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Alberta Meteorites
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
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Inspired somewhat by "Meteorite Men" I make a map of the known meteorite falls in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
A few things to note - first of all, given the size of the province, there are remarkably few meteorite finds. Kansas, for comparison, has upwards of 160 reported meteorite finds, Alberta - at 3 times the size, doesn't even have 20. Most of Alberta and Saskatchewan meteorites were found in the upper 2/3 of the province - showing the settlement of the provinces (from North to South). About half of them were collected after observed falls - like the Buzzard Coulee Meteorite found south of Lloydminster, the Peace River Meteorite, etc. Others were ploughed up by farmers and brought in - often decades later - to Universities for analysis. One was even found in a farmers rock-pile - which - I suspect - is the graveyard for more than a few Alberta Meteorites. And many of the locations marked only yielded a few specimens - meaning - if there was a strewn field (and certainly there was, more than likely several) abundant other specimens are waiting to be collected.
For sure there are a lot more out there. Now make your own map and go looking...
The Wizard Oz
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Film
- Hits: 1952
An unusual life:
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That said, perhaps here, not so unusual, I've met any number of Wizards, elves and Shamans, what's unusual is how high functioning he is.
Jordan Edwards
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Rants
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News of the murder of unarmed black teenager Jordan Edwards comes on the heels of announcements that no charges will be laid in the murders of Alton Sterling.
Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/05/the-shooting-of-jordan-edwards/525141/
Note the stated consequence of the first - police officer shoots unarmed black teen in head, is fired. The initial response of the police chief - defense, denial, lies: "...was driving towards the officer..." indicts not just the fired officer, but the whole force. This should be the defense of every mafia drug-lord, hit man, domestic abuser and serial killer, this is the bar.
Black Sand & Gold
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Images
- Hits: 1987
Cleaning up some old concentrates, precious little gold, thought I'd throw it all under the microscope and see what made up the black sand...
Above, some garnet, peridot/olivine, the dark pink might not be garnet, possibility of other gems...
the orange stones are curious, there's what appears to be a metallic piece left of center above the olivine.
More orange, long yellow crystal of interest
Perfectly framed black crystal in drop of water
Note the good triangular faces, hematite?
And finally, a tiny piece of gold...
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