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General Earth Science

Tsunami – the science behind the waves

Tsunami – the science behind the waves

You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) In this episode, I talk about the science of Tsunamis – those horrifying waves that spread around the oceans after certain geological

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Limestone Caves – how do they form (the chemistry of solution caves)

Limestone Caves – how do they form (the chemistry of solution caves)

You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) In this episode, I talk about solution  (Limestone/marble) caves and how they form.  What is the chemistry behind their formation and their

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Mineral Occurrence through to Ore Deposit. What do these terms mean?

Mineral Occurrence through to Ore Deposit.  What do these terms mean?

You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) In this episode, I talk about the differences between a mineral occurrence, a mineral deposit, and an ore deposit.  And most of

Gary Admin April 20, 2020 Energy, General Earth Science, Podcast Episode No Comments Read more

Oil – how oil is formed and trapped

Oil – how oil is formed and trapped

You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) How is oil formed and trapped so we can use it as a resource?  Learn about source rocks, reservoir rocks, trap-rocks and

Gary Admin April 12, 2020April 13, 2020 Energy, General Earth Science, Podcast Episode No Comments Read more

Relative Dating – working out what happened first, second…

Relative Dating – working out what happened first, second…

You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) How does a geologist work out the sequence of events when looking at outcrop?  How do uniformitarianism, superposition, fossil sequences, and cross-cutting

Gary Admin April 5, 2020 General Earth Science, Podcast Episode, Time Series No Comments Read more

Erosion – moving stuff around

Erosion – moving stuff around

You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) Erosion is the moving of broken-down rock materials from one place to another and can be caused by the action of gravity,

Gary Admin March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 General Earth Science, Podcast Episode, Weathering & Erosion No Comments Read more

Weathering – breaking down in place

Weathering – breaking down in place

You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) Often the most misunderstood part of the tri-process weathering-erosion-deposition cycle, weathering is the critical part of how rocks are recycled.   In

Gary Admin March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 General Earth Science, Podcast Episode, Weathering & Erosion No Comments Read more

Starting off collecting – a beginners guide

Starting off collecting – a beginners guide

You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) Today we talk about places you can go to start collecting rocks and minerals – and they are all places close to

Gary Admin March 22, 2020December 29, 2020 General Earth Science, Minerals, Podcast Episode No Comments Read more

Earth Science over a Virtual Coffee

Earth Science over a Virtual Coffee

  We are currently dealing with changes in the way we communicate with each and our students due to the COVID-19 crisis.   And I hate the idea that anyone feels isolated.  So let’s just grab a coffee and meet up

Gary Admin March 16, 2020December 13, 2020 General Earth Science 1 Comment Read more

Columnar jointing

Columnar jointing

One of the most dramatic geological features found around our planet is columnar jointing formed from the cooling of molten rock.  Many national parks and monuments as well as countless waterfalls and even one or two sal-called “alien landing sites”

Gary Admin February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 General Earth Science, Volcanoes, Weathering & Erosion No Comments Read more
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GEOetc LLC

We are an enthusiastic team of Earth science educators that want to see the community better understand the wonders and importance of geoscience.

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Geology does not ‘stop’ because of some political boundary…but is truly a global phenomenon.  And so are we!   We run trips around the globe for teachers, students and others from around the world.

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