#New Member
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Hi,
My name is Ted Bornemann and I just joined this forum. I am a professional
geologist living in Anchorage, Alaska. I have worked for the last ten years
with Schlumberger and primarily interpret dipmeter data and electrical borehole
images (I am not weird, though).
I did my undergraduate work in Germany, and graduate studies in the U.K. and at
Syracuse University, N.Y. where I got my Ph.D. in 1979. I was associated with
the Kansas Geological Survey and overall specialized in sedimentology and
computer applications in geology.
Besides my work I fish and camp in the summer and do cross-country skiing in
the winter – all these activities in a somewhat laid-back fashion. I also look
at real rocks occasionally when I hike a bit. I do like wine and beer as well
and like to cook, which at times I actually do.
I deal a lot with images and am interested in any collection of digital stuff
depicting rocks, landforms, structural examples, sedimentary structures and the
like.
Cheers,
Ted Bornemann
Ch
Ted:
Welcome to the forum… I think you will find a lot of interesting folks here
… I'm sure that our GEOLOGIST SYSOP DOUG MITCHELL will also send you a note
…
We hope you will become an active, contributing member!
Rick Needham/SYSOP
Ted,
I'm curious: during your undergrad in Deutschland, which I'm assuming to have
been in the early 70s, did you learn "geosynclinal" mountain building theory,
or the current plate tectonics? I learned the former first and have yet to get
the pre-plate tectonic theories out of my thinking (polar wandering? who moved?
the poles, the continents, or everybody??) Where in Germany did you live? I
lived for three months in Schwabish Hall, a charming place you'd agree if
you've ever been there, but split for the train station whenever possible.
During my travels, I noticed the surface rock changed from 'Schwabian'
limestone to red sandstone about ten miles outside of Heidelberg. Which the
city is built from (ever climb to top of Das Konig Stuhl to see the city at
sunset…. at the 7pm Saturday tolling of the bells?) Is it Devonian? I never
had time to do proper id. Certainly makes a pretty city … "Ich habe mein
Herz…"
Phil
Philip,
A short reply. I started undergraduate studies in 1968, I think. At that time
tectonics was dominated by geosynclinal theory (which still has a lot to teach
us) but the problem was the domination of every mountain building aspect by
Hans Stille ,who could explain everything in up and down movements. I went to
school at the TU Hannover with only a small geology department. Our
Dept.chairman was a staunch defender of Wgener's continental drift so I grew up
on that concept even we were all laughed at. One of the eminent powers at the
German Geological Survey lectured me that the Pacific is because the missing
mass makes up the moon. Oh well.
To study on the good part of geosynclinal thinking start with good old James
Hall or better Marshal Kay. I think you can forget the rest who had landbridges
bump up every time they needed a migration path for some animals. Terminology
created for plate tectonics like passive margin and subduction zone are really
equivalent to mio-and eu-geosyncline.
I am glad you liked Germany. The part you visited is very nics. I grew up in
the North German steppe, planed by continental glaciation where depressing grey
skies lead to lot of schaps drinking.
Cheers, Ted
Hi, Ted–
Welcome to the forum!
Digital images have been a favorite subject in this forum, though we mostly
have talked of mineral and fossil pictures. We do not know of too many images
available; mostly we are jealous of what the amateur astronomers have
available, like the RedShift CD for ~$100 with databases of stars and
asteroids, images of all the planets and many moons, and assorted other
goodies. We talk on and off about building image databases ourselves.
I am a computer programmer and amateur mineral collector, mainly specializing
in fluorescent minerals. Have you seen any interesting mineral specimens up
there in Alaska? I am familiar only with the garnets from Wrangell Island, and
have a database entry mentioning fluorescent wollastonite from Alaska; with
that much land, there have to be some other items for collectors up there
somewhere!
There are a number of pro geologists who appear here from time to time; I
expect you will be hearing from them in due time.
–Doug