This week’s post will cross over into the sphere of gemstones and jewels. Things may get weird, things may get a little bit confusing….but that’s truly what makes the differences between the gemological and the geological so fascinating. A couple of months ago I found myself somewhere I never thought I would be: in New…
Hello BackYard Geology readers!!! A little over a week ago I embarked on an incredible outdoor journey and the landscape I observed inspired this week’s post! Allow me to explain; on Nov. 6th I ran my first ultramarathon in northern New Mexico along a portion of the continental divide trail! It was a roughly 35…
You know that feeling you get when you are just in desperate need of a sieve for an unexpected day of sifting through creek sediments for 75 million year old shark teeth? No? Well, I didn’t either until last weekend when I found myself in this very situation. However, being in Mississippi for the weekend…
Hello BackYardGeology readers! This week we decided to talk about something that is a world wide issue and impacts millions of people! This is a somewhat complicated topic as there are many different components that can interact, but it is an important topic. The topic of discussion this week is land subsidence. What is Subsidence?…
All artwork depicting Yellowstone research beautifully illustrated by: Gabrielle Vance Picture this: you are a geologist (or any scientist, really) with a scientific question. How do you go from your initial question to actually attempting to find an answer? Then, how do you share your science with others so that you can contribute to our…
This week’s post will cross over into the sphere of gemstones and jewels. Things may get weird, things may get a little bit confusing….but that’s truly what makes the differences between the gemological and the geological so fascinating. A couple of months ago I found myself somewhere I never thought I would be: in New…
Hello BackYard Geology readers!!! A little over a week ago I embarked on an incredible outdoor journey and the landscape I observed inspired this week’s post! Allow me to explain; on Nov. 6th I ran my first ultramarathon in northern New Mexico along a portion of the continental divide trail! It was a roughly 35…
You know that feeling you get when you are just in desperate need of a sieve for an unexpected day of sifting through creek sediments for 75 million year old shark teeth? No? Well, I didn’t either until last weekend when I found myself in this very situation. However, being in Mississippi for the weekend…
Hello BackYardGeology readers! This week we decided to talk about something that is a world wide issue and impacts millions of people! This is a somewhat complicated topic as there are many different components that can interact, but it is an important topic. The topic of discussion this week is land subsidence. What is Subsidence?…
All artwork depicting Yellowstone research beautifully illustrated by: Gabrielle Vance Picture this: you are a geologist (or any scientist, really) with a scientific question. How do you go from your initial question to actually attempting to find an answer? Then, how do you share your science with others so that you can contribute to our…