tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244188224231734238.post7213143075116728851..comments2015-09-02T14:16:16.050+01:00Comments on Matthew's WOGE Blog: WOGE 323Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615753082396788340noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244188224231734238.post-87782791656770144432011-12-26T09:23:57.627+00:002011-12-26T09:23:57.627+00:00WoGE 324 can be found at http://all-geo.org/metage...WoGE 324 can be found at http://all-geo.org/metageologist/2011/12/where-on-google-earth-324/<br />Good hunting!Metageologisthttp://all-geo.org/metageologistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244188224231734238.post-2591964680634383242011-12-25T00:20:30.026+00:002011-12-25T00:20:30.026+00:00We have a winner!
Congratulations to Simon Welling...We have a winner!<br />Congratulations to Simon Wellings. The location is in the Clear Lake Volcanic Field in Northern California. Volcanism there is related to the San Andreas fault system. The cinder cone being mined is called Round Top Mountain and is one of the more recent eruption sites (http://www.ncgeolsoc.org/Field%20Trips/2002%20-%202003/ClearLakeFT03/A%20Clear%20Lake%20Afternoon.htm). <br />Thurston Lake was originally formed when lava blocked a drainage. Much more recently, local residents cut a channel through another lava flow in order to drain an area to the southwest called Manning Flat. The resulting erosion has created deep gullies in the flat, built a sediment delta at one end of the lake, and discolored the water.(See the detailed picture above.) Source http://lakeconews.com/content/view/13729/932/<br />WOGE now returns to Simon. We look forward to seeing what he selects.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615753082396788340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244188224231734238.post-83973007474059353742011-12-24T22:50:33.139+00:002011-12-24T22:50:33.139+00:00Thurston Lake in California.
38°55'35.75"...Thurston Lake in California. <br />38°55'35.75"N 122°39'35.62"W.<br />One website says that the pale blue color is caused by a build-up of volcanic ash from a nearby hillside, but another says no-one really knows the reason. What is certain is that the hillock feature Matthew highlighted is a cinder cone. The bright red stone is where it is being quarried. So, the Geology of the area is dominated by recent (<1Ma vulcanism).<br />Oh, and Merry Christmas!Metageologisthttp://all-geo.org/metageologist/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244188224231734238.post-42143698979951014212011-12-20T23:40:32.502+00:002011-12-20T23:40:32.502+00:00I am not a geologist either, but I will be happy t...I am not a geologist either, but I will be happy to share a few things I find useful. First, check out the hints that Felix Bossert gives for new players at http://woge-felix.blogspot.com/p/new-players.html (numbers one to four all apply to my hint picture).<br /> To help you find areas with the proper geological features you could try downloading the "Google Earth Placemarks" from http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/index.cfm?content=maps <br /> And to help you identify the kind of agriculture seen in this area I have posted a close-up image above. Pretty nice house for a farmer!Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615753082396788340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8244188224231734238.post-29918156415371756502011-12-20T20:49:05.979+00:002011-12-20T20:49:05.979+00:00Well, the hint didn't worked (well ... at leas...Well, the hint didn't worked (well ... at least for me!)<br />Anything else (to help someone who don't know geology but loves the idea of the game)?<br />Thanks!Luishttp://idonthaveone.comnoreply@blogger.com