The Geology Flannelcast
Summary: Three geologists sit down and discuss the geology topics that no one else dares to touch
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- Artist: Chris Seminack, Jesse Thornburg, and Steve Peterson
- Copyright: The Geology Flannelcast, Copyright 2015, Chris Seminack, Jesse Thornburg, and Steve Peterson
Podcasts:
Happy Winter Solstice! The Flannelcasters talk about the history and geology of Stonehenge and how it related to the Winter Solstice.
The flying fickle finger of fate has picked this week’s topic - surface water. We cover everything from drainage basins to meanders to base level.
The Flannelcasters talk about the history and hazards associated with the group of minerals known as asbestos.
In the second installment of the coastal geology miniseries, we talk about how tides work.
The Flannelcasters break down the basics of coastlines in the first installment of a coastal geology miniseries.
Ted Bobik joins us on the Flannelcast to talk about his work on the Eocene-Oligiocene Transition.
The Flannelcasters talk about the potential causes of the late Devonian extinction, as well as it’s extent.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone is located off the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada. It is responsible for the formation of the Cascade Mountains. Geologists believe a magnitude 9.0 earthquake could occur in the near future along this subduction zone.
Happy Halloween everybody! We share some spooky geology stories in this episode.
The Adirondack Mountains are located in northern New York, but their formation is completely unrelated to the nearby Appalachian Mountains.
La Palma is a volcano is the Canary Islands that has recently been active.
The Flannelcasters talk about the largest underwater volcanic eruption ever recorded, off the coast of Mayotte.
The Flannelcasters talk about the Well of Hell in Yemen, and some other notable sinkholes around the world.
The Great Unconformity in some locations has nearly a billion years of missing time in the rock record. We talk about what it is and new insights on how it formed.
This week the Flannelcasters talk about the Kola Superdeep Borehole - the deepest borehole ever drilled by humans, extended nearly 12 km below the surface of the Earth.
