Practical Geology
Taught by Professor James F. P. Cotter of the University of Minnesota, Morris, the fundamentals of field geology. You learn the basics of rocks, minerals, and landforms, and how to apply this knowledge to read an outcrop, find and prepare fossils, assess soil and groundwater, prospect for gems and ore, and much more.
First Air Date: Jul 22, 2022
Last Air date: Jul 22, 2022
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 24 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
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Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
Reading the Rocks
Observing a Landscape and Its Landforms
Find an Outcrop! Field Geology Up Close
Reading a River and the Nearby Land
The Beach: Spectacular Geology in Action
What Sedimentary Rocks Tell You
Desert Fans, Washes, Salt Lakes, and Dunes
Ice, Glacial Landforms, and Gravel Exposures
Limestone and Karst: What Deep Time Can Do
Reading Strata through Geologic Time
Reading Fossils: Life in the Geologic Past
Where and How to Look for Fossils
How Soils Form and Erode
Groundwater and Water Wells
Medical Geology: From Healthful to Harmful
Lava Flows and Volcanic Landscapes
Collecting Minerals and Crystals
Granite: Igneous Rocks that Form at Depth
Metamorphic Rocks and Tectonic Features
Got Marble? Non-Foliated Metamorphic Beauty
Is This Valuable? Gems and Meteorites
Hunting Gold and Other Valuable Minerals
Oil Geology, Oil Plays, and Oil Drilling
Human Landscapes and Practical Geology