Evidence from the Isua Accretionary complex suggest that plate tectonics had taken place 0.7-0.8 G. yr. after the formation of Earth, signature Sulphur isotopes were more prominent 2.5 Ga ago, Blueschists were recorded to yield at an age of 176.6 Ma. These results are indicative that the beginning of plate tectonics was in fact in the Archean era, however, the ages of the different rocks and complexes differ, making it very difficult to determine a single age at which the tectonics started. Furthermore, it should be reiterated that these results were obtained from the oldest specimen of rock found, not the oldest rock available and uplift and subsidence make it harder to obtain older rock. Moreover, in 2006 the Geologic society of America Penrose had a vote to decide when the scientists thought plate tectonics had begun. It was decided by the second vote that the median answer was that it took place 3.0 to 3.5 Ga ago, however the key point here is that voting is not an accurate representation of ...

In 1859 Antonio Snider proposed that rapid, horizontal divergence of crustal plates occurred during Noahs Flood. Modern plate tectonics theory is now conflated with assumptions of uniformity of rate and ideas of continental drift. Catastrophic plate tectonics theories, such as Snider proposed more than a century ago, appear capable of explaining a wide variety of data-including biblical and geologic data which the slow tectonics theories are incapable of explaining. We would like to propose a catastrophic plate tectonics theory as a framework for Earth history.. Geophysically, we begin with a pre-Flood earth differentiated into core, mantle, and crust, with the crust horizontally differentiated into sialic craton and mafic ocean floor. The Flood was initiated as slabs of oceanic floor broke loose and subducted along thousands of kilometers of pre-Flood continental margins. Deformation of the mantle by these slabs raised the temperature and lowered the viscosity of the mantle in the vicinity ...

Growth and development of Plate Tectonics and just how Investigators Are aware of the Dish Movement upon the Earths Lithosphere Progress of Dish Tectonics and also just how Scientists Recognize the Dish Movement to the Earths Lithosphere Guide Plate tectonics is definitely the technological theory that tries to give justification at the techniques about the Earths lithosphere that have already organized the surroundings characteristics we notice with the entire world surface as soon as possible.buy university essays The conditions plate and tectonic identify how a moving plates constitute the planet earth. Prior to dish tectonic theory, men and women from various areas experienced to generate unique information around the geographic abilities in this particular certain place.. Good reputation for Dish Tectonics Alfred Wegener (1912), a meteorologist, realized that the coastlines of Western side Africa which of eastern of South America appeared to look like a jigsaw puzzle. Thorough study of ...

Plate tectonics: Plate tectonics, theory dealing with the dynamics of Earths outer shell and the evolution of Earths surface.

Exploring Plate Tectonics not only helps students clarify what they already know about earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate tectonics, it deepens their understanding of their world and some of the powerful natural events that significantly affect it. By performing a series of engaging hands-on activiti...

Plate tectonics is Earths vital - and unique - continuous recycling process that directly or indirectly controls almost every function of the planet, including atmospheric conditions, mountain building (forming of continents), natural hazards such as volcanoes and earthquakes, formation of mineral deposits and the maintenance of our oceans. It is the process where the large continental plates of the planet continuously move, and the top layers of the Earth (crust) are recycled into the mantle and replaced by new layers through processes such as volcanic activity.. Where it was previously thought that plate tectonics started about 2.7 billion years ago, a team of international scientists used the microscopic leftovers of a drop of water that was transported into the Earths deep mantle - through plate tectonics - to show that this process started 600 million years before that. An article on their research that proves plate tectonics started on Earth 3.3 billion years ago was published in the ...

Classical plate tectonics seeks to explain all geologic structures primarily in terms of simple lateral movements of lithospheric plates - their rifting, extension, collision, and subduction. But random plate interactions are unable to explain the periodic character of geological processes, i.e. the geotectonic cycle, which sometimes operates on a global scale (Wezel, 1992). Nor can they explain the large-scale uplifts and subsidences that have characterized the evolution of the earths crust, especially those occurring far from plate boundaries such as in continental interiors, and vertical oscillatory motions involving vast regions (Ilich, 1972; Beloussov, 1980, 1990; Chekunov, Gordienko, and Guterman, 1990; Genshaft and Saltykowski, 1990). The presence of marine strata thousands of meters above sea level (e.g. near the summit of Mount Everest) and the great thicknesses of shallow-water sediment in some old basins indicate that vertical crustal movements of at least 9 km above sea level and ...

My main interest is in modelling catastrophic plate tectonics. Laboratory experiments show that silicate minerals can weaken by a factor of a billion under relatively modest stress change. As a slab of rock descends into the mantle, theres deformation in the zone between the slab and the surrounding mantle. As the stress increases, the material becomes weaker, allowing the slab to fall more rapidly. This increases the stress, so you have positive feedback. This allows plate motions that are generally understood to require hundreds of millions of years to unfold to occur in a few weeks. It results in significant deformation in the height of the continents surfaces, and the height of the oceans bottom. Apparently, the continents were largely submerged. In roughly a years time, we have almost a complete resurfacing of the planet. At the end, we have a wrecked, desolate planet that is struggling to recover ...

My main interest is in modelling catastrophic plate tectonics. Laboratory experiments show that silicate minerals can weaken by a factor of a billion under relatively modest stress change. As a slab of rock descends into the mantle, theres deformation in the zone between the slab and the surrounding mantle. As the stress increases, the material becomes weaker, allowing the slab to fall more rapidly. This increases the stress, so you have positive feedback. This allows plate motions that are generally understood to require hundreds of millions of years to unfold to occur in a few weeks. It results in significant deformation in the height of the continents surfaces, and the height of the oceans bottom. Apparently, the continents were largely submerged. In roughly a years time, we have almost a complete resurfacing of the planet. At the end, we have a wrecked, desolate planet that is struggling to recover ...

According to new research published today in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Europa has what it takes to support plate tectonics. Using computer models, a team lead by Brown University planetary scientist Brandon Johnson was able to demonstrate the physical feasibility of icy plates drivi...

This paper addresses the achievements in understanding the hydrogeological conditions in the low permeability claystone formation of the Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory. The synthesis work consisted of (i) an assessment of clay-specific artifacts which may affect the interpretation of hydraulic tests, (ii) a survey of hydraulic rock properties such as hydraulic conductivity and storage coefficient, and (iii) an assessment of the governing flow laws and definition of hydrogeological units and flow boundaries on the site scale. Drawing on the broad hydrogeological data base, confidence is gained in the hydraulic barrier function of the Opalinus Clay, which effectively prevents groundwater flow between the over- and underlying aquifer systems ...

This first session from the conference looks at the history of scientific developments leading up to the plate tectonics paradigm. After the opening welcome by Malcom Brown (President of the Geological Society) the session is chaired by Rob Butler (University of Aberdeen). Tony Watts (University of Oxford) introduction covers the history of tectonic concepts leading up to the 1960s and what happened next. This leads to Hank Frenkel (University of Missouri) looking at the parallel approaches taken by Jason Morgan and Dan McKenzie and the events leading up and following the Spring Meeting of AGU in 1967. Wolf Jacoby (Johannes Gutenberg University) ponders on why Alfred Wegener missed plate tectonics a century ago. Xavier Le Pichon (College de France) provides testimony from the 1960s, how he tested and then summarised plate tectonics concepts and then presents new ideas on the eastern Mediterranean. The discussion period looks at why other evidence, especially palaeomagnetism, was overlooked and ...

It has long been known that solid-state convection within Earths mantle should result in deformation of its surface (Pekeris, 1935), a phenomenon referred to as dynamic topography. This topography is relatively elusive: it is transient over time scales of 1-10 m.y., it occurs over spatial scales covering a few hundred to a few thousand kilometers, and its amplitude is on the order of 1 km at long wavelengths. This amplitude is small in comparison to the secular bimodal topography of Earth (the average elevation contrast between oceans and continents is ∼4.5 km), mostly because of thickness and density contrasts at crustal and lithospheric depths, that is modulated by tectonic processes, resulting in mountain belts up to several kilometers high.. To illustrate the effect of mantle flow on present-day topography (Fig. 1A), the residual topography (the non-isostatic part of topography that is thought to be of dynamic origin) proposed by Steinberger (2007) has been removed from observed ...

Geodynamics-I (Geo 2201) is the beginning core course (with a co-requisite of Physics 1301 and Calculus I) for majors in geology and geophysics. In terms of content and concepts, it is at a slightly higher level than the non-prerequisite course, Geo 1001: Earth and its Environments, which is intended for non-majors. Geodynamics-I takes as its core the theory of plate tectonics and explores on a semi-quantitative basis our knowledge of whole earth properties, including a short introduction to thermal convection in the Earths mantle, the engine for plate tectonics. The geological components start with basics of mineralogy and petrology, emphasizing high pressure-high temperature behavior, and depth-dependent phase transitions of minerals and viscosity. The geophysical components start with whole Earth gravity and magnetism, earthquake generation and seismological evidence for internal structure of the Earth. The two approaches - geological and geophysical - merge in the latter part of the course ...

In 1947, a team of scientists led by Maurice Ewing utilizing the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutions research vessel Atlantis and an array of instruments, confirmed the existence of a rise in the central Atlantic Ocean, and found that the floor of the seabed beneath the layer of sediments consisted of basalt, not the granite which is the main constituent of continents. They also found that the oceanic crust was much thinner than continental crust. All these new findings raised important and intriguing questions.[56]. The new data that had been collected on the ocean basins also showed particular characteristics regarding the bathymetry. One of the major outcomes of these datasets was that all along the globe, a system of mid-oceanic ridges was detected. An important conclusion was that along this system, new ocean floor was being created, which led to the concept of the Great Global Rift. This was described in the crucial paper of Bruce Heezen (1960),[57] which would trigger a real ...

In 1947, a team of scientists led by Maurice Ewing utilizing the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutions research vessel Atlantis and an array of instruments, confirmed the existence of a rise in the central Atlantic Ocean, and found that the floor of the seabed beneath the layer of sediments consisted of basalt, not the granite which is the main constituent of continents. They also found that the oceanic crust was much thinner than continental crust. All these new findings raised important and intriguing questions.[49]. The new data that had been collected on the ocean basins also showed particular characteristics regarding the bathymetry. One of the major outcomes of these datasets was that all along the globe, a system of mid-oceanic ridges was detected. An important conclusion was that along this system, new ocean floor was being created, which led to the concept of the Great Global Rift. This was described in the crucial paper of Bruce Heezen (1960),[50] which would trigger a real ...

In 1947, a team of scientists led by Maurice Ewing utilizing the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutions research vessel Atlantis and an array of instruments, confirmed the existence of a rise in the central Atlantic Ocean, and found that the floor of the seabed beneath the layer of sediments consisted of basalt, not the granite which is the main constituent of continents. They also found that the oceanic crust was much thinner than continental crust. All these new findings raised important and intriguing questions.[48] The new data that had been collected on the ocean basins also showed particular characteristics regarding the bathymetry. One of the major outcomes of these datasets was that all along the globe, a system of mid-oceanic ridges was detected. An important conclusion was that along this system, new ocean floor was being created, which led to the concept of the Great Global Rift. This was described in the crucial paper of Bruce Heezen (1960),[49] which would trigger a real ...

Arnold, J. R., 1956, Beryllium-10 Produced by Cosmic Rays, Science, Vol 124, pp. 584-585.. Bickford, M. E., Bolt, B. A., Broecker, W. A., Brown, G. E., Bullard, E. C., Ernst, W. G., Hamilton, W., Hartmann, W., Holland, H. D., Hunt, C. B., Jokela, A., Kaesler, R., Klitgord, K., Le Pichon, X., Lewis, J., Londsdale, P., Merrill, W. M., Phinney, R. A., Raup D. M., Schopf, J. W., Sharp, R. P., Stevens, P. R., Van Schmus, W. R., 1973, Geology Today, CRM Books, California, U.S.A. Bock, Y., Prawirodirdjo, L., Genrich, J. F., Stevens, C. W., McCaffrey, R., Subarya, C., Puntodewo,S. S. O. , & Calais, E., 2003, Crustal motion in Indonesia from Global Positioning System measurements, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 108, pp. 2367, doi:10.1029/2001JB000324. Carey, S. W., 1956, The tectonic approach to continental drift, Continental Drift A Symposium (Hobart): 177-363 Carey, S. W., 1988, Theories of the earth and universe: a history of dogma in the earth sciences, Stanford University Press, ISBN ...

Based on this belief, secular scientists concluded that Venus should now be geologically dead.4 This is because Venus does not have plate tectonics the way Earth does. Earths plate tectonic system efficiently transfers energy from the Earths interior to the surface. But without plate tectonics on Venus, heat would theoretically continue building up until within the mantle until large sections of the mantle quickly melted, causing global lava flows one to three kilometers deep.5,6 Afterward, the planet would be geologically stagnant, so much so that such a catastrophic event might never happen again. Hence, secular scientists were expecting Venus to be geologically inactive.5 Except that it apparently isnt ...

California Science Standards and Next Generation Science Standards for Sixth Grade (Earthquakes and Ecology). Earthquakes and Ecology (Sixth Grade) Students examine geologic and biologic systems that shape the wetland. They tour Tule Ponds with a focus on the Hayward Fault and wetland ecology. They investigate clues in the land of changes spanning varying time scales and spatial scales. Students use microscopes to identify plankton. ...

The past size and location of the hypothesized proto-South China Sea vanished ocean basin has important plate-tectonic implications for southeast Asia since the Mesozoic. Here we present new details on proto-South China Sea paleogeography using mapped and unfolded slabs from tomography. Mapped slabs included: the Eurasia-South China Sea slab subducting at the Manila trench; the northern Philippine Sea plate slab subducting at the Ryukyu trench; and, a swath of detached, sub-horizontal, slab-like tomographic anomalies directly under the South China Sea at 450 to 700 km depths that we show is subducted northern proto-South China Sea lithosphere. Slab unfolding revealed that the South China Sea lay directly above the northern Proto-South China Sea with both extending 400 to 500 km to the east of the present Manila trench prior to subduction. Our slab-based plate reconstruction indicated the proto-South China Sea was consumed by double-sided subduction, as follows: [1] The northern proto-South ...

The past size and location of the hypothesized proto-South China Sea vanished ocean basin has important plate-tectonic implications for southeast Asia since the Mesozoic. Here we present new details on proto-South China Sea paleogeography using mapped and unfolded slabs from tomography. Mapped slabs included: the Eurasia-South China Sea slab subducting at the Manila trench; the northern Philippine Sea plate slab subducting at the Ryukyu trench; and, a swath of detached, sub-horizontal, slab-like tomographic anomalies directly under the South China Sea at 450 to 700 km depths that we show is subducted northern proto-South China Sea lithosphere. Slab unfolding revealed that the South China Sea lay directly above the northern Proto-South China Sea with both extending 400 to 500 km to the east of the present Manila trench prior to subduction. Our slab-based plate reconstruction indicated the proto-South China Sea was consumed by double-sided subduction, as follows: [1] The northern proto-South ...

Introduction. Write an account of the relationship between tectonic processes and global structures In your account * Describe the characteristics of tectonic plates; * Outline the evidence (biological and geological) that supports the theory of plate tectonics * Discuss the relationship between tectonic processes and the global structures that result The relationship between tectonic processes and global structures is an interesting and complex topic; the different types of tectonic processes make an effect on the type of global structures that appear on our earth. In this essay, I am first going to look into the theory behind plate tectonics and what evidence is there to support this theory. I will then look at the characteristics of the two tectonic plates oceanic and continental plates. Lastly, I will draw all of this information together and discuss the main processes that occur on our earth, and the main structures that form. Wagener was the first scientist in 1915 to provide some evidence ...

Each continent is embedded onto plates, which are made from lithospheres - Earths outermost layer. Because this layer is stronger than the underlying layer, it is able to move. Several forces...

Describe how Wegeners continental drift hypothesis has helped to shape modern plate tectonic theory, and why his hypothesis was not widely accepted by his peers when first proposed. Analyze the types of evidence used to support.

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Because of the enormous explanatory and predictive success of the plate tectonics model, we feel that at least some portion of plate tectonics theory should be incorporated into the creation model.. PDF Download ...

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Weathering Weathering produces rock and mineral fragments known as sediments. Ask them which paper got there first (A: the one on the bottom). So much so, that we take them for granted. Describe and draw a chart that illustrates the classification of those sedimentary rocks that are made from weathered rock material. Sedimentary rock is made when sediments (sand, gravel, and dirt) are pressed together over time and become a rock. 3. 945. Your kids will practice vocabulary, eat yummy recipes, and practice reading and vocabulary. Sedimentary rocks are an important source of information about previous orogenic conditions and the composition of which may describe the evolution of provenance and tectonic setting. Activity: Layers of Rock. Reflect on the rock cycle for an indication of the relationships between the rocks that erode to become sediments and sedimentary rocks. of Geology @ USI Other titles Some may accumulate under water and others o… This website and its content is subject to our ...

AbstractCrystalline basement rocks, with a mantle of weathered alternation products, occur beneath very extensive areas of tropical Africa. Low-productivity aquifers are widely, but rather unpredictably, present in this formation. They yield small water supplies vital to the rural population for domestic purposes and for livestock watering. On a more localised basis, a potential may exist to develop larger supplies that are adequate for small towns or for small-scale irrigation. This paper reviews advances in the understanding of this extensive hydrogeological system, resulting from British research and experience since 1980.. ...

Sedimentary rocks are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms. They form from deposits that accumulate on the Earths surface. Sedimentary rocks often have distinctive layering or bedding. Many of the picturesque views of the desert southwest show mesas and arches made of layered sedimentary rock.Common Sedimentary Rocks:

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A key aspect of sedimentary rocks is that most are layered or bedded due to the gradual accumulation of material. Depending on the type of material deposited three major classes of sedimentary rocks are recognized, clastic, chemical and organic. Clastic rocks such as sandstone consist of crystals and fragments of older rocks that have undergone weathering processes. Transport of the weathered material under a variety of conditions in a wide range of possible environments eventually results in the accumulation of the sediment. Some rocks such as limestone may be produced by chemical processes as well as biological processes (e.g. coral reefs). The extensive iron ore deposits are also likely to be chemically precipitated minerals. In contrast, an accumulation of abundant plant material in favourable (swampy) environments eventually results in organic rocks, such as coal. Clastic sedimentary rocks can be classified according to grain size, grain shape and degree of sorting. The finest grained rocks ...

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When you think about the basic ingredients for life to thrive on Earth, no doubt water and oxygen pop to mind. But there was a time on our planet when our atmosphere only had one-one thousandth of one percent of the amount of oxygen it has now, yet there were plenty of life forms around then too, although proof of them has been scarce. A recent discovery of fossilized bacteria dating to about 2.5 billion years ago provides long-sought-for evidence that the Earth was crawling with life even though it lacked much oxygen during a phase in our planets development known as the Neoarchean Eon ...

Sediment is not a sedimentary rock unless the little grains become stuck together. The material that holds sediment together into a rock is called cement. Cement is mineral that forms when seawater or groundwater travels through the empty spaces between sediment. If the water contains the chemicals that are needed, mineral crystals will form in-between the sediment. The mineral holds the sediment together. Minerals like calcite, quartz, and sometimes hematite form the cement in sedimentary rocks. A pile of sediment becomes a sedimentary rock more quickly when it is buried deep underground. This makes the sediment grains become squished closely together. However, the whole process can take tens to hundreds of thousands of years.. ...

U2 Topic 3 - Sedimentary Rocks DRAFT. Helping in the formation of soil thus sustaining every life forms on earth ; Forming life-sustaining minerals such … Once the percentages are determined, using the diagram is straightforward: It only takes very little gravel to make a rock conglomeratic. In practice, just a few large grains is all it takes. If you pick up a rock and see any gravel clast at all, thats enough to call it conglomeratic. Measure along one of the sides, then draw a horizontal line at that point. The sediments that compose these rocks may be of organic, chemical, or mineral origin. Rhododendrites/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 4.0. Often the sediments build up and form small accumulations, which over time and pressure turn into sedimentary rock. file Venn Diagram For Sedimentary Rock Formation Full Version Book Free Download PDF at Our eBook Library. In that case, the cement fraction is subtracted from the total and the three sediment fractions are recalculated so that they add up to ...

MAR 515. Process-oriented geological oceanography starting with the history of ocean floor exploration, theories of ocean basin formation, determination of geologic time and going through the major dynamic processes shaping and characterizing the seafloor - from beaches to basins, reefs to estuaries. Overviews of marine geophysics and plate tectonics, sea level variation and the formation of coastlines and reefs, and the importance of paleoceanography to assessing climate change will be presented and discussed. Throughout the course an interdisciplinary approach is taken and pertinent material on the interaction between marine geology/sediments/sedimentation processes and marine chemistry, physics, and biology will be presented. Wherever possible, the results of recent studies and special topics will be incorporated into the class material and tailored to the students areas of research.. This course is an elective.. 3 credits. Option Areas: CSS,ICM,LMRSM,MBEC,MOT,MASMA,OHH. ...

This undergraduate level course presents a basic study in geology. It introduces major minerals and rock types, rock-forming processes, and time scales; temperatures, pressures, compositions, structure of the Earth, and measurement techniques; geologic structures and relationships observable in the field; sediment movement and landform development by moving water, wind, and ice; crustal processes and planetary evolution in terms of global plate tectonics with an emphasis on ductile and brittle p ...

Undergraduates today have grown up with instant access to video animations to explain any number of things, from how to cook fluffy eggs to how to perform a tracheotomy. Animations have become essential to students understanding, and since geology is a field based in visual observations animations would seem like a logical tool to incorporate into geoscience undergraduate education. Despite this clear opportunity, accurate and high quality animations of fundamental Earth processes are scarce. Continental rifting, leading to the breakup of continents to form new oceans by seafloor spreading, is an important tectonic process that is suitable for animation. Understanding this process is essential for advancing student understanding of plate tectonics, so with NSF support we have set about to generate two animations of the rift-to-drift process aimed at upper and lower division undergraduate audiences for implementation and assessment in the classroom. This year we have focused on generating the upper

PACIFIC OCEAN - Approximately 800 km west of Costa Rica: An international team of scientists aboard the research drilling ship JOIDES Resolution has-for the first time-recovered black rocks known as gabbros from intact ocean crust. Supported by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), the scientists drilled through the volcanic rock that forms the Earths crust to reach a fossil magma chamber lying 1.4 kilometers beneath the seafloor.. By sampling a complete section of the upper oceanic crust, weve achieved a goal scientists have pursued for over 40 years, since the days of Project MoHole, says Damon Teagle, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, UK, and co-chief scientist of the drilling expedition. Our accomplishment will ultimately help science answer the important question, how is new ocean crust formed?. Formation of ocean crust is a key process in the cycle of plate tectonics; it constantly repaves the Earths surface, builds mountains, and leads to ...

From as early as I can remember, growing up in Central New York State in the 1950s and 60s, I was both mystified and fascinated by the regions ubiquitous layered strata and the varied fossils that it contained. They were obviously from the sea, yet from another place and time. That little I knew. Soon after, my educational efforts were directed toward a degree in biology and a career in a health profession. Having returned to my youthful passion, I was led to the study of paleontology, the evolution of vertebrates and to developmental biology. Looking back, it seems logical that, in time, I came to appreciate the importance of an education grounded in geology and plate tectonics. Former life and former landscapes are indeed inseparable. In this blog I offer a descriptive, interpretive and photographic perspective of our world, both past and present, and both within my New England home and well beyond ...

And they accuse PZ of being closed-minded to alternative ways of thinking.. But to tell the truth, the odious lies in the paleontology section werent the thing that bothered me the most about the book. Theyre so blatant, and easily refuted by any student that has both a questioning mind and Internet access. Theyre almost a burlesque of creationist thought, and besides, Ive become jaded in that respect.. No, the statement that bugs me most in this book is in the section on human physiology.. We are fortunate to live in an age when scientific dogma is overturned at a startling clip. When I first studied geology, Plate Tectonics was an intriguing idea with not a few skeptics. Now its consensus. When I was taking high school biology back then in the Pleistocene - taught to me, incidentally, by a devout Catholic (and CRN reader), David Roycroft (and thanks again, Dave), who was somehow able to reconcile his Roman Catholic faith with the observable reality of evolution to the apparent detriment ...

Description. Geology is the core discipline of the earth sciences and encompasses many different phenomena, including plate tectonics and mountain building, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the long-term evolution of Earths atmosphere, surface and life. Because of the ever-increasing demand for resources, the growing exposure to natural hazards, and the changing climate, geology is of considerable societal relevance. This course introduces students to the basics of geology. Through a combination of lectures, labs, and field observations, we will address topics ranging from mineral and rock identification to the origin of the continents, from geologic mapping to plate tectonics, and from erosion by rivers and glaciers to the history of life. Geology is the core discipline of the earth sciences and encompasses many different phenomena, including plate tectonics and mountain building, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the long-term evolution of Earths atmosphere, surface and life. Because of the ...

This module investigates the structure of the Earth from the scale of plate tectonics through to investigation using the polarising microscope. The structural geology lectures cover the principles of rock deformation and the classification of structural features. The tectonics lectures provide an overview of active plate tectonic processes. These various processes are exemplified by a series of practical exercises that aim to develop an understanding of plate tectonics and the visualisation of structures in three dimensions. The module also introduces the principals of crystallography and the theory and practice of using a polarised light microscope to look at minerals in thin sections of rock. The rock-forming minerals are examined in detail in terms of where they are found, what they look like through the microscope, what chemical elements they contain, and their physical stability.. ...

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GEOL 0055 Geology Laboratory. This lab provides a hands-on survey of the fundamentals of physical geology. We introduce the identification and interpretation of rocks and minerals. We use topographic maps, air photos, and satellite images to analyze and understand a variety of dynamic systems, including rivers, groundwater, glaciers, sea coasts, and deserts. Finally, we examine geologic time, structural geology, geologic maps, and plate tectonics. Connections are drawn whenever possible between people, resources, and the natural Earth systems. There is a required day-long Sunday field trip to examine local geological and environmental features.. Offered every fall and spring term. Combined lecture and lab 2 hours.. GEOL 0060 History of the Earth. Historical geology focuses on the long-term evolution of the Earth. The course begins with the formation of the Earth, traces the origin and growth of the continents, and looks at the interaction between life, the Earths atmosphere, and global climate. ...

As the science that considers the origin and evolution of the earth, Geology provides students with an understanding of what is known about the earth and how we know it, how the earth works and why we think it behaves as it does. In particular this course focuses upon the earth as an evolving and dynamic system where change is driven by energy generated within the earth. Concepts to be covered are: the structure of the earths interior, isostasy, deep time, the origin and nature of the magnetic field, plate tectonics, the origin and evolution of mountain belts, and ocean basins and the growth of the continents over time. In this context, Geology 11 considers a diverse range of topics such as the Appalachian mountain belt, the Hawaiian Islands, Yellowstone Park, the consequences of seismicity, faulting, meteorite impact, and volcanism on the earths inhabitants, and the sources and limitations of mineral and energy resources. This is a science course designed for all students of the College. ...

The Department of Geology was established in 2014. The establishment of Geology department in Karak area was vital because of high potential of Hydrocarbon (Oil and Gas), economic mineral deposits (Uranium, Gold, Gypsum & Halite etc.) ground water issues and environmental issues posed by exploration and mining activities in the region.. Currently the Department of Geology is offering BS-Program (4 year). With the passage of time the department is planning to start M.Phil. and PhD level program as well.. Being newly established, the department of geology is bridging a link between the academia and industry i.e. Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP), Department of Geology & National Center of Excellence in Geology(NCEG), University of Peshawar, energy related institutions, Oil and Gas industries (National and Multinational), Remote sensing and GIS institutions and various full-fledged Universities.. Presently the department is in the process of establishing state of the art Geological, Remote ...

Paleontologists now have evidence that dinosaurs lived on all of the continents. At the beginning of the age of dinosaurs (during the Triassic Period, about 230 million years ago) the continents we now know were arranged together as a single supercontinent called Pangea. During the 165 million years of dinosaur existence this supercontinent slowly broke apart. Its pieces then spread across the globe into a nearly modern arrangement by a process called plate tectonics. Volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain building, and sea-floor spreading are all part of plate tectonics, and this process is still changing our modern Earth. ...

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For the Geology element of the course, you will look at rocks, minerals and fossils, how they were formed, how they might have been deformed or altered over geological time and what they can tell us about the history of the Earth and its past environments. It also covers geological processes such as earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics, and how these processes produce different geological materials. Geology is a practical subject with applied problem-solving laboratory classes and field courses where you will learn how to interpret and map geological features, and explore for future geological resources. Field course transport and accommodation costs are covered by the University.. The Human Biology element of this course is ideal if youre interested in biology but are looking for a particular focus on the human body and how weve adapted to our environment. This course provides a broad understanding of the physiology of the bodys major systems as well as human health and disease and the ...

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As the science that considers the origin and evolution of the earth, Geology provides students with an understanding of what is known about the earth and how we know it, how the earth works and why we think it behaves as it does. In particular this course focuses upon the earth as an evolving and dynamic system where change is driven by energy generated within the earth. Concepts to be covered are: the structure of the earths interior, isostasy, deep time, the origin and nature of the magnetic field, plate tectonics, the origin and evolution of mountain belts, and ocean basins and the growth of the continents over time. In this context, Geology 111 considers a diverse range of topics such as the Appalachian mountain belt, the Hawaiian Islands, Yellowstone Park, the consequences of seismicity, faulting, meteorite impact, and volcanism on the earths inhabitants, and the sources and limitations of mineral and energy resources. This is a science course designed for all students of the College. ...

The most obvious feature of sedimentary rock is its layering. This feature is produced by changes in deposition over time. With this in mind geologist have long known that the deeper a sedimentary rock layer is the older it is, but how old? Although there might be some mineral differences due to the difference in source rock, most sedimentary rock deposited year after year look very similar to one another. This means that a quartz sandstone deposited 500 million years ago will look very similar to a quartz sandstone deposited 50 years ago. Making this processes even more difficult is the fact that due to plate tectonics some rock layers have been uplifted into mountains and eroded while others have subsided to form basins and be buried by younger sediments. With out individual time stamps the process of dating these structures could become extremely difficult.. To deal with many of these problems geologists utilize two types of geologic time: relative time and absolute time. Relative time places ...

NSCI 1140 Historical Geology Credits 4 Goal Areas 03,10 View Course Outline A temporal survey of the development of Earth as we know it today, and the evolution of life as deciphered from the sedimentary rock and fossil record. By using the process of science to examine how the Earth and life have changed through the geologic past we can begin to get a glimpse into the effect which humans may have on it now and in the future. Topics include: principles of geology, sedimentary rocks, fossil identification and classification, plate tectonics, sea level change, geologic time, topographic and geologic maps, evolution of life, climate change, hominid development and mass extinctions. Course is open to all students. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab) 4 credits ...

The Minerals and Gems Gallery features some 2,000 specimens grouped by shape, color, growth, and other characteristics.. The Mine Gallery features a re-creation of 4 mines showing crystal pockets and ore veins in created dioramas.. The Plate Tectonics Gallery illustrates how earthquakes, mountain chains, and volcanoes result from the constantly shifting plates of the Earths surface and features the Plate Tectonics Theater and interactive computer stations.. The Moon, Meteorites, and Solar System Gallery explores the birth and evolution of our solar system through films, computer interactives, and specimens and features moon rocks, a touchable Mars rock, meteorites, and stardust.. The Rocks Gallery focuses on how rocks record and verify the geological processes that have shaped our planet-erosion and deposition, which destroy and create rocks on Earths surface and heat and pressure, which transform and melt rocks within the Earth.. Related books:. ...

Devonian black shales deposited on the North American craton contain abundant Tasmanites cysts. Although these are typically flattened because of compaction, a small proportion are filled with diagenetic silica. The latter are spherical to ellipsoidal (0.1-0.5 mm), and filled with chalcedony, microquartz and megaquartz, and single quartz crystals. Chalcedonic cyst fillings are preserved best in cheat and phosphate nodules, whereas megaquartz and single quartz crystals are most common in shale matrix. Together with colloform textures, this suggests that the various silica types originated from recrystallization of early diagenetic silica deposits. Thin sandstone beds in the Chattanooga Shale (e.g., Bransford Sandstone) contain abundant quartz sand that is much coarser than the detrital quartz component of the underlying black shales. Because of this, their quartz component is thought to have been transported over considerable distances from the basin margin. However, because certain shale ...

Research Project commences in the First Semester and ends in the Second.. COURSE OUTLINE. GEY 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY I (2) Pre-requisites: OLevels. Origin of the universe. General features of continental and oceanic terrains. Landforms and their formation in relation to geological processes. The oceanic crust. The geological cycles. Minerals; their classification properties. Occurrence of economic minerals. Rocks; their classification based on origin, composition, texture.. 30 hours lectures. GEY 102 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY II (2) Pre-requisites: OLevels. Brief history of life on Earth. Fossils and fossilization. Index fossils. Distribution and classification of major fossil groups and their uses. Principles of historical geology; uniformitarianism and law of superposition. Statigraphy and statigraphical column.. 30 hours lectures. GEY 201 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (2) Pre-requites: GEY 101. The Earth, its composition from core to crust. Processes of weathering and soil formation; erosion, ...

We report U isotope data for marine black shales of the early Mesoproterozoic Velkerri Formation (Roper Group) and late Paleoproterozoic Wollogorang Formation (Tawallah Group) from the McArthur Basin, Northern Australia. An average authigenic δ238U of 0.13±0.04‰ (1SD; relative to standard CRM145) was obtained for six U- and Mo-rich shales from a ∼1m interval that was deposited at 1361±21Ma (based on previous Re-Os geochronology). After correcting for a local U isotope fractionation of ∼0.60-0.85‰ associated with U removal to anoxic sediments, we infer that global seawater at 1.36Ga had a δ238U of ∼−0.47‰ to −0.72‰, which is ∼0.1−0.3‰ lighter than modern seawater (−0.39±0.01‰). Uranium isotope mass-balance modelling suggests that ,25% of the seafloor was anoxic at 1.36Ga. This interpretation is consistent with high U and Mo enrichments in these samples compared with other Velkerri Formation and mid-Proterozoic black shales, which suggests a sizable dissolved ...

Geology Basics - an illustrated guide to the basic concepts and ideas of the field of geology, with introductions to artifacts, atoms, elements and the periodic table, Bowens Reaction Sequence, earthquakes, fossils, geologic cross sections, geologic maps, geologic symbols, mass movement, plate tectonics, rocks, soil, soil grain size cards, stratigrapic columns, the field of geology, the geologic cycle, the geologic time scale, the rock cycle, the rock record, volcanoes, weathering, what Pangea was, where mountains come from and ...

The techniques used to model geology on sites often do not work well for linear routes where the positions of the boreholes are not conducive to generating usable triangulated surfaces. This class will discuss the techniques to employ when working with boreholes positioned along a length of proposed road or rail network. It will also examine the workflow of using geotechnical profile views to sketch geology interpretation, which can then be incorporated back into the strata surfaces, letting the user visualize and model the subsurface geology. The class will step through the process of creating geotechnical profiles, and sketching and updating profiles from which 3D feature lines are created; these are then incorporated as breaklines back into the AutoCAD Civil 3D surfaces, producing usable triangulated surfaces, enabling the geology subsurface to be modeled and visualized on linear routes.

The Geological Society has its own quarterly journal called Exploration and Mining Geology, for the publication of Canadian and international papers on applied aspects of mineral exploration and exploitation, including mineral deposit geology, geochemistry, and geophysics, mining geology, mineral resource appraisal and estimation methods, environmental geology, and case histories. The editor of the journal is Jeremy P. Richards ...

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Welcome to the Department of Geology at Bucknell University! Our department offers a BA and a BS in both Geology and Environmental Geology, and emphasizes hands-on, field-based learning.

The Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science encompasses interdisciplinary teaching and research programs in geomicrobiology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, igneous petrology, isotope geochemistry, low-temperature geochemistry, geophysics, mineralogy and crystallography, mineral surface geochemistry, paleobiology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, structural geology, tectonics and volcanology.. ...

Dooley, T. P., Jackson, M. P. A., and Hudec, M. R., 2009, Inflation and deflation of deeply buried salt stocks during lateral shortening: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 31, no. 6, p. 582-600.. Dooley, T. P., Jackson, M. P. A., and Hudec, M. R., 2007, Initiation and growth of salt-based thrustbelts on passive margins: results from physical models: Basin Research, v. 19, p. 165-177.. Dooley, T., McClay, K. R., Hempton, M., and Smit, D., 2005, Salt tectonics above complex basement extensional fault systems: results from analogue modelling, in Doré, A. G., and Vining, B. A., eds., Petroleum geology: north-west Europe and global perspectives-Proceedings of the 6th Petroleum Geology Conference: Geological Society, London, p. 1631-1648.. Dooley, Tim, McClay, K. R., and Pascoe, R., 2003, 3D analogue models of variable displacement extensional faults: applications to the Revfallet fault systems, Mid-Norway, in Nieuland, D. A., ed., New insights into structural interpretation and modelling: Geological ...

We started off the day at the Van Ness Pier at Aquatic Park, where John oriented the group to the geography of San Francisco. As you might expect, the geography of the City has a lot to do with its geologic history. The rocks units, or terranes, that make up San Francisco are the result of complex plate tectonics, uplift, and erosion processes at the margin of the North American plate some 65 to 175 million years ago. As the ancestral Farallon plate subducted (or plunged) underneath the North American plate, pieces of oceanic crust material were transported to and pasted onto the edge of the continent. Some of these rock units were originally formed thousands of miles away in the tropical ocean while others were formed just offshore, as sediments were eroded from the mountains and deposited in a submarine trench. These rocks and sediments were then buried deep within the earth, heated and compressed, and later brought up to the surface through uplift and erosion of the overlying material, ...

Preface, ix 1 From plate tectonics to plumes, and back again, 1. 1.1 Volcanoes, and exceptional volcanoes, 1. 1.2 Early beginnings: Continental drift and its rejection, 1. 1.3 Emergence of the Plume hypothesis, 6. 1.4 Predictions of the Plume hypothesis, 11. 1.5 Lists of plumes, 13. 1.6 Testing plume predictions, 21. 1.7 A quick tour of Hawaii and Iceland, 23. 1.8 Moving on: Holism and alternatives, 26. 1.9 The Plate hypothesis, 26. 1.10 Predictions of the Plate hypothesis, 35. 1.11 Testing the Plate hypothesis, 35. 1.12 Revisiting Hawaii and Iceland, 36. 1.13 Questions and problems, 37. 1.14 Exercises for the student, 37. 2 Vertical motions, 38. 2.1 Introduction, 38. 2.2 Predictions of the Plume hypothesis, 39. 2.3 Predictions of the Plate hypothesis, 40. 2.4 Comparison of the predictions of the Plume and Plate hypotheses, 43. 2.5 Observations, 43. 2.6 Plume variants, 73. 2.7 Discussion, 74. 2.8 Exercises for the student, 76. 3 Volcanism, 78. 3.1 Introduction, 78. 3.2 Predictions of the Plume ...

The present invention relates to a non-set retarding lignosulfonate dispersing agent useful for making an aqueous calcined gypsum slurry, said dispersing agent produced by contacting an aqueous solution of a lignosulfonate with a salt of a multivalent metal selected from the group consisting of iron (II), iron (III), manganese (II) and cobalt (II) to form an aqueous solution of a multivalent metal salt and lignosulfonate having an acidic pH, and thereafter neutralizing said aqueous solution of said multivalent metal salt and lignosulfonate at an elevated temperature with an alkaline material.

Geology comprises the study of the solid Earth and the process by which it evolves. Geologists help provide primary evidence for plate tectonics and the history of life on Earth. In modern times, geology is used for mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and for evaluating water resources. The discipline helps scientists understand natural hazards and recurring environmental problems.

Africa Groundwater Atlas Home , Africa Groundwater Atlas]] >> [[Hydrogeology by country , Hydrogeology by country]] >> [[Hydrogeology of Chad , Hydrogeology of Chad]] >> Chad Groundwater Projects The following is information on selected large groundwater projects in Chad. Note: this is not a comprehensive list of groundwater projects: there are many more. If you have information on other significant groundwater projects in Chad, please let us know and we will add them to this list. Contact us on [email protected] ==ResEau== The ongoing [https://reseau-tchad.org ResEau] program is collecting extensive new hydrogeological information and producing new hydrogeological maps for Chad. Eventually, the whole country will be covered at 1:500,000 scale, and already these scale maps are available for the north and east of the country. More detailed hydrogeological maps at 1:200,000 scale are being produced for specific important areas. Digital versions of these maps can be viewed in the ResEau ...

Some modern scholars, such as Fielding H. Garrison, are of the opinion that the origin of the science of geology can be traced to Persia after the Muslim conquests had come to an end.[55] Abu al-Rayhan al-Biruni (973-1048 CE) was one of the earliest Persian geologists, whose works included the earliest writings on the geology of India, hypothesizing that the Indian subcontinent was once a sea.[56] Drawing from Greek and Indian scientific literature that were not destroyed by the Muslim conquests, the Persian scholar Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 981-1037) proposed detailed explanations for the formation of mountains, the origin of earthquakes, and other topics central to modern geology, which provided an essential foundation for the later development of the science.[57][58] In China, the polymath Shen Kuo (1031-1095) formulated a hypothesis for the process of land formation: based on his observation of fossil animal shells in a geological stratum in a mountain hundreds of miles from the ocean, he inferred ...

This MPhil/PhD research degree in geology, available for flexible part-time or full-time study, will develop and enhance your specialist and general, transferable research skills. Our research specialisms include igneous petrology and geochemistry, sedimentology, environmental geochemistry and mineralogy, stratigraphy and palaeontology, structural geology, geophysics, palaeoclimatology, planetary geology, and earthquake studies.

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The fields of geology at Charles University have a long and rich tradition that extends far back into the history of the university. At the time of establishment of the Faculty of Science in 1920, the predecessor of the Section of Geology was the newly established Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, which was originally headed by the internationally renowned Professor of Mineralogy, František Slavík, who was later the Rector of Charles University. The further development and character of the fields of the geological sciences were consistently formed by important scientific and pedagogical personages, who were frequently graduates of the geology departments at the Faculty of Science. At random, we can mention Ivo Chlupáč (geologist and paleontologist) and Petr Jakeš (geologist, geochemist and writer of science articles for the public).. ...

The Minecraft game is a sandbox platform with over 100 million users worldwide. In developing three 3D models (Thurrock, Ingleborough and York) showing the real geology at 3 key locations within the game, we are: Providing a new way to deliver data to the public to view and interact with; Generating publicity to highlight BGSs ability to be at the forefront of innovative and novel means of data delivery; Incorporating real geology data into a familiar platform allows a much wider audience to engage with BGS and its work; Enables geology data to be incorporated into educational/outreach tools.

DescriptionGeology and Engineering on the Severnside Levels The Western Regional Group is pleased to invite Dr Alan Cattell. Alan is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer and Associate Director at Structural Soils Ltd. Alan will be here to share his knowledge about the ground conditions and engineering considerations of the Severnside Levels. The geology and engineering properties of the estuarine alluvium of the Severnside Levels were investigated and reported on in the 1960s to 1980s, spurred by the construction of the M5, culminating in Hawkins (1984) observations on engineering consequences of the geology. Structural Soils have carried out many site investigations on the Severnside Levels in subsequent years, which have included ,140 boreholes, most of which reached bedrock, and many extended into bedrock by rotary coring. Many investigations include CPT testing. Based on these, maps are presented showing features such as the depth to bedrock, buried cliff lines, the distribution of sands with ...

It is widely accepted that the effects of global sea-level changes at the transition from the Devonian to the Carboniferous are recorded in deposits on the shelf of northern Gondwana. These latest Devonian strata had been thought to be poor in fossils due to the Hangenberg mass extinction. In the Mader (eastern Anti-Atlas), however, the Hangenberg Black Shale claystones (latest Famennian) are rich in exceptionally preserved fossils displaying the remains of non-mineralized structures. The diversity in animal species of these strata is, however, low. Remarkably, the organic-rich claystones have yielded abundant remains of Ammonoidea preserved with their jaws, both in situ and isolated. This is important because previously, the jaws of only one of the main Devonian ammonoid clades had been found (Frasnian Gephuroceratina). Here, we describe four types of jaws of which two could be assigned confidently to the Order Clymeniida and to the Suborder Tornoceratina. These findings imply that chitinous ...

During the 2017-2018 school year, 6th grade science fully implemented the updated Massachusetts State Frameworks for Science and Engineering. Sixth grade topics will now start with an introduction to Astronomy, Earths Place in the Universe and focus on the relationship among the Earth, Sun and Moon. The next units Changes on Earths Surface and Conditions on Earths surface will include processes involved in plate tectonics and over time how they affect the surface of our planet. Last but not least, our final unit will serve as an introduction to biology learning about life and cells in the unit called, Structure of Life on Earth. ...

Mars may be mythologically known as the Red Planet, but its topography can be as captivating as its celestial glow. Several striking features stand out with only a glance at a topographic map of Mars: the odd distribution of land on its surface and the equatorial string of giant volcanoes known as the Tharsis Rise. Since Mars has no plate tectonics, how these unique features formed has been a longstanding mystery. The answer, scientists now say, may be that instead of many plates sliding across the Red Planets surface as we have on Earth, the whole crust of crust moves as a single shell ...

List of Figures xiii. Acknowledgments xvii. Introduction 1. The Nature ofWorld History 1. The Nature of Big History 2. The Nature of World Environmental History 3. Earths History and Human Origins 3. Mass Migrations and the Rise of Agriculture 4. Population Growth and the Rise of Cities 8. Cities and the Rise of Manufacturing and Industry 9. World Trade and New World Ecology 10. Fossil Fuels and Climate Change 11. Notes 12. 1 An Evolving Earth 15. Introduction 15. The Origins of Earth and Its Unique Atmosphere: From Hot to Cold Planet 16. Icehouse Planet and Greenhouse Planet 18. Plate Tectonics, Super-continents, and Climate Change 20. TheWarming 21. The Cooling 25. The Elevation of the Tibetan Plateau and Its Effect on the Global Climate 26. The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of the Mediterranean Sea and Its Hemispheric Environmental Effects 32. The Impact of the Isthmus of Panama on Global Climate Change 34. TheMid-Pliocene, Glacial and Interglacial Cycles, and Modern Times 35. Notes ...

Thingvellir National Park is part of the Tentative list of Iceland in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List. It is a proposed extension of Thingvellir WHS. The current Þingvellir National Park encloses the old Þingvellir National Park. While the existing site is concentrated around the remains of the Alþing itself this tentative site is concentrated around the rift zone as the continuation of the Mid-Atlantic ridge across Iceland and it is an exceptionally clear evidence for continental drift and plate tectonics. The lake Þingvallavatn is the largest natural lake in Iceland and the water is crystal clear, with a depth visibility down to 12 m.. ...

Chapter 1: Plate Tectonics [00:00:00]. Professor Ron Smith:. We are starting a brand new subject today. Its one though that is integral with the course, and thats the study of the oceans. As well see, not only the atmosphere and the ocean interact, each influences the other which makes it necessary to understand both. But also, to some extent, they obey similar laws of physics. For example, questions of static stability, when will a column of air turn over, when will a column of water turn over, what makes the winds blow, what makes the ocean currents move, Coriolis plays-Coriolis force plays a similar role in both.. So this would be a time not only for you to learn a few things about the ocean, but to establish more linkages between the things youve learned before and the things youre learning now. Now that were halfway, or almost halfway through the course, linkages are a big part of the course. Where you find connections between things weve already done, and things were learning now. ...

OC 103 Exploring the Deep, Spring Quarter - OC 103 is an introduction to oceanography as an interdisciplinary science. The course covers plate tectonics and the geological structure of ocean basins; physical and chemical properties of seawater; circulation of the atmosphere and ocean; marine sediment properties and transport; Earth history recorded in marine sediments; the carbon cycle in the atmosphere and sea; and the ecology of pelagic and benthic systems. Taught with Miguel Goni.. ...

On the classroom side of things, I have developed/modified the following assignments and activities in recent years in the hopes of highlighting the importance of Wallace and biogeography to evolutionary theory, and giving my students real world examples that they can work through to infer the process of speciation that Darwin and Wallace first uncovered. Suggestions for improvement are welcome, as are posts of the assignments that you use to teach these concepts.. Assignments. 1) Wallaces Line accompanying article Mr Wallaces Line by Jared Diamond in Discover, August, 1997.. Activities. Although these activities dont relate directly to Wallaces travels in South America or the Malay Archipelago they are some of the activities that I have used to introduce plate tectonics and speciation. The two activities on the Hawaiian Islands were adapted from activities and information from Evolution in Hawaii: A Supplement to Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science from the National Academies ...

Adriane here - On July 28th, I will board the scientific drilling ship, R/V Joides Resolution, to spend 2 months in the Tasman Sea! This expedition, through the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) will recover sediment from the seafloor between Australia and New Zealand to learn more about the plate tectonics behaved in the geologic…