tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post6294401111531331647..comments2024-01-19T08:08:23.595-08:00Comments on All of My Faults Are Stress-Related: Geologists' 100 things memeKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738706550175991130noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post-28195555855181536032008-12-28T15:14:00.000-08:002008-12-28T15:14:00.000-08:00Nothing beats crossing of neutron and density log...Nothing beats crossing of neutron and density logsEddie Willershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997689615741795375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post-23636021413281425322008-12-21T14:20:00.000-08:002008-12-21T14:20:00.000-08:00Hehe, definitely right. Well, I think the differen...Hehe, definitely right. Well, I think the difference between clay and silt in your mouth is mainly estalished by the grain size - a clay particle has more or less the same diameter as tooth paste's minerals have. When it comes to different clays it's the composition. Great blog! (That's what I forgot to say last time...)<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>ChristophAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post-61182287046967186602008-12-21T10:27:00.000-08:002008-12-21T10:27:00.000-08:00To elaborate on Christophe's comment: I learned th...To elaborate on Christophe's comment: I learned that silt feels gritty, and clay feels smooth between the teeth. I wonder if that's less due to grain size than to different minerals, though? (Quartz is harder than teeth; clay minerals are not. I don't do grain size analysis of sediments, so I don't have a good sense of how different minerals tend to be found in different size fractions.)<BR/><BR/>And E. coli is also a bad thing to accidentally injest. Thus avoiding chewing sediment below cow pastures.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738706550175991130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post-9605768346520210562008-12-20T13:38:00.000-08:002008-12-20T13:38:00.000-08:00It is. Some guys are even able to distinguish betw...It is. Some guys are even able to distinguish between different kinds of Loess just from chewing it... First make sure the stuff is not polluted with heavy metals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post-58972789484150915202008-12-15T20:05:00.000-08:002008-12-15T20:05:00.000-08:0012. Varves, whether you see the type section in Sw...<I>12. Varves, whether you see the type section in Sweden or examples elsewhere. [Remnants of Glacial Lake Vermont. Not a good place to chew silt and clay - there was a cow pasture above the exposure.</I><BR/><BR/>OK, as a non-geologist I <I>have</I> to ask: "chew silt or clay"? Is that a common habit among geologists?RBHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562135000111792590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563205518828267408.post-15697773062080655992008-12-14T23:16:00.000-08:002008-12-14T23:16:00.000-08:00Thanks for jumping in! It's been fun to see what p...Thanks for jumping in! It's been fun to see what people have done in geology...I'm looking forward to seeing what folks would add or change on this list.<BR/><BR/>I hope to make it out for the meet-up at AGU, but have a tight schedule. Have a great oneGarry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com