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KPT's Earth thread

Discussion in 'Jobs & Careers' started by PreRunner03, Mar 15, 2012.

  1. May 12, 2012 at 6:17 PM
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  2. May 13, 2012 at 6:09 AM
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  3. May 13, 2012 at 4:12 PM
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    Some stuff. Not a lot, just some.
    needs moar...

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  4. May 14, 2012 at 6:17 AM
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    Awesome. ^^ where are those from?
     
  5. May 14, 2012 at 6:23 AM
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    BrokenTusk I support a velociraptor free workplace.

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    What are the top 3 most magnetic rocks?
     
  6. May 14, 2012 at 10:11 AM
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    There are magnetic minerals, and any rock with those minerals will be magnetic. The three minerals with the strongest magnetism are probably magnetite, maghemite, and pyrrhotite. The first 2 are iron oxides, the last is an iron sulfide.
     
  7. May 14, 2012 at 10:41 AM
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    Iron sulphide? never heard of that before.. any idea what the chemistry is of those different minerals?
     
  8. May 14, 2012 at 3:25 PM
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    The movers are going to LOVE you:(
     
  9. May 14, 2012 at 3:27 PM
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    Their bosses do, not the guys hauling the boxes
     
  10. May 14, 2012 at 3:28 PM
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  11. May 14, 2012 at 6:45 PM
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    Some stuff. Not a lot, just some.
    The first three are the I70 corridor north of Grand Junction, CO. The rest are MOAB. The guy climbing is on Onion Creek Trail. The open valley is Fisher Valley. The second and third are Long Canyon. Here's a few more Long Canyon...

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  12. May 14, 2012 at 7:36 PM
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    Magnetite: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
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    Maghemite: γ-Fe2O3
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    Pyrrhotite: Fe1-xS
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    Pyrrhotite is unusual, it has a variable amount of iron. The x can be anything from 0 to 0.2.
     
  13. May 14, 2012 at 7:39 PM
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    Baggage handlers at the airport refuse to assist me. "What do you have in here, rocks?" Well... yeah.
     
  14. May 15, 2012 at 6:32 AM
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    Keith...when the movers packed your rocks did you make them separate them into metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary? Or did you allow them to be all jumbled into one box?
     
  15. May 15, 2012 at 11:22 AM
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    I love all the layers in Hawaii. You can see them everywhere. One layer after another built up until you see this :)
     
  16. May 15, 2012 at 11:32 AM
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    Some flags and center console divider... lots of things on the wanted list.
    There may or may not be better pictures in that gallery I put up... Like a black sand beach.
     
  17. May 15, 2012 at 11:54 AM
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    You mean you didn't bubble wrap them?

    What kind of a geologist are you?
     
  18. May 15, 2012 at 12:13 PM
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    :eek: Shame!

    Between you and me... :gossip: ...not a very good one.

    :laugh:
     
  19. May 15, 2012 at 2:41 PM
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    Keith, I think nmc is right. Rocks survive in the wild, without bubble wrap, for millions of years. Under your care and protection they should be fine.


    Unless they are jostled around too much and they all become sand. Then at least you'll have beach property there in East TX. :D
     
  20. May 15, 2012 at 2:58 PM
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    Sand in the mountains...glacial erosion...freeze/thaw cycles...
     
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