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Blog #10

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What should go in your blog entry : This is completely open.  The usual rules apply – include the date, time, and location, and you must appear in at least one picture.  The pictures can be of anything you want, as long as it relates to some topic from this quarter.  Include an explanation of what you are capturing in the photo, and how it relates to class. Be creative!  What did you enjoy learning about this quarter?  What do you notice in nature now that you never paid attention to before?  What is something interesting that you didn’t get to put into the blog earlier? The rock I choose for this last blog is another picture from a field trip. This was one of my favorite field trips I have ever been on. Not only was it beautiful, but I was looking at different rock and areas and found myself proud that I was able to name rock and how they formed. In this specific image, I was able to recognize that it was sedimentary rock that has been compacted and cement...
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Blog #9

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Stratigraphy – layers of Earth.  Find a place that, due to erosion, has exposed layers of deposition.  At our field trip this last weekend, there was a cliff off to the side that clearly showed layers on the side. The layers of this image hare mostly split into two parts. The bottom of the layers being darker than the top. From this, I think that the top and bottom of the layers are the sae rock. This is due to the erosion on the side of the cliff by the ocean. I included a picture of the layers as well as picture of me and my friends there that morning!
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Blog #8

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What atmospheric phenomenon are you observing?  What conditions are necessary for this to occur?  What is the size scale?  (How big is the phenomenon?)  What is the time scale – how long will this feature persist? The atmospheric phenomenon that I observed are clouds! There were clouds in the sky due to the fact that their was water vapor or moisture in the air. The size of the these clouds were taking about a lot of space in the sky, but also very spacious. This picture was taken last week at Grover Beach when I had a bonfire with some friends! 
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Blog #7

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This picture was taken last during week 7 when they had the kite day at morrow beach! In my image, there is a picture of Morrow Rock. This is a piece of large volcanic geological rock commonly known to many people who live in San Luis Obispo or surrounding areas. Morrow Rock Formed formed from volcanic magma cooling and forming this rock. It formed 23 million years ago. When Morrow Rock was eroding, it was most likely much larger as well as hot. Most parts have washed away. Yes, Morrow Rock does show physical characteristics of igneous rock. It texture of the rock as well as the structure of the rock shows that it is igneous. The weathering of it shows that it is igneous. I think that this rock is particularly interesting because it is the only one that is very tall around it. I also think that it is interesting that this rock is so close too the ocean.   
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I went home this weekend and walked the Canals in my hometown. It made me think about this blog post! The canals were a man made and were built in order to change the flow of water to the beach, fighting against erosion. People have transformed this location by creating these canals, changing the flow of water. The landscape goes in a circle around Naples Island and is build up multiple feet above water. If falling, they re-do the structure every few years. The specific purpose for these walls is for the houses that live there. I think that this is successful right now but they are showing that it is slowly starting to sink and so they are rebuilding a lot of it.                                                                 Long Beach, CA. Friday Afternoon. 
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Blog #5

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  Zinc! I chose this element because it was one that sounded a little more familiar than the other ones, and I wanted to learn more about it. This picture was taken on May 1st.  1. What is your mineral used for? Zinc is a common element that is most commonly used for ones health and immune system. Through taste and smell, this mineral can act as a healing supliment.  2.  Where is your mineral found in nature? Zinc is most commonly found in earths crust, rocks and soil. 3.  How is your mineral extracted from the Earth? Zinc is extracted from the earth by mining zinc bears using normal underground methods.   10. What are the environmental consequences of these mining operations? Mining zinc can have harmful consequences to the environment by the way that the mining takes place. It can cause pollution to the water as well as the soil.    
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Rock #4

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Explain what the viewer is looking at in the picture, and how buoyancy/isostasy is involved.  Is the object mostly submerged or mostly above the surface of the fluid?  What does the level at which the object floats in the fluid tell us about the relative densities of the object and fluid?  This rock was found in Morro Bay Beach on Sunday April, 27th, about half way in sand near the water. Its strange shape and black matted coloring caught my eye in the brown sand. I was surprised about how heavy the small rock, about the size of an apricot, was. I am honestly not too sure what the rock was doing at the beach, because it is not a common rock found on the waterline. However, I believe that it had not been there for a long time due to its sharper edges. I think that it has not had too much weathering that has smoothed out its edges.
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