White Sand Beaches
I got a question from Jane who, while reading Marker Bed, became intrigued by the reference to quartz sand on page 29 of the print versions. (By the way, if you have not yet...
Category: Surface Processes
What is a Marker Bed?
I’ve had a couple requests to give a few more examples of what a geological marker bed (a.k.a. marker horizon) actually is, and more fully explain why I chose Marker Bed as the title...
Marker Bed
Well, after twenty-five years I’m pleased to announce that Marker Bed is finally published and ready for purchase on the Amazon website. Our story takes place 300,000,000 years in the future, and while Marker...
Intro to Relative Geologic Time
If you managed to plow through my latest post on Absolute Age Dating (Intro to Geologic Time), you probably muttered something like “This sounds too much like real science to be any fun at...
Is Anyone Surprised?
This one will be real short (busy day, busy life). Saw an interesting article from the N. Y. Times this morning titled “States and Cities Fear a Disaster Season Full of Unknowns Amid Federal...
All Lakes Are Temporary
… for a very good reason. I read an interesting article in the DeseretNews about Lake Powell — the impoundment behind the Glen Canyon dam on the Colorado River. The dam is in Arizona,...
A couple good reads…
I’d like to recommend a couple books that I’ve read and highly recommend for anyone who is looking to expand their knowledge of the earth, and appreciates pictures to help them along the way...
