• Daily Geology Photos – March 31

    Updated: 2011-03-31 17:20:04
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 12 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – May 10 Daily Geology Photos – May 19 Daily Geology Photos – May 21 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – March 30

    Updated: 2011-03-30 17:20:07
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 43 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – May 10 Daily Geology Photos – May 19 Daily Geology Photos – May 21 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • APRIL SHOWERS BRING UTAH MUDSLIDES

    Updated: 2011-03-29 17:51:48
    deseretnews.com With moisture-laden soil across the state receiving fresh bursts of precipitation this week, it’s not just floods that loom as a threat for Utahns, but mudslides as well. “It’s not too soon to say there are potential problem areas,” said Rich Giraud, senior geologist with the Utah Geologic Survey’s geologic hazards program. April is typically the month [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – March 29

    Updated: 2011-03-29 17:20:10
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 56 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – May 10 Daily Geology Photos – May 19 Daily Geology Photos – May 21 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Walker River Delta Nevada 1994-2007 Geologic Froth

    Updated: 2011-03-29 16:58:46
    , : Posterous Blog Back to posts Viewed times Filed under Walker Lake obvious walker river March 2, 2011 Walker River Delta , Nevada : 1994-2007 Edit Delete Autopost Dynamic changes on the delta of the Walker River . I made this simple movie with Google Earth , Snagit , Picasa , and YouTube . Took 30 minutes total .   Trying to develop painfully obvious illustrations for the need to create easily updatable and distributable maps of dynamic geomorphic settings . This is part of my odyssey to convince people to share data contribute data to a single database or coordinated databases number their units in depositional order and accept the fact that geologic maps of active systems require continuous updates.    Note : width of each image is approximately 1.75 . mi   Tweet 0 responses Like

  • Tohoku Earthquake Affects Mineral Supplies

    Updated: 2011-03-28 23:14:59
    In addition to its other effects, the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake that struck northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, will affect Japan’s and the world’s supply of some minerals, at least temporarily. Up to one-quarter of the world’s iodine and one-third of Japan’s cement production may be affected, according to a recently released U.S.

  • CEDAR HILLS CLARIFIES REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDING ON HILLSIDES

    Updated: 2011-03-28 21:03:18
    heraldextra.com The recent earthquakes and tsunamis in other parts of the world have made some people along the Wasatch Front wonder if they are ready for a natural disaster in their own community. Many have checked their emergency kits, food storages and even building foundations in preparation. In Cedar Hills, there is a different worry involving a [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – March 28

    Updated: 2011-03-28 17:20:25
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 100 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – May 10 Daily Geology Photos – May 19 Daily Geology Photos – May 21 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – March 27

    Updated: 2011-03-27 17:20:16
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 100 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – May 10 Daily Geology Photos – May 19 Daily Geology Photos – May 21 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – March 26

    Updated: 2011-03-26 16:20:11
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 57 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – May 10 Daily Geology Photos – May 19 Daily Geology Photos – May 21 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Daily Geology Photos – March 25

    Updated: 2011-03-25 16:20:09
    A summary of photos posted on flickr today, tagged with “geology.” Displayed below are 47 geology-related photos were added to flickr today. Similar Posts on Geology News: Daily Geology Photos – September 23 Daily Geology Photos – May 10 Daily Geology Photos – May 19 Daily Geology Photos – May 21 Daily Geology Photos – [...]

  • Opal is Here!

    Updated: 2011-03-25 14:02:56
    Opal is a hydrous silicate that forms as a precipitate or a replacement of the skeletons of marine organisms.

  • Sulfur has arrived!

    Updated: 2011-03-22 03:58:30
    Sulfur is a bright yellow to yellowish-brown, soft mineral being only a 1.5 to 2.5 on the Mohs hardness scale.

  • Do you know Volcanic Breccia?

    Updated: 2011-03-22 03:58:29
    Volcanic Breccia is a unique extrusive igneous rock that is has large, angular fragments stuck in a fine-grained rock background. This rock forms during an eruption when when rock fragments are plucked off of the inside wall of the volcano and are stuck in the lava, or when rock fragments are picked up from the ground by flowing lava.

  • Do you know Sandstone?

    Updated: 2011-03-22 03:58:26
    Sandstone forms from beach sand-sized quartz grains that are glued together with quartz or calcite or compressed until they harden into a rock.

  • Do you know Amethyst?

    Updated: 2011-03-22 03:58:25
    Amethyst is the purple form of the mineral quartz. Fairly hard, amethyst is a 7 on the Mohs hardness scale. Amethyst is always purple and has a shiny appearance.

  • Happy New Year!

    Updated: 2011-03-22 03:58:24
    Happy New Year and a big Thank You to everyone who helped make 2010 a great year here at Mini Me Geology.

  • Our End of the Year Sale is On!

    Updated: 2011-03-22 03:58:23
    Our end of the year sale is on at Mini Me Geology. Save 50% on all jewelry and home accents. Quantities are limited so order early.

  • Twitter Tuesdays and Facebook Fridays Start This Week!

    Updated: 2011-03-22 03:58:20
    Green Money PIG_blog photoWe are thrilled to announce two new promotions for this holiday season involving both twitter and facebook - Twitter Tuesdays and Facebook Fridays!

  • JAPAN QUAKE PROMPTS WARNING FOR UTAHNS NEAR FAULT

    Updated: 2011-03-17 21:30:32
    abc4.com Japan’s magnitude-8.9 earthquake has promptedwarnings from experts that a major temblor along Utah’s Wasatch Front could kill thousands of people and cause billions of dollars in damage. While Utah is unlikely to experience a quake as powerful as the one that devastated Japan, the state could be rocked by one of up to a magnitude of [...]

  • Press Release: Great News About Messenger

    Updated: 2011-03-17 07:00:00
    On the Planetary Society web site: Great News About Messenger

  • DO YOU HAVE EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE

    Updated: 2011-03-16 16:20:44
    sltrib.com Thinking a bit about earthquakes today? A lot of people don’t realize that earthquake damage is not covered by basic homeowner’s insurance policies. If an earthquake damages or destroys your home and you don’t have earthquake coverage, you’re still obligated to pay your mortgage – even if you can no longer live in your home. Whether [...]

  • Biotite has arrived!

    Updated: 2011-03-13 01:18:26
    We are excited to offer the mineral biotite on our website now. Biotite is a common mica mineral that is black to brownish-black in color.

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