Unaweep Canyon - Two Creeks Flow Out Of Either End Of This [Colorado] Canyon In Opposite Directions
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/unaweep-canyon <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1130/GES01112.1 <-- shared paper
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[seems like a motorcycle road trip is in order - and happy to visit this beautiful part of the world again]
#geology #colorado #paleovalley #UnaweepCanyon #unaweep #precambrian #unique #divide #water #hydrology #underfit #drainage #EastCreek #WestCreek #Dolores #Uncompahgre #UncompahgrePlateau #erosion #Gunninson #canyon #Tabeguache #mapping #geologicmapping #fieldwork #Cenozoic #gravel #sediment #rockcore #coring #lacustrine #geomorphology #geomorphometry #dating #landform #volcanics #tectonics

Epic Drilling Mission Sets New Record With 4,160 Foot [1,265 metre] Mantle Core
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https://gizmodo.com/epic-drilling-mission-sets-new-record-with-4160-foot-mantle-core-2000484808 <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr2490 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adp1058 <-- shared paper
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#geology #drilling #mantle #crust #deepseadrilling #peridotite #core #rockcore #AtlantisMassif #geochemistry #record #gabbro #magma #sampling #life #Expedition399 #deepsea #marine

Doing some middle school job fair outreach tomorrow - looking forward to it… 😊
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Grabbed some discarded core from the rock core lab as giveaways… (although the big piece of halite is for my office shelf, to join the other ‘trotskies’…)
#middleschool #outreach #jobfair #geology #rock #rockcore #stem #stemeducation #stemforkids #stemcareers #geologist #USGS