Sunday, November 30, 2008

The REAL Jurassic Parks were really Cretaceous

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As any knowledgeable fifth-grader could tell you, few of the dinosaurs in the movie Jurassic Park had anything to do with the Jurassic Peri...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Rhyolite in the California Coast Ranges? And Happy Thanksgiving...

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I only provided one picture of Pinnacles National Monument in California's Coast Ranges in my previous post , and it showed none of the...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

When Rhyolite Breccia makes more sense than Granite

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Breccia? You betcha! Looking for Detachment has a fondness for breccias, and mentions a few others who think likewise. My field trip seaso...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Rocks fall in Yosemite: Park Service closes 1/3 of Curry Village

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Via the Yosemite Blog , the National Park Service has decided to permanently close down about a third of the tent cabins and other facilitie...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Rocks fall in Yosemite? I had no idea that could happen!

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I had one of those nice "convergence" moments today...I was discussing mass wasting in my physical geology classes today, and thi...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

The Real Jurassic Parks: Where are the Dinosaurs?

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A great many parks on the Colorado Plateau draw their scenery from Jurassic-aged sediments, and have been reviewed on a fair number of post...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Geologic Haiku

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Tropical limestone ledges High on Sierra peaks A long journey completed A new geology meme! Rules here . The picture is of Boyden Cave Roof ...