Tags: igneous rock
Bad News, Good News, and Really Good News
A trip to the repair shop leads to insights on geologic formations and thermal expansion valves.
By Bill Langer
This morning, I got up bright and early and took our 2004 mini-van to a little repair shop in North Phoenix — the ... Read More...
Carved in Stone
V is for Verde Antique
This green beauty gob-smacks our favorite geologist.
By Bill Langer
Verd-antique, (verd-an-teek) — etym., viridis (vir’-e-dis), green, and antiquus (an-ti’-qwus), ancient (noun) — ‘Serpentine … of a tint resembling that of the green incrustation on ancient coins.’ From ... Read More...
