Microfossils

How is oil formed and trapped so we can use it as a resource? Learn about source rocks, reservoir rocks, trap-rocks and different forms of oil traps.For more information about geology topics, come fi...

12 Huhti 202011min

How does a geologist work out the sequence of events when looking at outcrop? How do uniformitarianism, superposition, fossil sequences, and cross-cutting relationships all tie together to work out w...

5 Huhti 202012min

Erosion is the moving of broken-down rock materials from one place to another and can be caused by the action of gravity, water, wind or ice. In this session, I talk about each of those factors and e...

30 Maalis 202014min

Often the most misunderstood part of the tri-process weathering-erosion-deposition cycle, weathering is the critical part of how rocks are recycled. In this episode, I discuss how rocks break down t...

29 Maalis 202010min

Today we talk about places you can go to start collecting rocks and minerals - and they are all places close to you home. When starting off you just don't have to go far or to famous places, but you...

22 Maalis 202014min

Gold is an amazing metal and has been used by humans for thousands of years. But do you know the properties of gold and how you can use them to find gold in nature? Do you know how to tell gold fr...

15 Maalis 202016min

What are earthquakes? How are they formed? What is causing the shaking? How do we record them? What should you do in an Earthquake? Learn all about Earthquakes in less than 15 mins. Learn abou...

9 Maalis 202014min

The silicate minerals are the building blocks for all the rocks on Earth. They follow a system of formation and therefore classification - and in this episode, I explain the fundamental building bl...

17 Helmi 202013min