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Sunday, January 9, 2005

Talc

Duncan Kwok, Peter Russell, and Amy Sittler

The mineral talc is a hydrous magnesium silicate. A massive talcose rock is known as steatite, and an impure massive variety is called soapstone. 

Sunday, January 9, 2005

Fossils

Alan V. Morgan

Alan V. Morgan

One of my most treasured books is a first edition of Lyell's "Principles of Geology (being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's Surface - by reference to causes now in operation)." Published in 1830 - in two volumes, although a third was added an 1833 - this was the same edition that Charles Darwin took with him on his round the world voyage of the Beagle.

A Teaching Tool for Earth Sciences Education
John Etches, Environmental Educator

The focus of this teaching tool is to foster an understanding of the scientific approach to the interpretation of the Earth's history and, therefore, provides insight into the discipline of geology.