Weekend geoscience blog roundup
2007 November 10
Because I can’t think of anything interesting to post about, here’s a real quick list of some other goings-on in the geoblogosphere this weekend.
- I had been going through some Apparent Dip withdrawal … but, Thermochronic is back with a great post about everything you wanted to know regarding the mineral separation process but were afraid to ask. If you’ve ever done it, you’ll like the post. If you haven’t, but will in the future, you should read it.
- Another geoblogger I thought had fallen off the face of the planet has also resurfaced. Check out the post over at Southern Exposure about a casual conversation with an optometrist about energy prices.
- A relatively new geoscience blog (at least new to me) is Rising to the Occasion, and has a great post about a rather odd e-mail exchange with a senior colleague.
- Yami is making me envious with some fun quantitative self-analysis of the blog Green Gabbro.
- Chris has a great little piece up at Naturejobs.com about who does his grunt work in the lab.
- The Lab Lemming tells us what he does when not lounging.
- Finally…Where on (Google)Earth? #70 is still unsolved, up at Ron’s blog, and it looks like he’s willing to offer hints.
I guess that’s it…i’m sure I missed something. I need to go back to writing about what these dang rare earth element plots mean for Patagonian tectonic evolution.
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I have a question that has been on my mind for a while:
What happens to the earth when we take out billions of tons of oil from it?
Are the wholes left behind filled with something?
Is there a risk of the emerging underground caves to collapse?
Does it not alter the gravity balance of the earth within the sun system if the earth looses mass by the billion tons every year?
Who would know?
Bernard
Bernard…I would like to take the time to reply…give me a few days, I’m incredibly busy right now, but check back