ANOTHER earthquake in Califonia
Jun 16, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by vanillagorilla
Can you geologist answer me this? When I drive from here (Tucson) to San Diego (I-8), there's a vast desert region that is filled with these big black rocks. They're scattered and they go on for miles. Are these due to a big volcanic eruption a long time ago?
They could be. Some could be erratics (deposited by glacial activity) . It would really all depends on their composisiton. From there Golden Velvet could tell you where they might have originated from.
If those are the ones I'm thinking of scientist are not quit sure yet.
Jun 16, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyer
I keep waiting for Cali to break off and become it's own nation/island dubbed 'The Peoples Republic of California'. 
I wish it would though. Then I could be in a red state. Woot.
Jun 16, 2005 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by vanillagorilla
Can you geologist answer me this? When I drive from here (Tucson) to San Diego (I-8), there's a vast desert region that is filled with these big black rocks. They're scattered and they go on for miles. Are these due to a big volcanic eruption a long time ago?
As a sophomore I spent a week in that desert studding rock formations, the boron strip mine, solar 1 and solar 2.
Jun 16, 2005 | 11:40 PM
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i figured you would know. You're the scientist, I'm just a loser who watches too much TV and reads lame books about climatology. LOL
I was scared to answer because of the manganese oxide coated rocks found in the southern deserts. They would have to be somewhat young rocks since they are still out in the open and not part of a compressed then exposed strata right?
I was scared to answer because of the manganese oxide coated rocks found in the southern deserts. They would have to be somewhat young rocks since they are still out in the open and not part of a compressed then exposed strata right?
Jun 16, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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As a sophomore I spent a week in that desert studding rock formations, the boron strip mine, solar 1 and solar 2.
Jun 17, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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well from my understanding there is one section on the plate that is pushing the other plate up. So that means that one side has to be going down. Then again I did take this Geology about two years ago so i cant remember crap.
Hell today I was going over action potential pumps and the electron gradiant that is needed to drive membrane potential across an nueuron, and i cant even remember that!!!! that was 7 hours ago!!!
Hell today I was going over action potential pumps and the electron gradiant that is needed to drive membrane potential across an nueuron, and i cant even remember that!!!! that was 7 hours ago!!!
Jun 17, 2005 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by F8L Z71
Only geeks like me a Golden Velvet can get excited about catastrophies like this!!! I'm loving the earthquakes, the activity at Mt. ST.Helens, weird weather patterns etc etc.
The fact it was like 92deg 2 days ago and it's raining today is the coolest thing in my mind. Changes are taking place and while it's premature to think this is anything other than an isolated inncident of unseasonal weather it's cool to imagine that big things are going to happen.
In the next 2,000-3,000yrs... Hahaha
The fact it was like 92deg 2 days ago and it's raining today is the coolest thing in my mind. Changes are taking place and while it's premature to think this is anything other than an isolated inncident of unseasonal weather it's cool to imagine that big things are going to happen.
In the next 2,000-3,000yrs... Hahaha
