Publications
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Tectonic, magmatic, and metamorphic history of the New Jersey Highlands: New insights from SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology
No abstract available.
Authors
Richard A. Volkert, John N. Aleinikoff, C. Mark Fanning
The architecture of the Cassini division
The Cassini Division in Saturn's rings contains a series of eight named gaps, three of which contain dense ringlets. Observations of stellar occultations by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer onboard the Cassini spacecraft have yielded 40 accurate and precise measurements of the radial position of the edges of all of these gaps and ringlets. These data reveal suggestive patterns in the s
Authors
M.M. Hedman, P. D. Nicholson, K. H. Baines, B. J. Buratti, Christophe Sotin, R. N. Clark, R. H. Brown, R.G. French, E.A. Marouf
G is for gnome
Possibly based on miners from Southeast Germany, ceramic gnomes feature the pointed red hat often worn by these miners.
Authors
W. H. Langer
F is for fuller's earth
Before putting on a wool cardigan, make sure you know how the wool was cleaned.
Authors
W. H. Langer
E is for earth
The planet's layers - particularly the earth's crust - provide many of life's essential building blocks.
Authors
W. H. Langer
D is for diamond
Real diamonds are a girl's best friend, but synthetic ones opened up a whole new world for granite.
Authors
W. H. Langer
C is for cactolith
Geologic jargon - though handy for triple-word scores - should be used in moderation.
Authors
W. H. Langer
B is for blinding
An enterprising operator finds a solution to a geologic problem that had been in the making for 1.4 million years.
Authors
W. H. Langer
H is for highway
From cow paths to freeways, we seldom appreciate what went into America's highway system.
Authors
W. H. Langer
L is for lava
From Mt. Vesuvius to Hawaii, molten rock continues to leave its mark.
Authors
W. H. Langer