Daily Geology Photos – March 31
Updated: 2012-03-31 17:20:17
A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 82 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – May 10 Daily Geology Photos – May 19 Daily Geology Photos – May 21 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

Just a quick post to wrap up this series. I’m back in the office and digging my way out of the accumulated administrative detritus after five weeks in the field. Overall, a successful field season — spent a lot of time scouting out areas we’ve seen from afar for several years but hadn’t actually hiked [...]
The mantle is approximately 1,800 miles thick! The solid mantle material is made of materials rich in iron, aluminum, magnesium, oxygen and silicon. The temperature in the mantle is over 1,000 degrees Celsius.