Natural Science Forum / Earth Science / Geology / August 2006

I am looking for a standard method for using a penetrometer for testing
the compaction of soil. I would furstly like to know how to deal with
soil moisture effects and secondly whether there is a standard method
for converting this info to soil bulk density.

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It's prison for the Scoundrels of Science
For molesting truth with TOTAL defiance

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-pluto25aug25,0,1325722.story?coll=la-
home-headlines
Well, once a world, now merely a rock. Fame is fleeting...
It's too Goofy, isn't it?
The most absurd thing I read on another link was that Pluto was much

http://ratw.asu.edu/
HEY! That's OUR job! *|:-)

I have a rock that I have been looking at for a while, at first I
thought of it as granite, but started reading various books around the
house to decide what it really is.
I can't see any crystal structure, the only mineral I can see with any

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Today is the 43rd anniversary of the greatest
coal mine rescue in history -- Aug. 27, 1963.
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Report will follow after jet lag ceases..thanks to all for the cool stuff!
Jo

What is the story behind the number of large volcanic fields in Arizona and
the surrounding 3 states?  When I think of volcanoes I wouldn't expect
Arizona to appear on the list of host sites.  It just seems like a
geologically static area.  But yet if you look at it there are at ...

I promissed the peoples that we would not have a hurricane this season,
so do not fear the tropical storm.  Let me bring up the passage in the
bible where Jesus sailed through the storms asleep with his disciples.
Jesus understood eco feedback, and could speak to the storm.  The ...

The Herbig-Haro object known as HH-30 is undergoing a cyclic process of
shooting out huge blobs, each of which is estimated to be twice the size
of our solar system, like machine gun bullets.   Right there in front of
the entire pseudoscientific community of putative astrophysicists ...

http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEM73AJZBQE_planet_0.html
21 August 2006
Satellite images acquired by ESA's Envisat satellite have revealed the
volcanic region of the Phlegrean Fields, located in southern Italy near the

In AD 64 The Roman Emperor Nero Decided To Declare War On Christianity.
He Blamed The Fire In The Roman Capital On The Christians, And As The
Persecution Began The Christians Adopted The Custom Of Baptism Of All
Children.

We live in Eastern Utah in an area known as the Uintah Basin.  I suppose if
you used your imagination it could look like a bowl?
But, what is the difference between a basin and a valley?  Is it just
semantics.