tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post8606515688643193845..comments2024-01-31T00:28:11.688-06:00Comments on Research at a snail's pace: Accretionary Wedge #28: Halloweeny DeskCropsMatt Kuchtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18168846490598155683noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-88211953404474058502012-01-05T16:48:18.042-06:002012-01-05T16:48:18.042-06:00A watermelon tourmaline would have been awesome! T...A <i>watermelon</i> tourmaline would have been awesome! There's always next year :)Matt Kuchtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168846490598155683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-24178349924125952332012-01-05T14:04:40.923-06:002012-01-05T14:04:40.923-06:00Oops. The watermelon tourmaline was what I had in...Oops. The watermelon tourmaline was what I had intended to do for the 2011 Halloween themed Accretionary Wedge. Can't even remember now what I had intended for this one.<br /><br />D'oh!Ron Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020094512548523216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-64555512859865093652012-01-05T14:01:35.392-06:002012-01-05T14:01:35.392-06:00I had intended to carve an actual watermelon into ...I had intended to carve an actual watermelon into the shape of a tourmaline crystal thus making a literal "watermelon tourmaline", but I never got it done. Sorry.Ron Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020094512548523216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-17207359069607032772012-01-05T09:56:40.504-06:002012-01-05T09:56:40.504-06:00Hi Hop1pop,
When you refer to "glowing,"...Hi Hop1pop,<br />When you refer to "glowing," I assume you are referring to the orangey color that you can see in the piece of trinitite (which is really just a fancy name for fused silica glass formed as a result of the trinity atomic bomb test).<br /><br />Well you are correct in that it is some kind of "radiation." But you are using the term <i>radiation</i> in a very Matt Kuchtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168846490598155683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-35994855464194509862012-01-04T23:22:16.022-06:002012-01-04T23:22:16.022-06:00the glowing of your stones from trinity... is radi...the glowing of your stones from trinity... is radiation dude, you didnt know that? ...wow<br /><br />radiation takes thousands of years to dissapitate. what you are seeing is residual radiation, not some form of mineral...Hop1pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704194086738591730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-24517007755228173332010-11-04T13:50:14.243-05:002010-11-04T13:50:14.243-05:00Sorry for a little late but here is my addition:
...Sorry for a little late but here is my addition:<br /><br />http://jazinator.blogspot.com/2010/11/accretionary-wedge-28-deskcrop-trick-or.html<br /><br />Great idea and awesome postJim L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08680478888594299616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-80783051652676779512010-11-03T10:43:02.265-05:002010-11-03T10:43:02.265-05:00Thank you Matt, I can't tell you how much I re...Thank you Matt, I can't tell you how much I really appreciate it to be finally included. I also like the comment you made. I've been doing accounting books for so long I sometimes forget these details. The interesting thing with that piece is you can see some holes where it looks like something tried to burrow into it on the backside, and it has been rounded by the water. Also there Rockdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17773192781210146517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-30665183128485101302010-11-01T07:29:55.286-05:002010-11-01T07:29:55.286-05:00Very nice! I read this first on mobile, and there ...Very nice! I read this first on mobile, and there weren't any "tricks," so was confused at first when I clicked through. "Select All" worked for me. :)Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18321380.post-66327859745951466572010-10-31T22:15:12.371-05:002010-10-31T22:15:12.371-05:00Entertaining posts this month! Thank you for hosti...Entertaining posts this month! Thank you for hosting!Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com