FRANKLIN, Kan. — A local museum offered an in-depth geology lesson. The Miners Hall Museum presented “The Geology of Coal Mining” hosted by Andy Connolly, Larry Spahn, and David Jenkins. This was the third and final show of the Little Balkans Coal Camp West Mineral exhibit. The presentation explains the different types of rocks found […]
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San Jacinto Mountains above Coachella Valley showcase extraordinary geology
From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in April 2013. The most impressive natural feature in the Coachella Valley is the northeast face of San Jacinto Peak. In slightly less than 7 horizontal miles the peak rises from 800 to 10,834 feet above sea level, creating the steepest escarpment in the […]
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Moon rock revelations could solve lingering lunar geology puzzle
Scientists may finally understand how a unique rock type was created on the moon and came to be distributed across the lunar surface. The revelation could solve a puzzle that has long confused researchers and may help paint a more complete picture of lunar geology. An international team of scientists discovered a critical reaction that […]