Category Archives: Geology Sites

Flickr Galleries 2

OK!  Now I am excited.  I circled back to the Flickr Galleries feature I mentioned earlier, and noticed that they have now added (and I think this is new, but I could have just missed it) the ability to explain … Continue reading

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Tsunami Account

This will also be posted on Rock Blog… From Andrew Alden’s Geology about.com site comes a link to a personal account of the tsunami by Chris Chapman, scientific advisor at Schlumberger Cambridge Research. The Asian Tsunami in Sri Lanka: A … Continue reading

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Sun motions…

I was checking my bloglines account today.. one f the feeds I subscribe to is EPOD – Earth Science Picture of the Day….. The one for Jan 22 blew my socks off… If you ever want to demonstrate to someone … Continue reading

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Two worlds merge…

I’ve spent the last two days glued to various reports associated with the 9.0 quake in Sumatra… and the ensuing tsunami. I first heard of it not through the mainstream media… but through my Bloglines EQuake RSS feed (that link … Continue reading

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Rock Blog – Giving into a second weblog

Well, I decided it was time to migrate the geology stuff to another weblog…. so that I can put that feed into my course. So I have started “Rock Blog“… Though one of the entries has some crossover… I think … Continue reading

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USGS Geology in the Parks

Excellent resource for people looking for more information about the geology of specific areas. USGS Geology in the Parks It also has some really good reusable resources (what a concept! — for all the hype about plenty of available LO’s, … Continue reading

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Hot Spots – Volcano Article

Nice short article with excellent links: National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine) – Hot Spots Beautiful photos!

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Forces of nature — reviewed in the CS Monitor

The site reviewed by the Christian Science Monitor in How to make your own natural disaster is of interest to me for my EOSC 311 course. I like the National Geographic Site that they review; the resource is pretty good … Continue reading

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Stromatolites… a less assuming key to life there could not be…

You know, I never knew that the term stromatolite is derived from the Greek for “Stoney Carpet”.. Rocking the Cradle of Life provides a brief explanation of stromatolites, and has an interesting interview with an Oxford Researcher… There are some … Continue reading

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The Living Edens

The Living Edens. Resource site assoicated with PBS’ series “The Living Edens”. For each of the 12 geographic locations, a set of associated Teachers Resources are included — and they are extensive! I looked at a few of them — … Continue reading

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