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Monday, 26 June 2017
Imaggeo on Mondays: Breath from the underground
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [19:34:51]
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The heat seeping from the geothermal area which is part of the Krafla volcanic system in Iceland, ‘powers’ the steaming vent at Hverir (Hverarönd). The area is well known for its mud pots and sulphuric gas fumaroles, complete with pungent eggy smell. Some of the vents are in fact boreholes drilled in the 50’s for sulphur exploration which have been turned into fumaroles, the steam is a result of a steam zone above boiling groundwater. High temperature geothermal areas are a byproduct of [...]
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(647 visits) Oakland building stones: Serpentinite
In a modest West Oakland neighborhood on Market Street is the modest West Grand Shopping Center. Its ordinary building is clad in rough stone, an exterior treatment similar to the Kaiser Building and many other examples. But at the West Grand Shopping Center, the cladding consists of fist-sized pieces of beautiful serpentine rock. The front […]Team Alaska Day Two
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Long Necks Low Feeders
Long necks, particularly in sauropods, have long been recognized as means of reaching high foliage. Brachiosaurus, Camarasaurus and Euhelopus exemplify the canopy feeders. Yet not all long necked dinosaurs [...]Modelling ancient and modern magnetic fields
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