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Welcome to my site! Use this to guide you through all of the ins
and outs of Coastal Geology. The buttons above take you on a guided tour
of everything I have to offer. A full description of the page's purpose
will be found at the top of each page. Feel free to browse any and all
of the pages. The first thing you will see is my Coastal Geology
"Image of the Week." These will come from a variety of sources. One of
those sources could be you! If you have neat coastal geomorphological
(beach structure) images, send them to me, and I may post them. Under the images will be "Last
Week in Science,"and "This Week in Science"
followed by the MCAS standard(s) being covered with
this series of lessons. Please visit this site often, at least once a
week, to fully understand the wonderful things we do. Please feel free
to send an e-mail
message to me. I usually check my e-mail three times a day, at 7:00
am, lunch, and before I leave. Expect an answer within 24 hours.
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We took a trip to Lighthouse Point to collect rock
samples for future investigation.
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THE RESULTS ARE IN!!! THE RESULTS ARE
IN!!!!
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
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THERMAL EMISSION SPECTRUM |
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LAST WEEK
IN COASTAL GEOLOGY WE . . .
. . . took a term final on igneous processes, and took a
first look at sedimentary rocks.
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. . . finish our look at
sedimentary rock, and begin on metamorphic.
Eclipse
visibility map. Credit: Larry Koehn o
Rock of the Week
11/10/08t
Cambridge Argillite
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This is the definitive sedimentary
rock. It is very old. It became famous last year when a
local geologist found Ediacaran fossils in it in Hingham.
Below is an abstract from a paper that was presented on it
last March. "Laminated Cambridge Argillite of the Boston Bay
Group (Ediacaran) low-grade metasediments can be found in
outcrop at Hewitt's Cove, Hingham, Massachusetts. These
laminated sediments are finely graded layers 2 to 8 cm thick
that are commonly interpreted in the literature as
fine-grained turbidites (Stow sequences). Rhythmically
laminated facies also occur that do not support a
sediment-gravity flow interpretation. These rhythmites raise
the possibility of sedimentation influenced by agents such
as tides, waves, or wind. The Cambridge Argillite appears to
consist of a subtle, but definite, mosaic of laminite facies
that record multiple depositional processes, and perhaps
multiple water depths." Now doesn't that say a lot! |
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Past
"Rocks of the Week" 2008/2009"
Past "Rocks of the Week
2007/2008"
Past "Rocks of the Week
2006/2007"
Does your family have a rock
it is particularly proud of? Maybe you would like to submit it as a
candidate for the rock of the week. This will be an ongoing feature.
Along with the rock you must submit an essay describing the following:
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MCAS LEARNING STANDARDS
COVERED IN THIS WEEK'S MATERIAL
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LEARNING STANDARD |
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Earth and Space Science |
Describe and give examples of ways in which the Earth's surface is built
up and torn down by natural processes, including deposition of
sediments, rock formation, erosion, and weathering. |
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