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Learn about the Earth one rock at a time.

  • Karl the Fog in San Francisco Bay

    July 26, 2019 by

    “All that is sunny does not glitter, not all those in the fog are lost.” –Karl the Fog Today, I went to the San Francisco Bay with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Karl the fog is an advection fog. This means that it is formed by wind moving moist air over a cold… Read more

  • Mission Peak

    July 14, 2019 by

    How Do I Know?: The sediments of sandstone are, as the name suggests, sand-sized particles, specifically with diameter of 1/16 of a millimeter to 2 millimeters. Therefore, we are able to see the grains will our unaided eyes. In addition, if we look closer, we can see that there are transparent sediments, or silicates, in… Read more

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