This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Thanks for the information and the contact, Bruce. I will pass the information along to my friend along with your name and recommendation.
Thanks for the information – will pass it on to my friend.
Unimaginable royalties? I look at the investment of time and energy versus royalties for computer books, which I think might be a hotter market than rock books, and I have a hard time thinking it is worth it to write one… A fossil book would be a labor of love.…
I did my best … but then I'm an Entomologist, and wasn't really certain which shade of gray you wanted for the walls! Rick
Hi Steven, I'm an exploration geologist interested in metals and industrial minerals. I also dabble in the more esoteric geological stuff (Just Kidding Guys!). What's your geological interest? Bruce
A more specific university contact. Afshin Sadri Dept. of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering McGill University, Montreal CANADA Rock Mechanics Lab: (514) 398-4393 If he can't answer he'll direct you to the proper specialist. Mention me to smoothen the contact; he's a good friend. Bruce
Steven – A gracious welcome to you! We are an eclectic bunch here covering a variety of disciplines and interests. You will find quite a few interested in mineralogy, slightly fewer into fossils (such as me), some X-Ray diffractionists , lapidarists, structural geologists, petroleum geologists and many many others. We…
Lynne – Wow! what an easy question ! Ancient sea fossils can be found in rocks as old as the Cambrian period 590 million years ago. And as recent as you are willing to define ancient. My sons feel that I am an ancient old geezer at the ripe age…
Yep… that then is the paradoxical position we find ourselves in, whether to publish and have years of unimaginable royalties or to remain silent and reap the rewards of our own "special spots". Only our inner voice can tell us the proper path. Prospecting for new sites is as much…
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#Geo conference
Message #115114
Rick – Thanks for the new Conference room……I really like the decor, sorta sedentary and not at all ignomious. M
Angus, The area of specialization that wedge failure and rock bolts fall under is called rock mechanics. I've had alot of education in the area, but have never seen a program that will do wedge failure calculations. My advice would be to contact a University that has a mining engineering…
#Wedge Failure/Rock Bolts
Message #115091
One of my (former) ACOGS associates is looking for public-domain or low-cost software to model the conditions necessary to implant rock bolts or other rockwall stabilization devices. There's a commercial package called RockPack (sp?) that does this but it's not in his budget this year and since he's paid with…
Igor — The closest Keene dealer I can find is: Whites of the Great Lakes 6626 Monroe St Suite C Sylvania, OH 43560 (419) 885-7191 I doubt if they stock dredges but they probably can order them. I use a Keene highbanker which uses the same engine as their 2"…
Hi, Doug — Thank you for help. I'll try your address. Also I recieved enough information from Bill to start with. It's a great pleasure to use the Science/Geology Forum. It's the best way to find answers on my questions. Thank you for support, Doug. — Igor
Hi, Bill — Thank you for your help. I was just looking for address of Keene Engineering. I found in a book "How and Where to Prospect for Gold" by Verne H. Ballantyne a detailed description of the small dredge from Keene Eng. Co. but without any address. So, I…
#Hello
Message #115036
Hello, I'm new here. I'm glad to see that there is an area for earth science. I think that it's an important area that doesn't get the attention that it deserves. Steven Brooks
These kids have already fiddled with fluorescence in K-3rd grade because I have a UV light in my closet and fluorescent rocks (including quartz that turns purple and others that turn bright orange, irid. green, blue, yellow). By 3rd grade, they are allowed to use the lamp alone because they…
Hi, Simon– The oldest fossils I know of are sea life, microbes too small to see without a microscope. In the Cambrian period at the start of the Paleozoic era, many different sorts of sea life that left larger fossils appeared. Brachiopods (like lopsided clams), crinoids (sea lilies, an animal…
Hi, Igor– The April Lapidary Journal, which includes a products/services guide each year, this year lists only Research Unlimited, P.O. Box 448, Fremont, Nebraska 68025, phone (402) 721-8588. Steve Ryland of Cal-Gold, CompuServe [72345,366], can likely either sell you one or steer you to sellers. He should know the magazines…
#Oceans
Message #114950
Hi, Lynne– Where was this science program when I was in elementary school? I dimly remember getting hooked on the sciences in about the 4th grade, and I did indeed come to regard science as better than recess – but mostly I did it at home. What is a "spiraling…
Fossil Plants for trade
Message #114936
I would like to trade with anyone interested, fossils that I have collected, for any type of fossils from around the country or world.What I have to trade are mostly plant fossils that come from the anthracite coal fields of St Clair,Schuylkill County PA.These fossils have been replaced by pyrophyllite…
Lynne (or whomever), PMFJI, but you might like to ask around in the Dinosaur forum here on CIS – GO DINO. Despite the name, all kinds of ancient life is dealt with by the forum members. Cheers, Spencer Collyer Lasermount Ltd
Dan and Soren… here's the bibliography I promised you. ———— Bibliography: Andel, Tjeerd H. van, New Views on an OldPlanet: Continental Drift and the History of the Earth (1985); Cattermole, Peter, and Moore, Patrick, The Story of the Earth (1985); Eicher, Don, and McAlester, Lee, History of the Earth (1980);…
Dan and Soren… nice "talking" to you earlier…as my sother message was hinting at, the formation of the earth can be an emotional issue..depending on who is answering… here is some information that you might find useful. ——– It is known that the history of the Earth spans a period…
Dan and Soren::: The formation of the earth could be an emotional issue here…you might want to post another message in the GEOLOGY SECTION (so some of our geologists could help) or in the COSMOS or even SPECULATIVE SCIENCE sections … e/sen 1 sure…
#Earth Formation
Message #114899
When and how was the earth created? Dan and Soren, 4th graders at Abington Friends School near Philadelphia want to know. Thanks for all your other info. You've been very helpful *
#Ancient Sea Fossils
Message #114880
Simon- What can you tell me about ancient sea fossils. I am a 4th grade student at Abington Friends School near Philadelphia. I need this information for a report. My teacher will get it from the computer for me.
Igor — Keene Engineering (818) 993-0411 is the largest manufacturer of gold dredges. A couple others that come to mind are Gold King (602) 278-1266 and American Gold Dredge Mfg. (208) 628-3932. Gold Prospector Magazine – PO Box 507, Bonsall, CA 92003 and Gold & Treasure Hunter – PO Box…
#Small gold dredges
Message #114845
Anybody knows where I can buy small dredges for gold prospecting? Maybe names of some magazines about gold prospecting where I can find this information? Igor
I think they only trot out the "guides" when they know the scholl groups are visiting. I was impressed with the talks I overhead when the guides were present; although the crowds were quite young in some cases, they certainly did not "talk down" to them, and they reacted quite…
While in Topeka this weekend, I visited a cut hill behind the local mall. I came away with a handful of crinoid stems, mineralized shell, and sea-fan pieces. Tim Jenison at NewTek had a few other ideas for local sites, and his wife told me about a riverbed of interesting…
Hi, John– Thanks for the ideas; I will CISmail them to my brother. I have taken the nephew to that Madison geo museum, but getting behind the scenes sounds like a great idea to try next visit. They have a nice fluorescent mineral display, with dozens of specimens, but no…
Doug, see my message to John ( Wisconsn Fossils) M Read action !
Wisconsin Fossils
Message #114512
John, Here are the Wisconsin fossil sites that I was able to come up with without too much trouble. The sources are Volume I of Earth Treasures by Allan Eckert, ISBN 0-06-096101-5 and MidWest Gem, Fossil and Mineral Trails by June Culp Zeitner, ISBN 0-935182-39-X. Vertebrate fossils in Pleistocene gravels…
I've heard about a site in Sun Prairie, on the north-east outskirts of Madison, but I haven't visited it yet. And I've heard there might be places in the driftless area to the west of Madison. The only site I visited in the Madison area was a gravel quarry just…
My 6-year-old nephew in Madison, WI has recently indicated a desire to become a paleontologist – are there any fossil locations near there that are easy enough for a youngster that you know of already?
Hi, John– Welcome to the forum! Maybe rockhounds are too few or too often computerphobic, but then again, maybe they just need a rockhound version of the Red Shift CD ROM for stargazers to induce them to become computerphiles. I know Red Shift gave me an itch like never before…
John, I'll post some Wisconsin site for you as soon as I round them up. Due to glaciation, there are perhaps fewer decent exposures, but any river/creek should prove to be productive. Give me a few days, probably have something for you by Saturday. Michael Read action !re 114194 Enter…
Nice to see you again, too! I've grow more fascinated with my life-long interest in collecting fossils. No, I don't think recent dino flicks have anything to do with it, unless there's a Devonian fish movie I haven't seen. 🙂 I joined my county's geological society, and I may join…
Well, I own a software company that's published CDROMs… it's not a bad idea! Although I think my wife wants the quilt pattern CD before this one. 🙂 Read action !
John: The USGS has a CD-ROM titled "Photographs from the U.S. Geological Survey, Photographic Library (Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Geologic Hazards, and Other Phenomena), edited by Joseph K. McGregor and Carl Abston. USGS Digital Data Series DDS-8, 1992. They've included some rather awesome images. Good Luck. Jerry. Read action !
John, how refreshing to see you outside Amiga forums. Are you looking for line art, paint art or scanned stuff? Michael Read action !reply Enter reply. (/EXIT when done) 1: Nice to see you again, too! I've beegrow more facscinated with 2: my life-long interest in collecting offoissssils. No ,…
Hi, John– Welcome to the forum! We have been talking of gathering a database of freeware pictures of minerals here. No one has identified a source of such as yet, though if we make this place interesting enough to draw in more active people with the right equipment (or find…
Hi John, and welcome. > I found the GIF of a blue geode I uploaded that here – I think I found it in the Graphics Corner forum (GO CORNER). FWIW there is a photo that I took of Mt Jefferson, OR from inside of Boca Cave in their 'Landmarks'…
#Geology Art?
Message #113718
I'm looking for clip art (GIF or AI EPS) of geology-related items. I'm working on a new poster for the local geological society, and I want to spruce it up with some new artwork. I found the GIF of a blue geode in the library here, but nothing else. If…
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