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South Africa's Geological
Gifts
The second largest mining sector in the world, South Africa has a rich
geological history that is responsible for the country's wealth of gems,
metals and other minerals.
Mike G.C. Wilson
Plus! Sweeping
changes for South African mining policy
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Probing an Underground Acid-Mine Drainage Ecosystem
Traditional approaches to remediate acid drainage from mining have failed
to address a root cause: thriving underground microbial communities.
Eric C. Hince and Eleanora I. Robbins
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December 30
Unnecessary devastation in Iran
December 23
San Simeon earthquake
December 19
Humans impact climate, AGU says
December 16
Touring tectonics in Iceland
December 12
A year of global ice observations
December 10
Cascading earthquakes in L.A.
December 4
Ultraslow spreading centers
Webextras
Archive
 News
Notes
Glacial
earthquakes
Super-hard graphite
Skiing and mining intersect in Colorado
Vertebrates and tectonics
La Niña controls Amazon floodplain
Cool Cambrian triggers life
Geophenomena
Unknown
future for coral reefs
Technology
Fingerprinting a Diamond's Source
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a trip?
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Comment
Tracking Material Flows
Can Strengthen Public Policy
To better manage resources in the United States, policy-makers need to understand
the flow of materials from the time of extraction to use and disposal or reuse.
R. Larry Grayson
Political Scene
Water is for Fightin'
The High Plains aquifer could be a casualty in a political battle to prevent
coordinated scientific characterization of this important groundwater system.
David Applegate
For Students
Applied Geology in Service
of the Public Welfare
Engineering geologists play a crucial role in providing geological information
to the public.
Allen W. Hatheway, Richard J. Proctor and David
B. Simon
Geologic
Column
Coffee, Tea or Phi?
Coffee is not only vital to the day-to-day functioning of geologists. It is
also an important tool for modeling and understanding earth processes.
Lisa Rossbacher
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departments
Profiles
Geoscience fellows climb the Hill
Energy & Resources
Fluorspar
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Energy Notes!
Geomedia
On
the Shelf for the Holidays
On the Web
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THE COVER
An Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook) is a pile of stones
that represents a person, as pictured here in Nunavut, the new Canadian territory
for the Inuit people. These structures are traditional landmarks in the Arctic
region, where there are no trees and few distinguishing features to use for reference
while traveling. The orientation of the stones may also give guidance by marking
a trail on the tundra. Read about development in
the Inuit territory. Image courtesy of the Governments of the Northwest Territories
and Nunavut.
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