Oil - how is oil formed and trapped.
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 Apr 202011min
Relative Dating - working out what happened first, second...
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 Apr 202012min
Erosion - moving stuff around
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 Mar 202014min
Weathering - breaking down in place.
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 Mar 202010min
Starting off rock and mineral collecting
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 Mar 202014min
The Science of Gold
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 Mar 202016min
Earthquakes - what you need to know!
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 Mar 202014min
Silicate minerals - for non scientists
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 Feb 202013min
