Tag: geology
-
End-Permian extinction, which wiped out most of Earth’s species, was instantaneous in geological time
Phys.org has a story about new research into the Permian Mass Extinction. The research was detailed in a paper in the GSA Bulletin. The study was a collaboration between scientists at MIT, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Museum of Natural History, and the University of Calgary. For over two decades, scientists have tried…
-
Check an Address Through Deep Time
There is an interesting page at dinosaurpictures.org, which will show you a location on earth through deep time. The Mazon Creek area looks about right for 300 million years ago. And, check out the young Rockies 66 million years ago.
-
Dinner & A Little History: Coal, Shale, and Ironstone: The Geology & Paleontology of Mazon Creek
October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture October Dinner Lecture 33 Years of Powerful Partnerships Exciting events, engaging lectures, and outdoor activities along the I&M Canal! Dinner & A Little History: Coal, Shale, and Ironstone: The Geology & Paleontology of Mazon Creek Join the Canal Corridor Association, Thursday October…
-
October General Meeting on October 13th, 2017: Fluorite and Rare Earth Elements in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District
The program at our October 13, 2017 meeting will be presented by F. Brett Denny, Associate Economic Geologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey. His talk is titled “Fluorite and Rare Earth Elements in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District”. Please bring your best fluorite specimens to show the group!
-
ESCONI General Meeting June 9th, 2017: “Coal Swamps, Coral Reefs, and Continental Glaciers: A Look at Prairie-State Geology”, by Ray Wiggers
The program at the June 9, 2017 ESCONI General Meeting is titled “Coal Swamps, Coral Reefs,and Continental Glaciers: A Look at Prairie-State Geology”, by Ray Wiggers. Ray is the author of five books including “Geology Underfoot in Illinois”. His resume includes jobs at the Illinois EPA, Vermont Public Radio, Illinois State Museum and National Park…
-
20 Things You Didn’t Know About “Inner Earth”
GeologyPage has a story about 20 things you didn’t know about the inner Earth. 1. In 1692 Edmond Halley (of comet fame) proposed that the Earth is hollow. Below the outer crust where we live, he pictured two concentric shells and a core about the size of Mercury, all floating in a luminous gas. 2.…
-
Earth has an 8th continent
LiveScience has a story about a 8th hidden continent on our planet. It’s called Zealandia and only a small part of it, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and a few other specks of land, are above sea level. The eighth, a lost continent called Zealandia, isn’t a huge landmass that geographers have somehow missed. Rather, only…
-
PBS NOVA: Making North America
If you’ve got some time this holiday season. Check out Nova’s three part series “Making North America”. It’s hosted by Kirk Johnson, who’s the head of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Making North America: Origins Making North America: Life Making North America: Human All are available are online as full episodes, ready to…
-
Milwaukee Public Museum May 10th: Coal, Shale, and Ironstone: the Geology and Paleontology of Mazon Creek
Annularia stellata plant found in the Mazon River strata, Morris, Illinois. Collection Marie Angkuw ESCONI member Andrew Young will be giving what is sure to be an interesting lecture at the Milwaukee Public Museum’s “Lunch & Lecture” on May 10, 2016. May 10, 2016 – Coal, Shale, and Ironstone: the Geology and Paleontology of Mazon Creek…
-
How Deep Is The Ocean
BuzzFeed has a cool video on YouTube that shows the depth of the ocean in nice relative steps. Check it out… very interesting!
-
PBS NOVA: “Life’s Rocky Start”
The next episode of PBS’s Nova is “Life’s Rocky Start”. It starts airing on January 13, 2016 at 9 PM on PBS. There’s a preview on the web and like their other shows, full episodes should be available online. Sounds like a good one, enjoy! Program Description: Four and a half billion years ago, the…
-
Dom Pedro Aquamarine On Display at Smithsonian Museum
“The Dom Pedro Aquamarine exists today because of one thing—passion—passion from a great gem dealer, passion from a creative gem artist, and passion from a serious gem collector. This type of passion combined with knowledge, vision, talent, and the desire to preserve and share the wonders of nature is why the Dom Pedro is on…
-
Events for Friday and Saturday
Friday, 9/28 Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, DIFFERENT ROOM! Tech Ed Build. TEC 1038B (Map) Saturday, 9/29 – 9am to 5pm:Wheaton College Geology will again offer a large amount of valuable material to collectors at all levels. One room will be devoted to children’s and beginner’s goodies. One room will be for sale of higher-quality items,…
-
Subsidence Rate for Mississippi Delta
Via NSF.gov: The Earth’s crust beneath the Mississippi Delta sinks at a much slower rate than what had been assumed. That’s one of the results geoscientists report today in a paper published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
-
Please Return Rocks and Only Take As Many As You Need
Via The Onion: A coalition of geologists are challenging the way we look at global stone reserves, claiming that, unless smarter methods of preservation are developed, mankind will eventually run out of rocks. “If we do not stop using them up at our current rate, rocks as we know them will be a thing of…
-
Copper Mining in the News
Arizona Geology clues us into two recent articles about copper mining in Arizona. Image: Photos above by Lee Allison, Director of AZGS and Arizona State Geologist via the Arizona Geological Survey. The article with this photograph provides an interesting discussion about the geology of Arizona copper.
-
New Archaeological Lab at McMaster University, Canada
From TheSpec (includes interesting video): … Thursday marked the official opening of McMaster’s Archaeological XRF Lab, or MAX Lab, for short. It’s the first research centre in Canada to use a special non-destructive technology to determine what ancient artifacts are made of. The centrepiece of the lab is a nearly $100,000 piece of equipment that uses…
-
Lecture on Friday 2/10 – Geology as Destiny
General Meeting: 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Dave Dolak, Columbia College, will speak on "Geology as Destiny: Across the Mid-Continental Divide and the Chicago Portage” which will outline the physiography of NE Illinois as influenced by the retreat of the Wisconsin Ice Sheet 12,000 years ago and the subsequent geomorphological development of the region including features such…
-
Most Memorable Geologic Event You Experienced
The blog, Accretionary Wedge, is calling for posts about your most memorable or signifcant geologic event that you have directly experienced –
-
Change of Speaker on Friday 12/2
Jim Holstein, Field Museum of Natural History, will speak on, “THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING! OR NOT” Geologist Jim Holstein from the Field Museum will discuss the science of meteorite impact craters. There are about 170 know impact craters on Earth which is contrasted to the thousands found on other planetary bodies. He…
-
Events for 1st Half of November 2011
Sat. 11/5 Work Day Come out one and all – we need your help! We have to organize our club collection. So please stop by to help for one or more hours on Saturday, November 5, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm in 900 Knell Road, Montgomery Illinois. On that day if you have problems finding…
-
Des Plaines Geological Society’s Show This Weekend
Via the TribLocal: The Des Plaines Geological Society‘s annual show will be held on April 9-10 at the Des Plaines Park District Leisure Center at 2222 Birch St Des Plaines Il. Show hours are: Saturday 9:30-5:00 and Sunday 10:00-4:00. Admission Adults $3 Seniors $2 Students w/ID $1 Children under 12 free with adult. There will…
-
Geology Videos On Line
Via Arizona Geology: There are scores of science channels on YouTube and a fair number of geology-themed ones. Here’s a sampling of geo channels with a fair amount of high-quality content. Do you have any others you’d like to recommend?
-
Geology Books
Via Geology.com: …Congratulations to Richard W. Ojakangas who has authored “Roadside Geology of Minnesota,” a new book that can guide you to the geology of Minnesota that can be seen along the highway…. Also, just saw that the Amateur Geologist has a long list of recommended books…
-
Top Ten Signs You Might Be A Geologist
10. You have ever had to respond “yes” to the question, “What have you gotin here, rocks?” 9. You have ever taken a 22-passenger van over “roads” that were reallyintended only for cattle 8. You have ever found yourself trying to explain to airport security thata rock hammer isn’t really a weapon 7. Your rock…
-
British Geology Viewer
This simple Geology of Britain viewer helps you explore the geology around Britain. Pan and zoom to where you are interested, click on an area of interest and reveal the rocks beneath.
-
Abstracts from 30th New Mexico Mineral Symposium
Many interesting articles from their annual meeting in November.
