Daily Field Notes #168

in #geopolis6 years ago

"This post was written using 100% recycled words." ~Terry Pratchett (sort of)

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Geography: INTRODUCTION TO CARTOGRAPHY - CHOROPLETH MAPPING

 

Original post by @lordneroo

Hello everyone How are you doing today? I hope everyone's having a good time. Moving deep further into the Fall season, the weather is somewhat perfect, making it easier to saty productive. However, a few setbacks and some extra work kept me from blogging for more than a week. Thankfully I found some free time and decided to add another part to this series. Life is good and business comes first, so let's waste no more time and get straight to the point As promised in a previous regarding the key features and characteristics of isarithmic analysis, this is the twenty-third part of this Introduction to Cartography series. This time I am taking the chance to share general technical informati...

Geology: Opals or glass

 

Original post by @roswellrockman

I'm still finding interesting rocks going through the inventory. This little batch was in with some Amazonite and Chrysocola. At first glance, I thought they were broken shards of slag glass. The shears are much shinier than any stone; even opal. I moved the piece from the far left and propped it up so you can see how well the light reflects on the shear side of that piece. Again I was pretty convinced that these were broken glass. But as I was positioning the one nugget, I noticed something odd...

Ecology: Mother Earth Isn't Always so Nice: Death in the Seas 455 Million Years Ago

 

Original post by @anzha

Mother Earth is often depicted as a kind and loving Mom. A sweet and caring figure who gave birth to us and life on Earth. One that, if left alone, nature would be beautiful and lovely and stable. This idea probably stems from the Disneyication of nature starting no later than the movie Bambi. People who lived closer to nature knew she was less than kind at times. Honestly, its far, far worse than that: Mother Nature likes to kill her children. Not just in ones or twos through predators hunting. Not just in the thousands through a...

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