You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) In less than 12 minutes, I summarize the major pieces of evidence we have for the theory of Plate tectonics. I cover
The Evidence for Plate Tectonics
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
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
Earth’s Magnetic Reversals, Polar Wandering and Plate Tectonics
You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) In this episode, we chat about the Earth’s magnetic field and how that is recorded in igneous rocks. We discuss how this
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
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
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
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,
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
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