Geology Q: Aragonite or Calcite

[jfinch]

Thanks boomer. I've really enjoyed my geology lessons!

To bring this topic back to reefing about 15 miles from this rock is dune after dune of oolitic sand GSL oolitic sand

and

I don't have to travel to the tropics to scuba with full grown angel fish and 5 ft long sharks! Bonneville Seabase

 

[Boomer]

dune of oolitic sand

Yes, while checking through things for you I saw this a couple of times. GSL has all kinds of varieties of sediments, most are evaporites. I might add this is where Morton mines their salt from Even some of your National Parks down there are a function of GSL. Utah is one of my favorite places and is where UMD has their Geology Filed Camp

tropics to scuba

That looks like a cool place

 

[jfinch]

Boomer, is there a geology book (or books) you could suggest for someone who isn't a geologist but has more then a passing interest in the topic? Something along the lines of a good undergrad textbook.

That looks like a cool place

It's down right amazing when you think about it. Out in the desert of Utah there's a spring (warm water no less) filling a couple ponds with salt water suitable for keeping reef fish year round! Unfortunately the water chemistry (or ?) won't support corals

 

[Boomer]

Sure, I have many of them. You may need two, as you stated, as intro geology is divided up into two aeras. A physical geology (, rocks, minerals, rivers, glaciers, mountains, etc.) book and a historical geology ( the history of the earth, with fossils and dinosaurs, the great ice age etc.) book



Physical

The Earths Dynamic Systems by Hamblin. They best one I have ever seen> get the new 10th addition




Historical

The Earth Through Time by Levin. The best there is.

For years these two are the #1 selling books in their field. They are always rated as the best teaching books there are. Mine are older editions.

 

[jfinch]

Thanks for all the book recommendations!

If you're looking to upgrade your copy of Hamblin's book, a used 9th edition can be had from Amazon.com for under $4! One's on it's way to my house

 

[Boomer]

I have a very nasty habit Jon I must buy new if at all possible

 

[jashort]

you could also try sedimentary geology by Prothero. I used it in my sedimentology and stratigraphy course, and it is very detailed and useful especially if thats your field of interest. Hard rocks suck!!!

 

[jfinch]

Thanks jashort!

Kinda funny. My copy of Earth's Dynamic Systems came last week. I'm thumbing through it when my wife sees it. She walks down stairs, pulls out a box of her old college texts and produces her own copy :lol: I should have consulted her first...

 

[jashort]

that may be good enough for you if you dont want to get into extreme detail. that book is pretty good and its what i used in physical geology. there arent enough people interested in geology, its always to see that there is another geonerd out there.

 

[Boomer]

sedimentary geology by Prothero.

Jon

I have that book also. I also have

Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy by Boggs. But I like Prothero better.

pulls out a box of her old college texts and produces her own copy

:rollface: :rollface: :rollface: :rollface:

Dont' feel bad though, I did the same thing two years ago with a invert book and it was the same edition :lol:

 

[jashort]

boomer, you sound like a prof. if so, what university do you teach at?

 

[Boomer]

boomer, you sound like a prof. if so, what university do you teach at

:rollface: :rollface: :rollface: :rollface: :rollface:

I work at the University of Open Pit Iron Ore Minning (OPIOM)

My old geology prof and mentor, Dr. Richard W. Ojakangas would get a chrage out of this. with a "well yes, he should be, if he would just go back and finish is degree "He still says I'm not to old :lol: and wants me to take his place at UMD. He is one of the "big guns" in the field of sedimentary petrology, mostly clastic sediments, my area also.

Here is me at work;

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...ge=25&highlight=production truck&pagenumber=2

 

[jashort]

i understand that, i have to make a decision here pretty soon about grad school. it would be cool to go to ut austin and do stratigraphy but i dont think thats going to happen

 

[six.line]

Boomer's situation is exactly the reason why I'm force-feeding myself grad school at this time... When I'm done I'll never go back.

This has been an extremely informative thread. Thanks Randy, Jon, and Professor Boomer, sir.

 

[Boomer]

You bet six and thanks It is nice to see to an old thread pop-up ever now and then.