Sunday, February 20, 2011

Review of Chapter 6 – The Geologic Column, from 'Evolution Exposed: Earth Science'

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Since I have already commented at length on the nature of the geologic column—how it was constructed, correlated, and dated—I will try not ...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Direct radiometric dating of dinosaur bones using the U-Pb method, and ICR's attempt to avoid the issue

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Well, they've finally done it. In a Geology article published last month, Fassett et al. (2011) described their application of the Ura...
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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Clearest evidence that the Earth is 6,000 years old: helium diffusion in zircons

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By way of preface, I do not intend this post to be a thorough scientific discussion about helium diffusion in zircons. If you are already fa...
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Monday, January 31, 2011

The Flood geology of oil

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Oil is an interesting subject in geology for many reasons, not the least of which derives from its modern importance to domestic and foreign...
Sunday, January 30, 2011

Personal reflections as an American in Russia: "Россия – любимая наша страна"

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"The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths." -A. S. Pushkin This blog has been quiet for a number of...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Judgmental Gemstones? A Corundum Conundrum

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Colorful gemstones were long a trademark of royalty and stature in ancient cultures. Notwithstanding the shear rarity of precious jewels, th...
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