http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/07/21/basalt-from-way-way-down-south/ A World to Explore Mon, 13 May 2013 21:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/07/21/basalt-from-way-way-down-south/comment-page-1/#comment-4872 Wooster Geologists » Blog Archive » Wooster Geologist Experiences New Zealand Earthquake — Story Will Follow Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:40:47 +0000 http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=2226#comment-4872 [...] CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND–Wooster geology student Andrew Collins is studying abroad in Christchurch, New Zealand, this semester and was there during the 7.1 magnitude earthquake early Saturday morning. He is fine and I hope will be able to send us his story and some photographs later. We have two earlier posts from him about his New Zealand field experiences with amazing karstic weathering and basalt exposures. [...]

]]> http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/07/21/basalt-from-way-way-down-south/comment-page-1/#comment-4768 Meagen Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:05:14 +0000 http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=2226#comment-4768 Lava flows are often separated by flow-top breccias that contain cinder and are oxidized, giving them the bright red color. Also, if soils developed between eruptive events, the baked soil horizon can be highly colored – red, yellow. Just beautiful, really.

]]> http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/07/21/basalt-from-way-way-down-south/comment-page-1/#comment-4731 Mark Wilson Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:32:50 +0000 http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=2226#comment-4731 I’m hoping it’s not paint!

]]> http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/07/21/basalt-from-way-way-down-south/comment-page-1/#comment-4730 Stephanie Jarvis Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:26:29 +0000 http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=2226#comment-4730 I think it looks pretty sweet, graffiti and all. Why is it such a bright red?

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