mountains | 4/20/2009 |
Q: Is it scientifically accurate to suggest that Mountains are, partly, responsible for the equilibrium ...
A: Fernando: That is kind of like asking which came first, the chicken or the egg. In theory, you ...
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| borehole instability | 4/15/2009 |
Q: what can be the causes of under gauge boreholes when drilling
A: Drilling through plastic shales, evaporites or flowing sands can cause problems. Evaporites which ...
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| Undergraoundwater contamination | 4/11/2009 |
Q: Pattom I am wondering if you could kindly answer the following questions: 1- How underground water ...
A: Adam: 1) Nuclear reprocessing plants adn nuclear power plants and fall out from former above ...
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| Akermanite Ca2MgSi2O7 | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I found these strange rocks last summer and had them examined by x-ray diffraction and they turned ...
A: John: Try as I might, I could not find a mineral specimen on line for sale to see what the going ...
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| WEATHERING AND CHEMICAL REATIONS | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I have a number of questions i would like you to assist me on: 1.If 2 rocks are waethered, one ...
A: Tony: Sounds like homework. I'll help you out a bit. 1) Physical or mechanical weathering ...
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| My Carrer | 4/6/2009 |
Q: Good day sir, I am a Geologist, and currently obtaining an M. Sc. in Hydrogeology. I would like to ...
A: Stella: I don't know what area of the petroleum industry you would be qualified for. Your best bet ...
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| Florida lake systems | 4/5/2009 |
Q: I have a specific question regarding the chain of lakes in Clermont Florida. I would like to know ...
A: Wes: Rocks occur as stratagraphic layers. For instance, the reefal limestone you mention had to ...
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| earth 3000 million years ago | 3/30/2009 |
Q: Imagine that I am a time traveller.. How would I find the earth 1500 million years ago? The weather, ...
A: 1500mya There would have been an atmosphere, life would have consisted of algae, protozoa, and ...
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| Melting temp of rock | 3/30/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me at what point different rocks melt, and is there a way to prevent any change caused ...
A: Ken: A number of things control the melting temperature other than the temperature itself. ...
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| non | 3/27/2009 |
Q: how many died from eruptions at Hawaii
A: There is not a difinitive answer. Hawaiian volcanoes are not the killer type, they are shield ...
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| Florida lake systems | 3/25/2009 |
Q: I have a specific question regarding the chain of lakes in Clermont Florida. I would like to know ...
A: Wes: It does not appear you fully understand the mechanism that formed the lakes. The process is ...
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| Geological Questions | 3/24/2009 |
Q: sir, i would like to know answer related to petroleum geology.(1) why most of the petroleum ...
A: Dhanjee: Abundant petroleum is found in the middle east due to particular occurances of source ...
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| black sand | 3/24/2009 |
Q: We are having our driveway resurfaced soon here in Lancaster County, PA and I am looking for black ...
A: Sherry: Black sand comes from two sources of which I am aware. One is heavy mineral sand that ...
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| Jurassic Hydrology | 3/22/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me with my science project. I was wondering if you know the ...
A: Emelly: Hydrology is the study of ground water and surface water. You would have to define what ...
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| geology | 3/20/2009 |
Q: How do fossils help in determining the relative age of strata?
A: Sorry about the tardy response, I had a death in the family. Fossils provide markers for relative ...
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| Questions regarding rocks and gemstones | 3/17/2009 |
Q: my name is Bry and I am working on a school project about rocks, fossils, and gemstones. I was ...
A: Bry: Sounds like homework, but I'll give you some tips. 1) It has to do with the formation of ...
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| Depth of the Aesthenosphere Under USA | 3/17/2009 |
Q: In what states of the USA is the surface closest to the aesthenosphere and how far down is it ...
A: I understand the Lithosphere is the crust and upper most solid mantle. Asthenosphere is the plastic ...
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| about roots under Himalayas | 3/16/2009 |
Q: Patton, i read in "Scientific American" that the Himalayas follow Vening-Meinesz's model because ...
A: Eddy: Not having read either article and the basis for both positions, I don't know who is right. ...
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| Geology of the Hawaiian Archipelago | 3/15/2009 |
Q: Can you discuss any significant water, ocean, desert, or glacial feature(s) associated with the ...
A: The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago that have formed over a inter plate hot spot. Kind of like ...
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| Depth of the Aesthenosphere Under USA | 3/14/2009 |
Q: In what states of the USA is the surface closest to the aesthenosphere and how far down is it ...
A: I would have to say that the lithosphere is thinnest in Nevada and the Basin and Range state, an ...
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| Adam's Bridge | 3/5/2009 |
Q: There is a formation between the South coast of India and the island Sri Lanka which is called ...
A: K First I am not into myths or mythology be they Hindu, Muslim or Chrisitian. To paraphrase ...
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| Geology | 3/3/2009 |
Q: 1. Why do rocks and minerals weather? 2. How does physical weathering aid chemical weathering? 3. ...
A: Jimmy: This sounds like a class assignment, so I will only get you started on the answers. 1) They ...
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| Geology: event dating | 2/25/2009 |
Q: Good morning Keith. I have read your answer on the use of radio-isotopes for estimating the AGE of ...
A: Leslie: The dating of the case you describe is more complicated. Here is an explaination: ...
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| Gulf Coastal Plain | 2/20/2009 |
Q: What is the Gulf Coastal Plain and how was it formed? I'm not sure if this reaches your expertise ...
A: Cheyanne: There are more than one coastal plain in the US. The Gulf Coast is a ...
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| Identify rock | 2/20/2009 |
Q: I have been trying to identify this rock for a long time. It was found deep in one of the pits of a ...
A: The Lake Baikal area is known to produce Jade, in fact jade from this area was believed to be ...
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| Whitsunday geology/ecology | 2/16/2009 |
Q: I am looking into coastal features of Great Barrier reef islands. I was trying to find out how the ...
A: Michelle: I am not familiar with the island, but here is a query that points to a lot of potential ...
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| Geological Engineering | 2/12/2009 |
Q: I'm doing a powerpoint presentation for my Principles of Engineering class. Well I would like to ...
A: Shirly: Geological Engineers can work in a variety of places. I worked with one in the ...
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| Sesimology | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you knew what exactly it was called when sedimentary rock from the ocean goes ...
A: Chantala: I think the term in Allochthon. It is where a block of rock is move from its original ...
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| RE: mountains and earthquakes | 1/26/2009 |
Q: I'm bringing a newer article about mountains against earthquakes: ...
A: Anissa: No, they don't totally insulate Los Angeles. There have been severe earthquakes in Los ...
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| Kentucky Escarpment/Magnetic Lines & Creativeness | 1/24/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask two questions if allowed. (1)I'm from Western KY. now living in Nashville, TN. ...
A: Mike: Escarpments usually form where shallow dipping rock of a type resistant to weathering crops ...
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| RE: mountains and earthquakes | 1/24/2009 |
Q: I'm bringing a newer article about mountains against earthquakes: ...
A: Anissa: First, my wife is from the Mojave side of of the San Gabriel mountains in Palmdale, ...
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| Questions | 1/24/2009 |
Q: My question about the dogleg? How it forms? Second one is how to determine Oil/Water Contact or ...
A: Try this or any other textbook on the subject: ...
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| Charnockites | 1/23/2009 |
Q: I am an honnours student studying charnockites of the Namaqualand Metamorphic Complex, I would like ...
A: llze: First, have you consulted many remote sensing manuals that might have examples of charnockite ...
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| Rocks & Mineral | 1/22/2009 |
Q: I am taking Earth System Engineering Course and I am interested in rocks & minerals. Could you ...
A: Yusuke: For more detailed information do a Google search for this phrase: Petrology and Mineralogy ...
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| Beach Rocks | 1/20/2009 |
Q: my backyard is on the southwest side of Chicago, about 15 miles from downtown. I read that after ...
A: James: True the level of the lakes was much higher, in fact there are a series of wave cut terraces ...
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| mountains and earthquakes | 1/17/2009 |
Q: First of all, thank you for answering my last question. I see an article on the web stating that ...
A: Anissa: This is a very old abstract, from 1882. Our understanding of how energy travels through ...
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| land-sliding and arabian mountains | 1/15/2009 |
Q: Since mountains in Arabia peninsula (which are among the oldest in the world) have surfaces being ...
A: Anissa: No rock is immune from rock slides. It really depends on a number of things. Such as the ...
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| freshwater on islands | 1/10/2009 |
Q: How large would an island have to be to have freshwater? If it is made of limestone and/or ...
A: Annie: The water has to move the opposite direction. Not only does the island have to be large ...
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| Remotesensing | 1/9/2009 |
Q: Sir, I would like to know how we can interpret structural features such as lineaments,faults and ...
A: Anoop: Yes, you can. We used to do it manually on hard copy images, but today's systems let you do ...
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| RE: statement about mountains | 1/8/2009 |
Q: First of all, thank you for answering to my previous question. I also read another statement, in a ...
A: No, the Geosynclinal Theory was more about explaining the sedimentary sequences found in mountains. ...
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| RE: statement about mountains | 1/8/2009 |
Q: First of all, thank you for answering to my previous question. I also read another statement, in a ...
A: Anissa: The theory we were taught prior to plate tectonics was called the Geosynclinal Theory of ...
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| volcanoes | 1/7/2009 |
Q: Q1.On Earth's surface as a whole,what process generates the greater volume of volcanic ...
A: Khushboo: Sounds like homework. I'll give you a little help. 1) This really depends on what your ...
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| a statement about mountains | 1/6/2009 |
Q: First of all, thank you for answering to my previous question. I also read another statement, in a ...
A: Anissa: Stabilizing is a soft term. What is meant by stabilizing? Does the writer think the crust ...
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| Remotesensing | 1/3/2009 |
Q: Respected sir, I would like to know what are the techniques used in remote sensing to find ...
A: Anoop: Since vegitation masks the signature of the mineralized soil directly, the best way is using ...
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| chromite deposite mapping using remote sensing | 1/2/2009 |
Q: will you please tell me how to map chromium and manganese deposite by remote sensing using aster ...
A: Rajesh: I can't remember the specific spectral ratios that we used for chromium or manganese ...
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| mountains | 12/26/2008 |
Q: Let's imagine that, during continental collision, no mountains chain is formed; in that case, what ...
A: Anissa: Generally if both plates have crust and one is subducting under the other there isn't much ...
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| Death Valley's Moving Rocks | 12/19/2008 |
Q: I'm working on a senior project, in school, about Death Valley's moving rocks. I've just started the ...
A: Deema: The theory that I am most familiar with is the wind driven cause. I hava a book on ...
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| geology | 12/15/2008 |
Q: stones and rocks keep coming up to the surface in my garden and in farmers fields. Is there a known ...
A: Gary: There are little ground gremlins pushing them up from deep in the soil profile....just ...
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| re: mountains | 12/13/2008 |
Q: In "Earth" (Dr. Frank Press' book), I read that plate motion is halted by the high buoyancy of both ...
A: Anissa: No not at all. the Earth is complex, there are always multiple processes working. Once ...
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| Concrete Testing | 11/24/2008 |
Q: The area i am concerned in is strength. I am at GCSE level and wondered if you could give me an ...
A: Harry: I never did geotech work but from what I could find, concrete is tested first for these ...
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| about mountains | 11/19/2008 |
Q: In a french scientific forum, I read the following statement: # continental-collision mountains, ...
A: Anissa: I have never heard this but I would doubt it. The overall depth of the mountain roots is ...
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| convection currents | 11/16/2008 |
Q: can you eplain where you can find convection currents in the Atlantic ocean.
A: Tyler: Convection cells develop when you heat a liquid. The hot material rises and the cooler ...
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| about mountains | 11/13/2008 |
Q: In a french scientific forum, I read the following statement: # continental-collision mountains, ...
A: Anissa: As I said this seems to be a hypothetical proposition. Recent events and proven ...
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| Tidal Waves and Whales | 11/12/2008 |
Q: my name is Philip Duong, and i am a 12th grader at Norcross High School. I current have an ...
A: Phillip: Cool question. In order to answer the question we have to set up two hypothetical ...
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| about mountains | 11/12/2008 |
Q: In a french scientific forum, I read the following statement: # continental-collision mountains, ...
A: Anissa: What the statement is saying is that a large mass could concievably counter the convergent ...
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| Why do sediments coarsening (thickening)-upward? | 11/10/2008 |
Q: Why do sediments coarsening (thickening)-upward? I understand it in a delta environment. But we just ...
A: It is call granular size separation. A few mechanisms are at work. First settling, where the ...
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| What do geologists look for in a new position? | 10/23/2008 |
Q: Hypothetocally if an Executive Recruiter approached you about a role what would you like to know as ...
A: John: There is the rub. The core competencies you speak of can vary depending on the focus of the ...
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| remote sensing | 10/23/2008 |
Q: respected sir My name is Rajesh.I am working as geologist in a consultancy company in india.i ...
A: Rajesh: The best way would be to use spectral band ratios by processing multi spectral data. ...
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| What do geologists look for in a new position? | 10/20/2008 |
Q: Hypothetocally if an Executive Recruiter approached you about a role what would you like to know as ...
A: John: First I would want to know exactly what skills are required. Not all geoscientist are the ...
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| Monsoons in the Future | 10/7/2008 |
Q: Patton, Hi. I have participated in a national contest called Future City. Here, we are designing ...
A: Matthew: This is a complex question. Due to the fact that it touches on a number of complex earth ...
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| Minerology | 9/25/2008 |
Q: Patton thank you for telling me all that. Which field in geology do you go out and find stuff like ...
A: Marshall: Not many. University professors and people doing mapping for the US Geological survey do ...
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| how river rocks get their round shape | 9/15/2008 |
Q: I'm doing a paper on how river rocks get their shape and was happy to see your answers to others you ...
A: Michael: Try doing a search on Sedimentology. This is the study of how sediments, that includes ...
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| information | 9/9/2008 |
Q: Sir,My name is waqas Gilani and I am a student of geophysics studying in bahria university Islamabad ...
A: Wasqas: Geophysics and then the MS in MS in Petroleum Engineering. Engineers get more pay, and ...
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| plate tectonics | 8/28/2008 |
Q: What role does plate tectonics play in the debate over Oil rights?
A: None. Plate tectonics takes place in the geologic time frame in which the existence of man is but a ...
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| picture of strange rock | 8/22/2008 |
Q: I have never seen a rock shaped like this one and would like to learn more about it. Please review ...
A: Mike: What you have here is an example of differential weathering of two rocks of different ...
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| hydrocarbon system | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I know about primary & secondary porosity but I'm not sure about ...
A: This looks like homework. I won't answer it directly but will give you some help. First just ...
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| type of porosity | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I know about primary & secondary porosity but I'm not sure about ...
A: Suchada: Think of cavernous porosity as cave like porosity. This refers to underground caverns. ...
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| Gold in Mississippi | 8/8/2008 |
Q: was gold ever found in north mississippi,?if so when and what locations. Thanks,Ken.
A: Kenneth: Not that I am aware of. In the upper western tributaries of the Mississippi, yes. Gold ...
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| Mississippi Valley | 8/7/2008 |
Q: What is, the "Mississippi Valley"?
A: The Mississippi Valley is a structural depression that takes in the lower or southern portion of the ...
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| Supermountains | 8/6/2008 |
Q: There's a new geological theory re ancient "Supermountains" from millions of years ago. What do you ...
A: Geoff: The theory is interesting but the two Aussies are just building on what we already know, ...
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| groundwater flow paths | 8/2/2008 |
Q: Mr. Patton, I'm teaching myself MODFLOW using a tutorial and came across a graphic that really ...
A: Josh: I followed you and I agree with you. I would have to say that the screwed up way it modeled ...
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| hi | 7/30/2008 |
Q: i am a student who is in the final year in the university studying geological engineering.i want to ...
A: Dickson: Without seeing the sum of classes you took, I can't really say. You will need all the ...
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| Geology Iraq | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you believe that there is possibly hot rock or geothermal potential in Northern ...
A: Mark: Judging from what I can find, there is only one volcano in Iraq, an unamed peak north east of ...
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| downloadable geologic softwares | 7/14/2008 |
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 |
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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| gold prospecting | 7/10/2008 |
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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| bore hole drilling | 7/6/2008 |
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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| petroleum microbiology | 6/23/2008 |
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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| Mt. Mayon | 6/17/2008 |
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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| weathering, Erosion, and Water | 6/13/2008 |
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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| geology | 6/9/2008 |
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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| tsunamis | 5/29/2008 |
Q: where can i find how they measure tsunamis and how they come up with the figures.
A: This link should give you all you need. http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/ In a nutshell tsunamis ...
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| Johnson County | 5/28/2008 |
Q: My mother owns 65 acres of land in Johnson county with 100 percent mineral rights. About 4 years ...
A: G: It generally works this way. You sell the rights to develop the property. Companies like Devon ...
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| geological maps | 5/20/2008 |
Q: would you please tell me about the usefulness of geological maps for civil engineers.
A: Ettaib: Geological maps show where different types of rock and contacts between rocks crop out at ...
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| Methane Gas in Well Water | 5/19/2008 |
Q: We have been told that we have methane gas in our well water supply that is causing our water ...
A: Bette: The spurting of the facets sounds similar to when you get air in the plumbing. That would ...
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| Geochem | 5/17/2008 |
Q: In exploration why is drilling never done without geophysical/geochem and why does geophysics/ ...
A: How they differ should be obvious, one is transported the other is developed in place. This ...
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| man-papu-ner - hoax? | 5/13/2008 |
Q: Spotted this image on a website of a very unusual rock formation. ...
A: Markus: Russian Stone Idols of Komi They look genuine, but are not man made. They are erosional ...
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| renewable energy | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I am doing an independent study course this summer and right I am stuck on what question/topic I can ...
A: Meshack: Here is one that might be of interest to you. In the 1950's new agricultural practices ...
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| Lowest Island | 5/8/2008 |
Q: Not sure if this is a geology question, but it's worth shot. According to Guinness (U.S. edition, ...
A: Steve: This one is easy. Just as you can have a lake high above sea level with an island in it, ...
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| Birth of Earth | 5/5/2008 |
Q: i have new idea reg birth of earth. where i should contact for prove and secret
A: Suresh: I am afraid it does not work that way. You can publish you ideas and if there is money to ...
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| center of the earth | 5/2/2008 |
Q: If the center of the earth is a big ball of liquid (moving, I am told, and bright light as the sun, ...
A: David: The actual center of the earth is a hot dense ball composed of solid iron. Outside of that ...
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| new york | 4/29/2008 |
Q: "Hi, can you tell me about the geologic history of the new york? For example, how it was once part ...
A: Chris: Here are two links to an articles that can explain it all better than I can. ...
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| Job opportunities | 4/22/2008 |
Q: What are the possible jobs in industry would i qualify for after completing an MSc Geoscience ...
A: Nana: I had a similar background but was heavy on Remote Sensing as well. I landed my first job in ...
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| Environmental Geology | 4/18/2008 |
Q: Mr. Patton I am a student at Michigan State who's interested in environmental geology. I would ...
A: Derrick: Yes, I am sure there is plenty of work in the Michigan area. A masters degree will be ...
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| "Potato Rock" | 4/17/2008 |
Q: Can a potato petrify? I've Googled the subject of "potato rock" and it seems that there are a lot ...
A: The rocks you describe are not petrified potatoes. First potatoes were indigenous to South America. ...
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| flares | 4/10/2008 |
Q: Referring to my question piezoelectric. You seemed to think there might be sound reasoning behind my ...
A: David: I really can't say, this is pretty far out of my area of expertise. Your line of questions ...
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| piezoelectric | 4/9/2008 |
Q: I have come to believe that the earth might be producing flare activity. I believe what gives its ...
A: David: I don't know what you mean by wrong. It is known that piezoelectric effect is real. It ...
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| Geochem | 4/8/2008 |
Q: In exploration why is drilling never done without geophysical/geochem and why does geophysics/ ...
A: Kris: Drilling is very expensive. In the old days, in the beginning of the industry, drilling was ...
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| Formation of Islands | 4/4/2008 |
Q: Kevin says, Islands are just made out of a big rock. John says, Islands are all made out of lava ...
A: Mom: It gets more complex than that. Some islands are formed from exposed reefs. Coral Reefs are ...
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| Adirondack-Appalachian chain | 4/3/2008 |
Q: Are the Adirondack mountains part of the Appalachian chain?
A: Brian: All the mountains along the East Coast are part of the Appalachians. The problem is that the ...
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| Physical Geology | 4/2/2008 |
Q: Erosion and isostatic adjustment of a mountain belt will result in? After the erosion and isostatic ...
A: Ana: Because this is a homework question, it lacks context. What I mean, is most science teachers ...
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| erosion | 3/31/2008 |
Q: I live in Morgan Hill, CA. I am on an acre parcel in the county where homeowners take care of their ...
A: Grace: Okay, I see. So the drive is tilting toward the ditch. Is the surface actually eroding ...
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| erosion | 3/29/2008 |
Q: I live in Morgan Hill, CA. I am on an acre parcel in the county where homeowners take care of their ...
A: Grace: From the sounds of things, your neighbor is probably right. The problem is not due to ...
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| kerogene | 3/24/2008 |
Q: what is keogene?
A: Junaid: Kerogen is believed by some to be the material from which petroleum is generated. It is of ...
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| Slope stabilization | 3/21/2008 |
Q: I am working on fixing my slope with a product called Deltalok which is a soft armor approach using ...
A: Mel: It looks like I was looking the wrong house. If you put into the "Fly to:" box the following: ...
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| Slope stabilization | 3/20/2008 |
Q: I am working on fixing my slope with a product called Deltalok which is a soft armor approach using ...
A: Mel: I assume you are in Mill Valley. I took some German tourists up Mt. Tamilipas last time I was ...
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| Where is water coming from? | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I have had two shallow mass movement repairs with erosion blankets and hydroseeding on a 1:1 slope. ...
A: Mel: The neat thing about groundwater gradients is they can change very quickly. I have seen the ...
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| genetics | 3/18/2008 |
Q: can u give me a brief answer abouy what actually is pulse chase experiment?
A: Pulse chase experiements are where cells are grown in a radioactive medium for a short period, the ...
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| Where is water coming from? | 3/17/2008 |
Q: I have had two shallow mass movement repairs with erosion blankets and hydroseeding on a 1:1 slope. ...
A: Mel: In all probability, the sand is an aquifer that is being recharged somewhere upslope. You ...
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| Where is water coming from? | 3/16/2008 |
Q: I have had two shallow mass movement repairs with erosion blankets and hydroseeding on a 1:1 slope. ...
A: Mel: YOu don't say where you are, what state. The reluctance of your contractors might be that ...
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| Barnett Shale | 3/14/2008 |
Q: I'm looking for info on the thickness of the Barnett shale in south central Denton county. Something ...
A: James: Have you tried the Texas Railroad Commission? Companies have to file drilling information ...
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| rio de janeiro geology | 3/5/2008 |
Q: I'm doing a project on the geology of Rio de Janeiro, longshore transport of the beaches, karst ...
A: Mike: You are in luck. I taught a class in geology for engineers when I was a grad student and one ...
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| meteorites | 3/5/2008 |
Q: i heard that no terrestrial rock can have it's own crystal structure? If i can absolutely prove that ...
A: JP It might. There are over 14 crystal structures and there a number of crystal systems, forms and ...
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| glaciers and new york | 3/4/2008 |
Q: can you tell me a little about new york and how it was covered in glaciers. Is there a pro or con ...
A: Don't know what you mean by pro or con. It is well established that most of New York was covered in ...
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| pangea | 2/29/2008 |
Q: i was wondering about how much bigger i s pangea compared to new york? Also, can you give me an ...
A: Pangea was a hypothetical continent that formed the uniform body of all the land masses of the earth ...
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| warm ground? | 2/18/2008 |
Q: I live in Lake County,Illinois.I noticed a warmer area by a large willow tree,was wondering for the ...
A: Zbigniew: I wondered where you retired to, still stay in touch with Jimmy Carter? Just kidding. ...
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| hydrology | 2/18/2008 |
Q: respected sir i am doing my msc applied geology coure in anna uiversity.as a part of my ...
A: Here are some comments I sent to a similar question a few weeks ago. I don't know the particulars ...
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| Changes to the Earth | 2/15/2008 |
Q: Keith. Could you please describe some of the changes that have happended to the Earth from anytime ...
A: Well those two things happen to encompass quite a lot. The climate has cooled considerably since ...
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| Changes to the Earth | 2/13/2008 |
Q: Keith. Could you please describe some of the changes that have happended to the Earth from anytime ...
A: James: The dinosaurs were during the Jurassic, so you want from that period through the Cretaceous. ...
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| for software training institute | 2/13/2008 |
Q: SIR, i am abhijeet salve from india in aurangabad city.And now i am in B.C.S(bacholer in computer ...
A: Abhijeet: I don't know of any particular institute. I work for a company that develops geological ...
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| Central Rockies gold mines | 2/11/2008 |
Q: I'm writing a scene where one of my characters is hiding his loot in a remote mine in the Central ...
A: JD: Not out of the realm of possibility. There was hard rock gold mining in the Wind River Mt. ...
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| volcanoes | 2/7/2008 |
Q: How does the indroduction of water lower the melting point of rock?
A: Sheri: Wow! You are making me use brain wrinkles I haven't accessed since college. I seem to ...
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| metamorphic rock classifications | 1/23/2008 |
Q: What do geologists look at to classify metamorphic rocks into foliated and non-foliated rocks?
A: Sandra: Mineral Composition, but more we rely on the structure of the rock. This is because gneiss ...
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| New terms in hydrology | 1/14/2008 |
Q: My name is Nataly, I work at Russian State Hydrometeorological University. Now I'm working on ...
A: Nataly: http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/science/earth-sciences/hydrology.asp ...
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| remote sensing | 1/9/2008 |
Q: what are the application of remote sensing in petroleum exploration?
A: I was lucky or unlucky enough, depending on your outlook, to be in remote sensing right when it ...
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| drilling | 1/5/2008 |
Q: why do we rotate and reciprocate cssing before drilling?
A: Jessica: Not sure what you are referring to unless you mean the surface casing. Surface casing is ...
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| Temperature underground | 12/19/2007 |
Q: What is the temperature below ground between 5 an 50 feet deep(degree F), more specifically in South ...
A: Right now, the temperature of the soil in S. Florida is between 65-70 degrees. That is near ...
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| historical geology | 12/6/2007 |
Q: How does historical geology applt to Petroleum Engineering.? Please discuss in as much detail as ...
A: Devika: Historical geology explains the age relationships within geology. It teaches us the age ...
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| Master Degree & Deserts | 12/6/2007 |
Q: I am a female from Egypt, and I have a Bachelor Degree in Accounting. I have worked for both ...
A: Noran: You are spot on in most of your assumptions. A lot of the prerequisites you need depends on ...
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| methane gas | 12/5/2007 |
Q: Keith, thanks for participating in this forum. It's a great source of knowledge. I was having a ...
A: Mike: You might be able to use it for something. I am not familiar with the pressure measurement ...
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| Geological findings/evidence needed. | 12/2/2007 |
Q: I'm working on a presentation about the almost impossibility of Young Earth Creationism. I was ...
A: I hit the wrong button, what I meant to say is that I really can't help you. I don't read much ...
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| career guide | 11/30/2007 |
Q: Sir I am student of BS GEOLOGY in pakistan.I have to select the special subject in geology out of; ...
A: Kamran: There are job opportunities in petroleum geology and environmental geology. Petroleum pays ...
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| Geology | 11/26/2007 |
Q: I was wondering why all the continents seem to be large at one end and small at the other. Has much ...
A: Brad: I don't know that anyone has looked into that particular aspect of plate tectonics. Remember ...
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| Questions | 11/17/2007 |
Q: 1.what is your field of expertise? 2.Do crystals melt at the same temperature as normal rocks? 3.Are ...
A: Julio: 1) Petroleum geology and remote sensing 2) Normal rocks are made up of mineral crystals. So ...
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| student from earj- geology | 11/15/2007 |
Q: I am a student from EARJ and I am studying about geology, could you answer me this questions? 1- ...
A: Adriana: I don't do homework but I will help you think about the answers. 1) Some do, but ...
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| River Geology and Forming | 11/12/2007 |
Q: I am doing a report on the Snake River. I want to know how it was formed, when, and what event ...
A: The geology of the Snake River in Idaho and related to the Yellowstone basin is very complex. In a ...
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| Can you please answer these questions for me? | 11/11/2007 |
Q: I'm a student from EARJ and i have to ask a real geologist a few questions about geology that my ...
A: By using relative and absolute dating techniques. Yes, if existing continents recombine or merge or ...
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| Answer them as soon as possible! | 11/9/2007 |
Q: My name is Vanessa and im doing research about geology, im asking these questions that I consider ...
A: These look like homework. I'll help point you in the right direction. 1) think about where ...
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| geology | 11/8/2007 |
Q: How many types of lava are there in the world? How come people discovered the distance of the core, ...
A: There are two forms of lava, pahoehoe, and aa (pronounced ah ah). They first calculated the ...
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| Howdy, mind answering a few (4) questions? | 11/6/2007 |
Q: Hey, I would love it if you could answer a couple of questions for me. Here they are: I know that ...
A: Not sure what your looking for in the first question. Most precious economic minerals are related ...
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| question really important! | 11/6/2007 |
Q: 1. How do fossils form? 2. How rocks become soil?
A: Fossils form by several means. First, minerals can replace part or all of the organisms hard parts ...
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| science | 11/6/2007 |
Q: If a volcano is hot how can there be snow on top of it?
A: Zaki: If the volcano erupts the snow will melt, causing land and mud slides. Generally the snow ...
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| Dating Rocks | 11/6/2007 |
Q: I've always wondered about how rocks are dated. I mean, I keep hearing about rocks such as diamonds ...
A: Geoff: There are two methods. Absolute and Relative dating. Absolute is of course within a certain ...
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| nosubject- | 11/5/2007 |
Q: Where and which is the largest active volcano?
A: The tallest active volcano is on Hawaii, I think it is Mona Kea it is inactive. This question is ...
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| geology | 11/5/2007 |
Q: what in being a geology can help our society?
A: Geology was one of the oldest and most cutting edge sciences in ancient times. Think about it. The ...
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| Science Question | 11/5/2007 |
Q: How did bacteria generate from land, water, and air if none of them are alive?
A: It has been hypothesized that amino acids formed in the primordial soup that was the present on the ...
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| Geology questions for school (urgent) | 11/4/2007 |
Q: 1)why is gold has more value than silver? 2)what rock indicates that theres silver near. 3)what are ...
A: Nicolas: I don't do home work, but will help you out a bit. 1) It has to do with rarity. If there ...
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| sir im an EARJ student | 11/4/2007 |
Q: 1: Why is common quartz clear? 2: Why is there water underground? 3: What is the coral reefs ...
A: Seems like thw whole class is asking the same quesitons. I'll help out but not answer them ...
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| Questions for geologist | 11/4/2007 |
Q: my name is Dylan. Could you please answer a few questions of geology for a school project? I don't ...
A: Dylan: Looks like homework. I'll help, but you still have to do some work. 1)The answer lies in ...
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| science (geology) | 11/4/2007 |
Q: 1: Why is common quartz clear? 2: Why is there water underground? 3: What is the coral reefs ...
A: I could do your homework for you, but I won't. I'll point you in th right direction. Teachers ...
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| nosubject.-- | 11/4/2007 |
Q: It there is an eruption under the water, can you see it from the outside?
A: Yes. Depending on the size and the amount of escaping gases, there should be evidence at the ...
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| science (geology) | 11/3/2007 |
Q: 1: What are the fundamental tools that a geologist uses to study rocks? 2: Why is common quartz ...
A: Seems like thw whole class is asking the same quesitons. I'll help out but not answer them ...
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| Groundwater | 10/31/2007 |
Q: i am having trouble with the followingSuppose there is a groundwater basin that is being drawn from ...
A: Karl: A mumber of things can be done. First, conserve water, and reduce usage. Groundwater takes ...
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| School Science Fair Project | 10/29/2007 |
Q: Patton, Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions for me for a science fair project ...
A: Great idea. The best way to do this is the way the real scientists do it, with clay. Make a box of ...
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| rock melts | 10/19/2007 |
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A: Crystal: Homework? The problem with questions like these is that they are out of context and I ...
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| I'm interested in ancient natural disasters and mass extinctions. Is historical geology for me? | 10/13/2007 |
Q: Since I was five years old and could say the word "paleontologist" I've been obsessed with the earth ...
A: Tom: Go to med school and pursue geology a a avocation. Truth is I would have gone into something ...
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| GEOLOGY/MOUNTAIN FORMATION | 10/4/2007 |
Q: Can you please help me find the characteristis of orogenic stage and how it contributes to mountain ...
A: This is from a text by R Coffman. The orogenic stage reflects an episode of intense deformation ...
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| black sandbeaches | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I am doing a school progect and theres a question that i cant find any info on on the internet. ...
A: Mitch: This is an easy one. First, I am assuming you are not living near a volcano, where a lot of ...
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| Historical Flooding of Afar Triangle, Africa | 10/1/2007 |
Q: I am doing a little personal research on human evolution and have read interesting but indirect ...
A: I see that it is a Tertiary-Quaternary rift system going back 58 million years. The various epochs ...
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| hydrology | 9/21/2007 |
Q: plus if u can give detailed figures i will appericiate ur help....
A: Interesting. Like so many things, Infiltration is regarded by different names by different ...
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| sand shifting | 9/17/2007 |
Q: Can sand shift from one shore to another shore such as between North America and Europe? How much ...
A: No. Sand transport or clastics transport is limited to the continental margins. Water carries a ...
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| geological formation | 9/6/2007 |
Q: sir, i want to know about the geologocal formation of soils in chennai area..
A: From what I can tell from the links below, the soils are weathered from the underlying bedrock of ...
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| mud in UK | 9/1/2007 |
Q: maybe I really need to ask a local geologist. I spend the summer working at outdoor festivals. this ...
A: In the states we have a government agency that sprang out of the Dust Bowl years of the 1930's. It ...
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| mud in UK | 8/30/2007 |
Q: maybe I really need to ask a local geologist. I spend the summer working at outdoor festivals. this ...
A: The generic term "mud" is basically a term for a mixture of hydrated clay, silt and other small ...
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| geophsics | 8/8/2007 |
Q: what is seismic amplitude and its affect in seismic interpretion?
A: Seismic amplitude is like any other amplitude. It is the height of an electro-magnetic wave. Like ...
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| Pysical geology | 7/16/2007 |
Q: I've looked far and wide for an answer to a question I need answered for a personnal research.My ...
A: Interesting question, and one that is not realy in my area of expertise, but I'll give you some food ...
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| is there a geode that can way about a ton? | 6/11/2007 |
Q: when i was 12 my mom and grandfather went flaming gorge in ut to go rock hounding we came accross ...
A: There is probably a limit on the size of traditional geodes. Most common mode of fromation is ...
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| lunar lava | 6/7/2007 |
Q: I am interested in how different lava would look like if it cooled in outer space (specifically the ...
A: That sounds like it might be something Thomas Gold wrote. He predicted that the surface of the moon ...
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| lunar lava | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I am interested in how different lava would look like if it cooled in outer space (specifically the ...
A: Well, first, neither of the two types would be expected of lava. Neither are formed by a flow. ...
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| lode stones | 6/4/2007 |
Q: Today I saw a lode stone for the first time it is a very interesting stone I was wondering about the ...
A: Jewelry, magical purposes for and new age metaphysical medicinal treatments. See: ...
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| lode stones | 6/3/2007 |
Q: Today I saw a lode stone for the first time it is a very interesting stone I was wondering about the ...
A: Lode stones if my recollection serves me are iron minerals specifically magnetite. It is almost ...
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| EVAPOTRANSPIRATION | 5/26/2007 |
Q: .........
A: Bhadur: Evapotranspiration is the process by which plants give up water to the atmosphere. Leaves ...
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| Rock of many faces | 5/21/2007 |
Q: i found this very strange rock while collecting stones for my aquarium. This rock has a fac or faces ...
A: Tracy: Send the pictures to me at KPatton@seismicmicro.com or keithhpatton@hotmail.com It sounds ...
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| Geology | 4/20/2007 |
Q: What are the biological, chemical, and physical factors that affect the beaches around the world?
A: Christy: From the sounds of it this is a homework quesiton. Usually these types of questions have ...
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| Magnetic abnormalities | 4/15/2007 |
Q: Are there areas in the world that have strange magnetic occurrences? (spinning compasses, magnetic ...
A: Erratic compasses can be caused by large ore bodies near the surface of the crust. I worked in an ...
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| oil | 4/13/2007 |
Q: if crude oil is originally from organic matter, when did it form and how come it's buried so deep in ...
A: Mo: Crude oil is formed from amorphous organic material like algae and also woody material. Both ...
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| geology | 4/13/2007 |
Q: i have a quarry of my own in Ireland its a limestone quarry and on a lot of rocks theres this red ...
A: Paul: You don't describe the rock in much detail. But I will make a stab. Most red rocks are ...
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| weather | 4/11/2007 |
Q: my teacher assigned me to be the weather forecaster and i need to no what the weather was like on ...
A: Chandler: I am assuming you are talking about the big eruption in 1980 and not the current ongoing ...
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| more about the countries that sank | 4/6/2007 |
Q: I want to know if it is that some countries sank and they are more civilized them people on earth. ...
A: Deron: I assume you are asking if the legend of Atlantis has any basis in truth. Well there are ...
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| Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary | 4/6/2007 |
Q: I live in the D/FW area and was curious how easily observable the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary is ...
A: John: I am not that familiar with the Dallas area. Here is a link to the Dallas Geological ...
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| geology | 4/1/2007 |
Q: What makes Geology a science?
A: Julie: I am not sure what kind of answer you are looking for since I don't know the context of the ...
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| Convection Currents | 3/20/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if convection currents are apart of your expertice; i read your expertices ( there were ...
A: Johann: To understand a convection current or convection cell, you do not have to look any farther ...
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| Oldest Rocks | 3/2/2007 |
Q: How old are the oldest rocks?
A: Tyler: Here is paragraph from the US Geological Survey answering your question. Ancient rocks ...
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| Interview | 2/28/2007 |
Q: My 4th grade student is doing an independent study project on rocks and fossils. She is required to ...
A: I was interested in history and photography, and geology actually blended the two together for me, ...
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| Oxygen removed from fossil fuels | 2/20/2007 |
Q: I think I hear in your answer the resonance of frustrating conversations you have had with new ...
A: My advice to you is take your front loaded arguments to another forum. Your little tattle tale ...
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| Oxygen removed from fossil fuels | 2/20/2007 |
Q: Gentlemen, I am asking this question to all of the Experts in Geology. The chemistry involved was ...
A: First you are making assumptions that are wrong. First, the organic matter did not suddenly become ...
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| physical geology | 2/16/2007 |
Q: How can you prevent landslide that are caused by human usage of bulldozers in oversteppening slope?
A: You cannot over steepen a slope. Soil and other geological material has what is called maximum ...
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| composition of island | 2/15/2007 |
Q: I am writing a paper on coastal features of Great Barrier Island in new Zealand. I was trying to ...
A: Here you go: http://sci.waikato.ac.nz/evolution/geologicalHistory.shtml ...
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| Your thoughts on Geology | 2/14/2007 |
Q: I took a college course in Geology as an elective. The University business program doesnt have ...
A: Chris: One thing my education has made me realize is how little most people know or care to know ...
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| physical geology | 2/13/2007 |
Q: Describe the mass wasting process and the impact of human action for(Building structures on ...
A: Cheryl: Mass wasting is basically the breakdown of material through gravitational forces. A rock ...
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| physical geology | 2/12/2007 |
Q: predictions on the future use of our depleting natural resources. What actions do you personally ...
A: None. Until companies pay me to conserve by offering refunds like they used to on bottles and ...
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| physical geology | 2/11/2007 |
Q: what visual features in an mountian range indicates whether it's in its early stage or later stage ...
A: The angularity of the mountains themselves. The steepness of the slopes, the percentage of bare ...
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| physical geology | 2/7/2007 |
Q: What rocks types are present in each mountian formation? Is one type of rock more important than the ...
A: Cheryl: The question has no context. I don't know what formations you are talking about. ...
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| measure | 2/7/2007 |
Q: patton how I can measure of specific face in the porous media? please help me.
A: Not sure what you mean by spacific face. Do you mean the free space or effective porosity? If you ...
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| physical geology | 2/4/2007 |
Q: How important is climate and erosion in explaining how mountian belts are formed?
A: Cheryl: Not at all. Erosion and climate SCULPT mountains, they do not create them. They actually ...
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| physical geology | 2/2/2007 |
Q: Could you possible explain the differences in magnetic anomalies and reversals and polar wandering?
A: Polar wandering is the variability of the position of the pole. In other words, if you mapped the ...
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| precambrian time line | 1/30/2007 |
Q: what are the events that occured during the wopmay orogeny?
A: The oldest mountain-building event which appeared similar in deformation style and stratigraphy to ...
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| physical geology | 1/29/2007 |
Q: Describe magnetic anomalies and reversals and tell hoe this process contributed to our acceptance of ...
A: It is accepted that the magnetic pole wanders and reverses at times, but no firm explaination has ...
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| Strange spirals near Pima | 1/29/2007 |
Q: On Microsoft virtual earth at the following co ordinates... Lat 32 ) 58.8" N Longitude 110 ...
A: Using the coordinates you sent, Lat 32 ) 58.8" N Longitude 110 53 35.3" W I used google ...
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| physical geology | 1/28/2007 |
Q: How does the plate tectonic theory explain mountain belt information? How important are climate and ...
A: Plate tectonics explains mountain building by providing a mechanism by which the plates can move ...
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| groundwater | 1/22/2007 |
Q: patton Iwant to give me some informatian about pollution ground water.also you introduce me some wed ...
A: Aliturke: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgw.html ...
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| question | 1/6/2007 |
Q: what are the geological plans about a coal mine and what are the equipments that a geologist need to ...
A: That is more an engineering question. Mine engineering is a completely different discipline. ...
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| River Rocks | 1/5/2007 |
Q: How do rocks get smooth and round?
A: Samantha: Rocks become smooth and round by bouncing against each other. A process called saltation ...
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| Research | 12/5/2006 |
Q: Cherished Keith Patton, Right now i am searching on a topic about "River flow on igneous bed and ...
A: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=geomorphology%20of%20"basalt"&hl=en&lr=&oi=scholart ...
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| Geology and Engineering | 12/4/2006 |
Q: Explain how each of the geological features shown on maps, Bedding, Dip and strike, Cline and fold, ...
A: This sounds like an assignment, but I'll give you some information. From an engineering standpoint, ...
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| petrology | 12/3/2006 |
Q: i have been studying for 8 weeks in spain over the summer as part of my independant mapping ...
A: I'd like to help but I don't know if I can. First guess would be quartz. Not many minerals will ...
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| Volcano Questions | 11/15/2006 |
Q: my name is Patrick Alcofra. I am 13 years old and i am studying at the American School from Rio de ...
A: PArtick: 1) They form when magma reaches the surface of the earth throught faults or along plate ...
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| geology | 11/9/2006 |
Q: and I am 13 years old. I study in the American School of Rio de Janeiro. I will ask you some ...
A: Nicholas: Minerals occur naturally and they form rocks by grouping together in certain percentages. ...
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| swelling clay | 11/8/2006 |
Q: Let me know • (1) Among the clay minerals, what are swelling clay minerals? • (2) When and how they ...
A: The montmorillonite/Smectite clays and the Illites Water is adsorbed between the the ...
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| Earthquakes and Volcanoes | 11/7/2006 |
Q: my name is Anna Davies and I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I study at EARJ (Escola Americana do ...
A: anna: Brazil has no active volcanoes. Brazil does have the worlds oldenst volcanoes (1.9 billion ...
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| Basic Geology questions | 11/7/2006 |
Q: and I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I study in the E.A.R.J, and in science I am doing a ...
A: At formation the earth was belived to be molten, it was probably a mass of solar material that ...
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| Petroleum | 11/7/2006 |
Q: my name is Eduarda Osthoff and I was born in 1994. I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and study at ...
A: Considering the Uranium and coal are found in rocks to a degree, yes they can help meet energy ...
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| clay smear | 11/4/2006 |
Q: which factors are controlling the thickness of clay smear on fault? ( I mean some claystone ...
A: In lithified sediments, clay smear is primarily formed by abrasion, and secondarily, by shearing of ...
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| orthoclase | 11/4/2006 |
Q: One of 100%intensity peaks of orthoclase feldspar in x-ray diffractogram sometimes merges the 100% ...
A: The overlap, if I recall correctly is due to similarity of the preferred orientation of the two ...
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| Professional Masters Degree | 11/4/2006 |
Q: Patton, I am a college graduate with a B.S. in Geology. Recently I have been applying to various ...
A: Joe: I would take the advice of the chairman. If he says it is geared more towards the service ...
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| Questions | 10/30/2006 |
Q: my name is Antonio and I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! I study at an American School called EARJ ...
A: 1) Grottos are formed by limestone, that was laid down under the ocean are lifted up above sea ...
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| Geology | 10/26/2006 |
Q: Good afternoon. I am a 7th grader a Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro and when I saw you prifile, I ...
A: 1) Metals such as chromium, mercury, and arsenic are present in some minerals and have to be ...
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| seismic waves through moist ground | 10/26/2006 |
Q: The shaking of my house caused by heavy truck traffic seems worse to me during heavy rain and later ...
A: The area in which you live undoubtably becomes saturated during rainy periods. The wet ground then ...
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| questions | 10/25/2006 |
Q: if it isn't much trouble for you, could you please clarify for me if you answered the questions in ...
A: 1) There are three types of rocks, igneous from molten magma or extruded lava, sedimentary rock, ...
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| Global Warming | 10/24/2006 |
Q: As per the latest database report the estimated time for all the Glaciers to melt is year 2030 and ...
A: I can't believe you actually believe the stuff you wrote. It is blatant propaganda by the third ...
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| questions | 10/23/2006 |
Q: I'm Gabriela Nisenbaum from the American school of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I'm in seventh grade, and ...
A: There are three types of rocks, igneous from molten magma or extruded lava, sedimentary rock, formed ...
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| questions... | 10/20/2006 |
Q: i'm gabriela from the American school of Rio de Janeiro. I am in the seventh grade, and we are in ...
A: Primary rocks are called igneous rocks and they come from magma or lava. When these rocks weather, ...
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| Questions | 10/20/2006 |
Q: I’m a student at an American school in Rio de Janeiro. We have been studying about geology in ...
A: 1) The age of mountains can be done in several ways. The rocks themselves can be dated using ...
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| geology | 10/19/2006 |
Q: What would Alfred Wegener say about th Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and Mt Vesuvius' recurring ...
A: He would say that they are proof of his theory (a theory at the time) of Plate Tectonics. He would ...
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| Water | 10/17/2006 |
Q: Where did all the earths water come from?
A: Dan: Tears of the gods. No seriously, scientists are still puzzling over it. I was taught that ...
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| WHATS THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN GOLD ORE AND FAKE GOLD ORE | 10/17/2006 |
Q: IVE GOT TWO STONES AND I THINK ONE IS FOOLS GOLD AS ITS VERY SHINNY AND THE OTHER IS DULL BUT WITH ...
A: Lamara: Fools gold is pyrite, a sulfur compound. Real gold is very malleable, or in other words is ...
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| Limestone | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I am currently in the Northern VA/Manassas area of VA. I researched the topics you suggested and ...
A: There is one vineyard that I am aware of in the area that my family resides. It is called ...
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| Limestone | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I hope you can help me or at least point me into the right direction. I was wondering if there is a ...
A: Andrew: Where do you live? I got my degree from Old Dominion in Norfolk, my family is from ...
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| geology - wales | 10/8/2006 |
Q: In Cardiff, some of the Triassic stone that it is built on is a purplish hue - why is it this ...
A: I am not that familiar with the geology of Wales, aren't they big sea going creatures once prized ...
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| need help | 9/28/2006 |
Q: Im an engineering student. My teacher gave us an assignment. I just cant find it in the net and in ...
A: What he is looking for is basically the looming shortage of potable water due to population growth. ...
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| volcanoes | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I was wondering several things.1st question is:how big does an earthquake have to be before a ...
A: 7.0 in the Pacific. 6.75 in the Atlantic A fault does not have much to do with a volcano. ...
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| absolute age | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I want to know about the absolute age,it's definition and methods of determination.and also the use ...
A: Absolute age is the numeric determination in years of a geologic material, rock or fossil. The date ...
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| global cooling caused by volcanic eruptions | 9/25/2006 |
Q: 1. Are there other chemicals from volcanic eruptions beside sulfur dioxide that causes global ...
A: Great name, love the name Rapunzel, one of my favorite fairy tales. 1) hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen, ...
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| It about an Geologist? | 9/17/2006 |
Q: 1.) Aptitude for that career ? 2.)Education needed for that career? 3.)Expected income from this ...
A: 1) Mathmatics and computer science logical and conceptual thinking. Creativity. 2) Masters Degree ...
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| Polar Wandering in other Planets | 9/7/2006 |
Q: I want to know if polar wandering happened in other planet?.Especially in Mars,whay kind of polar ...
A: Amir: I honestly do not know if polar wandering occurs on other planets. In order for a planet to ...
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| crude oil | 8/29/2006 |
Q: which are the most important countries competing in the crude oil market?
A: Obviously the ones competing for oil are the non-exporting countries. The most important are the ...
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| ancient sea levels | 8/28/2006 |
Q: During that period, there may have been an accumulaton of ice at the poles, but the southern part of ...
A: True, and any look at the ocean current maps will show you that the same current that keeps Britain ...
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| ancient sea levels | 8/28/2006 |
Q: The Medieval Warming Period, generally between the 11th and 15th century, has been recognized by ...
A: I am not aware of any studies. But what you need to consider is that data based on subjective ...
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| gold exploration. | 8/23/2006 |
Q: where is the most likely place to find gold. What kind of rock to look for, any special geographical ...
A: Gold is laid down in igneous rock in hydrothermal deposits. It is usually found in the presence of ...
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