| Posted: 02 Sep 2009 06:03 PM PDT Here is an easy-to-print geologic time scale in Microsoft Word format that we offer as a reference for students and teachers. Please feel free to print this time scale, place it on your website, bookmark it or link to it as it suits your purpose. It lists the eras and periods with a [...] |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:06 PM PDT Scott Kleine of Great Basin Minerals shares a few photos from his trip to collect topaz crystals at Topaz Mountain, Utah. One of his finds was the 90 carat gem topaz crystal shown at right. Related: Topaz. |
| Cash For Clunkers & Sodium Silicate Demand Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:01 PM PDT USGS reports: “The government-run “Cash for Clunkers” did much more than just stimulate the economy and raise awareness of carbon emissions. It also caused demand for a little known and little used mineral compound called sodium silicate. The program required that buyers of clunkers immediately kill the engine of the car — a task [...] |
| Lots of Marcellus Shale Drilling Permits Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:49 AM PDT An article on the Pittsburgh Live website reports that 1067 Marcellus Shale drilling permits were issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection between January 1 and August 21 of this year compared to 476 permits for all of 2008. Low gas prices have not slowed permitting activity. |
| BP Oil Discovery in Gulf of Mexico Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:34 AM PDT BP announced what they call a “giant oil discovery” in one of the deepest wells ever drilled by the oil and gas industry (35,055 feet). The well was drilled in 4,132 feet of water at a location in the Gulf of Mexico about 250 miles southeast of Houston. The well found oil in [...] |
| Utah Geological Survey’s “Survey Notes” Posted: 02 Sep 2009 10:16 AM PDT I just learned “Survey Notes” a in interesting non-technical magazine published by the Utah Geological Survey. Check it out. The current issue contains articles on… * What is the Biggest Natural Arch in the World? * Ancient Landslides of the Beaver Dam Mountains [...] |
| Earth Science Professional Development Posted: 02 Sep 2009 08:55 AM PDT The American Geological Institute sponsors the K-5 GeoSource website that serves as an online professional development tool for K-5 teachers. It contains content, activities, services and links to recommended resources on other websites. |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2009 05:45 AM PDT Here is a gallery of ten spectacular images of lakes at various worldwide locations. In addition to the impressive photos, each lake has at least one unusual attribute. You have probably not heard of most of these. |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2009 05:35 AM PDT A strong earthquake occurred offshore of the island of Java, Indonesia on Wednesday, September 2 at 2:55 PM local time. An early news report from BBC says that many buildings have collapsed and many people have been killed or injured. |
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