Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for September 30th, 2010: AMEP – Maps Rocks and weathering Interactives . The Rock Cycle . Introduction BC Science 7 Particle Model JASON Mission Center : Landform Detectives BBC – Schools Science Clips – Rocks and soils Panama Canal fossils reveal ancient collision of worlds Field Trip To The [...]A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 49 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – September 5 Daily Geology Photos – September 30 September 19 Daily Geology Photos – September 1 The Geology [...]
, , Posterous Geologic Froth Digital geologic flotsam for . all Blog Me Back to blog Viewed times Favorited 0 times September 29, 2010 Intracanyon columnar jointing , western Grand Canyon , AZ Edit Delete Autopost The variety of columnar jointing habits' and alarmingly elaborate entablature in the intracanyon basalt flows of western Grand Canyon is eye-popping , to say the least . Some insights into the effects of extremely rapid cooling by river water are available in this collection . Number two is my favorite with the super-fat columns below the thick and elaborate entablature that is overtopped by an extremely high-calibre lava-dam failure fluvial deposit . A great story there . The bright orange river water in that image is from the big Havasu Creek flood in August 2008. Tweet Posted, , Posterous Geologic Froth Digital geologic flotsam for . all Blog Me Back to blog Viewed times Favorited 0 times September 29, 2010 Intracanyon columnar jointing , western Grand Canyon , AZ Edit Delete Autopost The variety of columnar jointing habits' and alarmingly elaborate entablature in the intracanyon basalt flows of western Grand Canyon is eye-popping , to say the least . Some insights into the effects of extremely rapid cooling by river water are available in this collection . Number two is my favorite with the super-fat columns below the thick and elaborate entablature that is overtopped by an extremely high-calibre lava-dam failure fluvial deposit . A great story there . The bright orange river water in that image is from the big Havasu Creek flood in August 2008. Tweet Posted The USGS PAGER system now produces rapid estimates of an earthquake's impact, a significant advancement in USGS earthquake information and alerting capabilities. PAGER stands for "Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response". Estimated economic loss and casualty information will now be included in earthquake alerts sent out by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) following significant earthquakes around the world. Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology on September 29th, 2010: Mexico : Servicio Geológico Mexicano USGS National Geologic Map Catalog GOS – Geospatial One Stop USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center Ministère des Ressourcesnaturelles et de la faune Search the Bibliography of the Geology and Mineral Resources of Washington State Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre – CCDC [...]A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 100 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – September 5 Daily Geology Photos – September 30 September 19 Daily Geology Photos – September 1 The Geology [...]Links from del.icio.us, tagged with geology for September 29th, 2010: Glossary of Soil Science Terms Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) – NOAA MinABS.com – Mineralogy Education at your Fingertips Bases de dades de l’Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya BIGPI – Base de dades de geologia de la Península Ibèrica [...] VANCOUVER, Wash. 
This Issue Contains:
Utah’s Glacial Geology
Utah’s Pleistocene Fossils: Keys for Assessing Climate and Environmental Change
Glad You Asked: Ice Ages – What are they and what causes them?
Survey News
Teacher’s Corner: Teaching Kits Available for Loan
GeoSights: Glacial Landforms in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, Salt Lake County, Utah
Energy News: Uranium – Fuel for the 21st Century?
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This week’s Friday Field Foto doesn’t show any geology — but shows what a geologist must sometimes do to get to the rocks. In this case, I think we are on our way back from spending several days staying at the base of and climbing the mountain in the background on the right. Good times. [...]