Natural Science Forum / Earth Science / Geology / May 2004

I have a small (5" x 2" x 2") crystal that I want to display on my
coffee table.  Right now it's just sitting on the table, and that
looks kind of lame.  I'm thinking I need something like a wire
stand/holder to hold it up off the table and make it look more like a

J. Taylor <jota@gorge.NOSPAM.net> wrote in message news:<pnvjb0lk9ihacigs4rdao8ppgbs7ls2lss@4ax.com>...

Yes, Edward - in response to 'Clear Quartz', they are Herkimer
crystals and I like them better than diamonds.  A clear answer and a
history lesson in one scoop.  Thank you, L

"Bill Goforth" <wgo4th@.att.net> wrote in message news:<JQJtc.83442$hH.1525864@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...

I picked up some clumps of unidentified rock at a gift shop last week
in Nova Scotia.  Cracking it open, I found several of what I think are
quartz crystals(typical quartz formation).  They are clearer than any
I've seen - like perfect glass - and most have a little flake of black

I bought a half pound of 'unsorted' sapphire for fun on ebay last
week.  In the handful of rocks, I found one rock that contained chunks
of clear sapphire.  The rest contains only chunks of solid mineral.
My understanding is that sapphire is translucent/transparent.  Is

This was quite a shock !

It is simply remarkable that crustal movement is discussed as though
the Earth were a stationary sphere in space  and as having no
connection to its astronomical roots in terms of formation and
subsequently the continuing effect on crustal movement.

There have been a number of EQ's near Carlsbad, NM that are considered to
have been "Induced/Caused" by injection of waste water from Natural Gas
Production Wells" into a "Deep Well or Wells per a "Press Release" from New
Mexico Tech. See Press release Below.

can anybody give me a clue where to find a geol. map of france (the more
detailed the better)
thanks a lot
pavel

Given this url
http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/04/10/index.html, it seems one
is expected to believe this is a meteorite crater.
Assuming earthly examples such Wolf Creek, and the Arizona craters are

"Geologists have added a new period to their official calendar of Earth's
history - the first in 120 years. "
"The Ediacaran Period covers some 50 million years of ancient time on our
planet from 600 million years ago to about 542 million years ago. "

Hi, I am hoping someone can help me here. I am a middle school Social
Studies teacher in Orlando Florida. I was out visiting garage sales as
I usually do on Saturday mornings. Well, I found a home selling a
number of items from the middle east. Upon further talking to the home

If any should feel interested in geology web logs, I've set one up here:
http://geotransblog.blogspot.com/
I would appreciate participants for the latest topic, "Global Warming
and the Geologist"!

Some seats still available.
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Applied Environmental Statistics
June 7 - 11, 2004