Daily Archives: December 15, 2009

A record of ancient earthquakes

Mark Wilson December 15, 2009 10:55 pm

MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY–Strong earthquakes produce seismic waves which can do much damage on land, as we well know.  They can also disturb unconsolidated sediments on shallow oceanic shelves and platforms, producing characteristically swirled structures called seismites.  The Upper Ordovician outcrop we … Continue reading →

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Mysterious out-of-place rocks in the Ordovician of Kentucky

Mark Wilson December 15, 2009 10:41 pm

MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY–Our short geological expedition to northern Kentucky today was to look at some odd blocks of limestone that sit suspended in the sediments as if they were dropped in while the sequence was accumulating. These rocks are bored by … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist in Kentucky

Mark Wilson December 15, 2009 10:12 pm

MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY–Today I visited the University of Cincinnati for a meeting of Aaron House’s thesis committee, on which I serve.  (Aaron is a 2004 geology graduate from The College of Wooster.)  It all went very well and soon after Aaron … Continue reading →

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