Thursday, October 1, 2009

Turbidity current unleashed...


in the sed lab yesterday morning as a demonstration for my sed/strat students. The image above shows a time series of shots taken seconds apart (click to enlarge.) Yeah, that's a chunk of kerogen-rich oil shale from the Green River Formation at the right side of the image. Read more about turbidity currents and turbidites.

I have to confess that my sand box was one of my favorite toys as a child, and it seems like I haven't really grown up.

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