Tag: "rocks"
Romantic Spots for Bay Area Geologists (and Those Who Love Them)
Don't be surprised, be delighted if your current or future romantic partner treats you to a day straight up on the rocks.
Post on Feb 14, 2013 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Enjoy a quiet canyon amid the noise, haste and rumpled rocks of the East Bay.
Post on Jan 10, 2013 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
In Search of the Oldest Stuff: Rocks of Ages
What's the oldest stuff you've ever seen, or better still, touched? Have you felt awe from contact with something of great antiquity? How old can stuff be?
Post on Mar 23, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
The Bay Area Geological Holiday Quiz
Twenty questions, four days to answer them, and one giveaway hint — that's what this geological quiz is about.
Post on Dec 22, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Affinity for Stone: The Public Art of Ruth Asawa
Stone is more than the plaything of geologists. Each of us sees it in special ways. Take a look at stone in two masterworks by San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa.
Post on Oct 27, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Albany Hill
Among the commuters who pass it twice a day, surely thousands of people wonder about that dramatic little hill next to I-80/580 just north of Berkeley. Wonder no more.
Post on Oct 13, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
GeoZeum: A Personal Museum of Geology
GeoZeum is something between a rock shop and a discovery museum in historic—and geologically rich—San Juan Bautista.
Post on Sep 29, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
There's Nothing Like a Rock Show
No one is above the appeal of a pretty rock. Bay Area rock-and-mineral shows will use geology's loveliest faces to entice you into Earth science.
Post on Aug 18, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Stinson Beach
Even if geology weren't a factor, Stinson Beach would be among my top Bay Area beaches. But with me, geology is always a factor. Let's take in the scene.
Post on Jun 23, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Bay Area Geology Books
Learning about geology isn't just a matter of going out and wandering around, as fun as that is. Books help a lot, and here are my favorites.
Post on Jun 09, 2011 by Andrew Alden
New Fossils from the Caldecott Tunnel
Paleontologists have shown new fossils from beneath the Berkeley Hills, where the Caldecott Tunnel is being expanded with a fourth bore.
Post on May 26, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Ring Mountain
The body of rock underlying the central Tiburon Peninsula is the rarest and most scientifically precious part of the Franciscan Complex, an assemblage of materials that was once involved in subduction.
Post on May 19, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Bay Area Volcanoes
Lava flows and ashfall beds are widespread in our rocks, marking the progress of an ancient volcanic center through the area. Indeed, volcanism helps you read this story.
Post on Apr 28, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach is a great place to look at the deep sea floor without getting your feet wet.
Post on Mar 03, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Home Sweet Serpentine
Serpentine soil is a tough environment, but some unique plants and animals call it home.
Post on Aug 16, 2010 by Jennifer Skene
The sky is falling… or is it?
Why is it that meteorites are brought to me for identification in clusters? I don't mean that people bring clusters of meteorites-but it seems I get calls and visits from possessors of unknown rock samples, hopeful that they are of extraterrestrial origin, in bursts. This time I got two inquiries in two days!
Post on Sep 15, 2008 by Ben Burress
