Ask A Geologist

People are always asking questions about geology, from rocks they pick up in their backyard, to why not use a nuclear device to "pop" a restive volcano. This blog will cover the gamut of the fascinating world of Geoscience. It's sort of a "Geology for Dummies"... but you're 'WAY smarter than that!

Saturday, October 15, 2016

LOCATION CHANGE

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This blog has been moved to http://www.askaboutgeology.com ...where new monthly and bi-monthly entries may be found.
Friday, March 4, 2016

Can you Drill into a Supervolcano to Relieve Pressure?

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As recently as February 2016 an article in a prestigious science journal (Nature) raises the question if a nuclear blast will have a...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Please sir answer this question in 24 hours or... ASK YOUR OWN SOUL!

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This is a question that I actually answered in some detail three months ago, so when it came in I thought I would just point the indiv...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Epigenetic or Syngenetic Deposits: Which is Easier to Find?

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The following is a rather esoteric question – definitely not an elementary school question – but it provides a neat teaching moment or o...
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Friday, December 11, 2015

Terraforming Mars

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Here's a Q&A that has nothing to do with earthly geology, but may have some instructive content for future geologists. There is us...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

How To NOT Go Off-The-Wall Freakin' CRAZY...

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...when a Cascadia Earthquake hits. From personal experience, when a really big earthquake hits, it is extremely unnerving. In fact, my f...
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