Showing posts with label geology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geology. Show all posts

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Geology Kitchen #13 - Feldsparty



Feldspars are the second most common group of minerals on Earth.  The are important contributors to soils as they weather relatively easily to form clays.  Potassium, Sodium and Calcium are the most common elements in Feldspars passed on to plants and animals, and are all elements critical to human life.

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Geology Kitchen #12 - Oil in the Kitchen



This episode introduces the concept of hydrocarbons (oil). A simulation of an oil reservoir is performed using peanuts and concepts of oil/water interaction are discussed.

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