Kilauea Volcano Lava Inches Closer to Pahoa Marketplace
Lava from Kilauea Volcano stopped short of hitting Pahoa Marketplace on Christmas day but it has resumed its movement an…
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Cappadocia Fairy Chimneys - Turkey
Is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in the Nevşehir, Kayseri,Aksaray, and Niğde Provinces in Turkey. The…
Seismic Facies Analysis
Seismic facies are "mappable, three dimensional seismic units composed of groups of reflections whose parameters …
Re-thinking Southern California earthquake scenarios in Coachella Valley, San Andreas Fault
New 3D numerical modeling that captures more geometric complexity of an active fault segment in southern California than…
Fossils and Their Environments
Fossils are the remains or traces of once living organisms. Our introduction to paleontology (the study of fossils), wil…
Photographs in the Geological works
Photographs are a key part of most geological fieldwork. They can serve as an aide memoire , be used for image analys…
Facies And Facies Sequences
Facies And Facies Sequences Facies A facies is a body of rock with specific characteristics. It is properly defi…
The Terminology of a Fold
Amplitude Half the height of the structure measured from crest to trough Arc length The distance between two hinges …
Magmatic processes
A quick review of the steps needed to make a magmatic rock… I. Melting Is always partial (5-50 %), ther…
Two Brilliant Tourmalines on Cleavelandite Blades
The Mineral Gallery, Inc. Gorgeous specimen featuring two brilliant Tourmalines on Cleavelandite blades! The larg…
Origin of moon's 'ocean of storms' revealed
A topographic map of the Moon (low elevations in purple, high in red) shows extensive lava flows in Oceanus Procellarum.…
Geologic Time Scale: Major Eons, Eras, Periods and Epochs
The geologic time scale is an essential tool for understanding the history of Earth and the evolution of life. In this artic…
Magma plumbing found buried below moon's largest dark spot
Buried rift features, detected through gravity mapping, are seen superimposed on a full moon. Scientists have fo…
Mantle plumes crack continents
In some parts of the Earth, material rises upwards like a column from the boundary layer of Earth's core and the low…
Gas leaks from faulty wells linked to contamination in some groundwater
As researchers study hydraulic fracturing, a team led by Thomas Darrah at The Ohio State University has identified a key…
Turbulence in molten core helps amplify Earth's magnetic field
Image of the 'Derviche Tourneur Sodium' experiment. The outer stainless steel sphere (in the center of the image…
