Geology News - December 2006
Geology articles, earth science news and blogs from around the world. Stories are archived monthly. All links are to external sites and linking does not mean the site or opinions are endorsed by AGS.
December 14, 2006
Rough diamonds discovered in donets basin of Ukraine
The matter at stake is the southern area of the region, where seven kimberlite signs were spotted and promising areas of primary deposits of rough diamonds and accompanying minerals were discovered.
December 13, 2006
Government casts doubt on mud volcanoes find
The Mineral Resources Department is unconvinced that a team of Thai-German marine geologists discovered mud volcanoes on the sea floor 200 kilometres off Phuket.
December 12, 2006
Four mud volcanoes found off Phuket
Geologists' underwater discovery is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.
December 11, 2006
Bones of baby plesiosaur found in Antarctic
The new fossil skeleton is one of the most complete of its type ever found, researchers said. It will go on display Wednesday at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's Museum of Geology.
Booklet tells stories of stone facades on downtown Saskatoon buildings
From the descriptions of the ornate limestone decorating the Bessborough to the fossilized steps of King George School and the elaborate front entrance to the former Land Titles Building, the booklet has something special for everyone.
December 10, 2006
Peak oil era will be hard on Hawaii
Hawaii has one of the highest rates of per capita oil consumption in the world, twice the U.S. average.
December 8, 2006
Scientists say a 'silent earthquake' is overdue
Seismology experts and geology researchers are literally waiting for the earth under the Pacific Northwest to move at any moment.
Dawn Sumner, professor of Geology at University of California, Davis said that the view of Mars being a very dry planet now needed to be re-evaluated.
Hawaii shoreline protection focuses on three-year erosion study
As luxury homes and other structures become more prevalent on Kauai’s shores, some say the current 40-foot setback might not cut it.
December 7, 2006
Growth in mining hampered by a lack of geoscientists
If the downward trend continues, it may become impossible to meet Australia’s future educational, training and professional needs in geoscience.
A diamond’s journey begins
Once a consumer buys a diamond, it is the end of a long, winding road for a gem that may have been underground for millions of years.
December 6, 2006
Scientists amazed at find of Yukon microfossils
Scientists have found some of Canada's earliest wildlife - fossils in a Yukon mountain range twice as old as the dinosaurs that show some very small ancestors of modern animals.
Sparkling find
Shear Minerals Ltd. of Edmonton found 15 big diamonds and 327 smaller ones in tests at a Nunavut kimberlite pipe.
Geology professor speaks on meteorites
Meteorites are no longer just rocks falling from the sky; they are small morsels of phenomena wedged in Antarctic ice, patiently waiting to be studied by geologists.
December 5, 2006
Ancient egg cluster preserved in glass
The first fossils of half-billion-year-old clusters of soft-shelled eggs have been found preserved in a strange new way in south China — some of the eggs were even caught in the act of dividing.
December 3, 2006
Himalayan glaciers are retreating
According to geology officials, the Thorthomi lake, 4500 metres above sea level, has become critical and poses potential dangers. The debris covered glacial lake is expanding because the glaciers are melting.
December 2, 2006
Indonesian quake damages buildings, 14 hurtThe U.S. Geological Survey put the quake at 6.3 in magnitude in a bulletin on its website.
December 1, 2006
Scientists forecast another major earthquake in Malaysia
Another powerful earthquake may occur in the Kurile Islands region in the next two-three months, scientists at the Sakhalin Sea Geology and Geophysics Institute suppose, referring to the analysis of the earthquakes in the Kuriles for the past 50 years.
10-million-year-old fish fossils discovered in Kazakhstan
Numerous fossils belonging to the fish families of carps and herrings and predicted to be 10 million years old, have been discovered in Yenisu village of southern city of Mersin's Silifke town.
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