I'm glad it's slowly getting to be fall, but I hate how I'll go outside expecting it to be cold and instead it's like 85. Meh.
Today's video is of a rare carbonatite-volcano eruption.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itTYc4sRvxI&p=F5C3DACA7E1AD16E
Basically, magma is usually made up of silica tetrahedrons - SO_4_, one silica to four oxygen. It makes something of a pyramid shape, which is what magma-based crystals end up looking like.
The reason the lava looks black is because it contains more carbon based molecules than silicate based minerals. It's really rare to see an a lava flow like this.
So I figured I'd throw up my schedule for this semester.
GEL 1300G
CHM 1310G
MAT 1441G
CMN 1310G
I also have a Geology lab and a Chemistry lab.
Next semester I'm thinking
Historical Geology
Chemistry II
Physics I
Biology
The only reason I'm taking the Biology course is because it's a required course, for whatever reason. I don't know. My course adviser said it was a stupid class, but I have to take it if I want to graduate.
Speaking of which, he was really impressed that I started college already knowing what I wanted my major to be. I really was surprised that there are so many people undecided. How can you be, with all the preparation they put us through in middle school/high school? 7 years of constantly trying to get us ready for life after compulsive education!
It boggles.
Anyway, I have a mineral identification lab tomorrow so I won't be on as much as I should be, so be prepared for a bit of a wait if you have questions, cause I have to study.
Later
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Mandatory first posting
Sup?
Name's Brandon, I'm a first year student at Eastern in Illinois. Majoring in Geology, minoring in Chemistry and maybe Math, if I can fit into my schedule. No real job plans, but it's not like Geology is a super-competitive field, so I should have plenty of options even if I have no idea what I want to do.
I'm not super computer savvy, or really good with layouts or whatever, so don't expect too much from me as far as cool layouts go.
Now, as my username suggests, I am a nerd, so expect most of my posts to be vaguely nerdy and/or something to do witch science.
Pretty much it.
As a nice way to cap of my first post, I'm including a link to a pretty cool youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAxj2ob_JoU&feature=player_embedded
basically, it's a guy climbing down into an active volcano. He stops about 100m above the lava pool, and I assume he has to have balls of motherfucking steel.
Volcanology is a field of Geology I considered going into, but 1) there's a rather steep death rate, and 2) I like being alive. Anyway, it's a really cool video
Name's Brandon, I'm a first year student at Eastern in Illinois. Majoring in Geology, minoring in Chemistry and maybe Math, if I can fit into my schedule. No real job plans, but it's not like Geology is a super-competitive field, so I should have plenty of options even if I have no idea what I want to do.
I'm not super computer savvy, or really good with layouts or whatever, so don't expect too much from me as far as cool layouts go.
Now, as my username suggests, I am a nerd, so expect most of my posts to be vaguely nerdy and/or something to do witch science.
Pretty much it.
As a nice way to cap of my first post, I'm including a link to a pretty cool youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAxj2ob_JoU&feature=player_embedded
basically, it's a guy climbing down into an active volcano. He stops about 100m above the lava pool, and I assume he has to have balls of motherfucking steel.
Volcanology is a field of Geology I considered going into, but 1) there's a rather steep death rate, and 2) I like being alive. Anyway, it's a really cool video
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