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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 02:00:13 2021 No.13321221 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>13323296 >>13323458 >>13323539 >>13323665 >>13323669 >>13324636 >>13324853 >>13325076 >>13326175 >>13329949

WHO LOVES ROCKZZZ!!!!!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 02:04:42 No.13321229 Report

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HELL YEAH ROCKS ARE THE SHIT
THERES LAYERED ROCKS
VOLCANO ROCKS
MIXED RACE ROCKS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 14:37:58 No.13323287 Report

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Bump

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 14:40:24 No.13323296 Report

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>>13321221
I love soil more

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 15:25:55 No.13323458 Report

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>>13321221
OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKS FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK I'M SO FUCKING HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD AT THE THOUGHT OF ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKS
>t. geology major

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 15:27:18 No.13323462 Report

Quoted By: >>13323665

What do geologists even do irl? Just work for companies looking for oil and mineral riches?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 15:54:35 No.13323539 Report

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>>13321221
BUMP

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 16:24:10 No.13323665 Report

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>>13323462
Geologist in the environmental consulting industry here. This week we drilled some recovery wells in order to correct some issues occurring at a landfill. This morning I was on site to oversee the removal of soil with hazardous amounts of lead in it from a different location.

Eventual goal is to work in oil or mining as an environmental guy.

>>13321221
I do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 16:25:01 No.13323669 Report

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>>13321221
They are not rocks, they are minerals. Go back to sleep.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 16:36:48 No.13323704 Report

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>>13323669
Rocks are rocks. Minerals are minerals. Rocks are made of minerals. Minerals are made of elements.
t. geologist

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 16:41:26 No.13323718 Report

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>>13323665
Nice. I'm trying to get a mudlogging job right now. Got an interview Tuesday and I think it'll go well. After that I want to go get my MS and maybe go from oil to mining. Oil has too much boom and bust for me to do it long term. But while things are booming I'll get my money and get out.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 16:44:50 No.13323731 Report

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>>13323718
Yeah from what I’ve heard it’s hard to pivot out of oil. For that reason I figure that if I lose my job as an environmental geologist (as opposed to exploration), then I’ll be able to get a job in consulting no problem. I want to go back for an mba or something at some point. Really don’t want to max out at 85k as a geologist.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 18:33:49 No.13324105 Report

Quoted By: >>13324850 >>13325070

>>13323731
That's why I want to go back for my MS. I like geology, but just a bachelors doesn't get you nearly as much money as you could be earning. Not sure what I'd do with it though. I've always liked the idea of owning my own company but I have no idea what kind of business I would run. Maybe an exploration business or something. I dunno.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 20:48:28 No.13324636 Report

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>>13321221
okay, how the hell can I get into geology? since my biochemistry field started to overlap with geochemistry, I want to have some basic knowledge about minerals/rocks, but is mostly just boring stuff like plenty of terms about a shit e.g.: ultramafic, mafic, orthopyroxene, brucite
pic related
is there any good studying material that's not boring after the first sentence?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:09:29 No.13324839 Report

Quoted By: >>13326927

>>13324636
Well there's always taking an intro to geology class. But if you're not into that I've got some books I could post in the thread from my undergrad.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:13:53 No.13324850 Report

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>>13324105
I guess I could also do research with my MS as well. I work a hell of a lot better in a lab than I do in the field.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:14:49 No.13324853 Report

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>>13321221
Anybody else fascinated by Island formation? I'm casually studying the creation and growth of Bermuda over it's geological history. It's so interesting! I don't hold any actual degrees in geology or anything but it's an interest of mine anyway.

Gonna post some pics, if any geologists want to discuss them I'd love to know their thoughts on them.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:18:01 No.13324857 Report

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>>13324853
Age map of the dune deposits that make up Bermuda.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:19:03 No.13324860 Report

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>>13324857
Fossilized dune deposits near a beach

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:26:49 No.13324886 Report

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>>13324860
Dune formation diagram that roughly represents how bermuda got its general shape over the years

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:29:14 No.13324890 Report

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>>13324886
Example of the previous diagram

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:31:03 No.13324901 Report

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>>13324890

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:38:19 No.13324934 Report

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>>13324901
Aerial view of the West end of the Island just because it's pretty:)

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:39:40 No.13324938 Report

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>>13324934
Aerial view of the East end of the Island because it's also pretty:)

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:42:25 No.13324954 Report

Quoted By: >>13325019

>>13324938
Satelliteview show the volcanic lagoon and the fringe reefs surrounding the island. The Island itself isn't of volcanic origin but actually came about from coral building, sand deposits from the Sahara desert via trade winds, and alternating sea level changes which exposed the reefs and sand, allowing wind to blow them into dunes which then solidified into limestone rock through rain acidification. Once the sea level rose to a higher level this left the hardened dune to become an island that could be colonized by simple plants, solidifying it further.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:52:46 No.13325019 Report

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>>13324954
pic related

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:53:49 No.13325024 Report

Quoted By: >>13325051 >>13325403 >>13327168

>>13325019
A diagram showing the major dune building episodes of the Bermuda Islands over the last million years

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 22:59:15 No.13325051 Report

Quoted By: >>13325069 >>13325403

>>13325024
A rough topographical comparison between Bermuda during the Belmont formation (left- 240k to 180k years ago) and present day Bermuda (right).

The Belmont map is inexact and should only be looked at as a rough idea of what Bermuda may have looked like- it isn't 100% accurate.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 23:03:41 No.13325069 Report

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>>13325051
Pictured: Two massive fossilized dunes that were part of the Southampton episode of dune building, the most recent geological addition rated at just 105-80k years ago. While most of the dune building for this formation ended up making relatively steep hills in the southwestern 'hook' of the island, these two dunes solidified before they could fully merge with the main land mass, and instead became an isthmus pair. Note how beaten back the rocks are; despite wind and waves being the main source of energy for dune building, they can also destroy those same rocks once the sea levels rise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 23:03:51 No.13325070 Report

Quoted By: >>13325279

>>13324850
>>13324105
I have my MS (well pretty much just need to defend). I’ll be honest the biggest perk is just getting a job. I got lucky and make 52k. That’s why I’m hoping to pivot to industry environmental after I get my PG and then get my MBA. There really isn’t much money in environmental. Oil is only going downhill. Look into carbon squestrian. That will be the next big thing IMO.

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 23:06:04 No.13325076 Report

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>>13321221
The rock people

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Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 23:11:05 No.13325092 Report

Quoted By: >>13325102

what is the best geological evidence for proving that the earth is way older than aprox. 10 thousand years old?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 23:12:28 No.13325102 Report

Quoted By: >>13325135

>>13325092
Half-Life of any number of elements or buried sediments/ice cores

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 23:19:34 No.13325135 Report

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>>13325102
you know that geological time relies on zircon being intact and whatever is inside it changing at constant rates right?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 23:49:09 No.13325243 Report

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>>13325135
Geological time also relies on uranium and other radioactive elements, not just zircon. We've got more than one way to tell how old a rock is.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 25 Jun 2021 23:55:29 No.13325279 Report

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>>13325070
I know oil and environmental aren't the best to get into right now, which is why I was thinking about mining. Commodities are rising, and there's a growing demand for lithium and other rare earth metals thanks to EVs gaining in popularity. It seems like there is money to be made in geology, but all the high paying jobs are filled with the old farts that just won't retire. I'm still going to stick with this mudlogging job for right now just so I can finally get some geology experience on my resume. I really want to have a geoscience job before I go to grad school to help my chances of getting in. And with the mudlogging job I can network and also study for the GRE while I'm on my week/weeks off. So I think I'm in a good spot right now, even if I don't want to be doing oil.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 00:21:49 No.13325398 Report

Quoted By: >>13325448

Bump for more rocks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 00:23:39 No.13325403 Report

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>>13325051
>>13325024
Actually pretty cool. I always thought Bermuda was a volcanic atoll. How’d that circular area come about? The one near the right. That looks vaguely like a small caldera. Anybody got an explanation?

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Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 00:40:29 No.13325448 Report

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>>13325398
Alright gimme a second.

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Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 00:44:00 No.13325458 Report

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>>13325448
Here is my labradorite. Its my favorite mineral. I got it as a christmas gift last year. Its got a beautiful play of colors that is really unique and I can't really think of other minerals that have the degree of labradorescence labradorite has.

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Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 04:50:00 No.13326115 Report

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big brazilian emerald
great color

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Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 05:14:16 No.13326175 Report

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>>13321221
Geology
ROCKS

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 07:13:29 No.13326488 Report

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Very important geology question for professional geologists.
What is the best kind of beer? Or drink in general? Because what is geology without a nice cold drink?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 10:56:50 No.13326927 Report

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>>13324839
I do not have time to attend lectures. Can you recommend some good entry-level books?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 13:10:55 No.13327168 Report

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>>13325024
Visitor from /tv/ here.

What is an aminozone? Can a /sci/entist help me out?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 13:12:57 No.13327173 Report

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>>13324938
>>13324934
Jesus that’s a lot of buildings

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 26 Jun 2021 14:20:22 No.13327254 Report

Quoted By: >>13329836

>>13323296
In my Geomorphology class I proposed getting the class a set of Pedophile T-shirts for all people who love soils!

Nobody was interested for some strange reason.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/pedo

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 27 Jun 2021 08:38:34 No.13329774 Report

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>>13324853
I took a class on estuaries and coastal processes. pretty fun

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Anonymous Sun 27 Jun 2021 08:50:56 No.13329795 Report

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post more rocks you faggots

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Anonymous Sun 27 Jun 2021 09:06:26 No.13329829 Report

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https://youtu.be/e-s0BMLeqcE?t=343

>Geldingadalsgos

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 27 Jun 2021 09:11:33 No.13329836 Report

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>>13327254
MY NAME IS TYLER LEY AND I LOOOOOVE SOIL

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 27 Jun 2021 09:58:30 No.13329949 Report

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>>13321221
>washed away sediments
meh

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