Louisiana & Earth Science

Louisiana & Earth Science

In “Louisiana & earth science”at
http://lists.drizzle.com/pipermail/rockhounds_lists.drizzle.com/2013-January/000392.html
Johan Mineral wrote:

"Planning vacation for Louisiana New Orleans –
Baton Rouge area. What are your suggestions for
earth science related activities: museums, digs, ..."

The best summary of the type of information that exists
for which you are looking is found in "Rockhounding
Louisiana" at
http://www.gatorgirlrocks.com/state-by-state/louisiana.html

Of the books that she lists, the one that a person visiting
Louisiana definitely should get is Darwin Spearing's
“Roadside Geology of Louisiana,” which was published
by Mountain Press.
http://geology.com/store/roadside-geology-louisiana.shtml

An article about fossil hunting in Louisiana is "Fossil
Hunting in Louisiana Gravels" at:

http://appl027.lsu.edu/MNSEducation/Saturday/Hunting%20for%20Fossils%203.pdf

PDF files of Louisiana geological maps can be found at:
http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/content/PUBLI/contentpage17.php

General PDF files about Louisiana geology can be found at:
http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/content/PUBLI/contentpage14.php

A nice fieldtrip guidebook about Katrina and New
Orleans is “Hurricane Katrina - What Happened?
A Field Trip The Geology of the Katrina Disaster in
New Orleans” by Stephen A. Nelson, Dept. Earth &
Environmental Sciences, Tulane University at
http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/Katrina/

PDF file at:
http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/Katrina/Hurricane%20Katrina%20Field%20Trip.pdf

The local museums are

1. International Petroleum Museum & Exposition
Morgan City, Louisiana

http://www.rigmuseum.com/

2. Louisiana Museum of Natural History
Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

http://appl003.lsu.edu/natsci/lmnh.nsf/index

3. Lafayette Science Museum, Lafayette, Louisiana

http://www.gatorgirlrocks.com/state-by-state/louisiana.html

The best source of information for your inquiries are
local gem and mineral societies. Contact information
for them can be found in "Louisiana Gem and Mineral Clubs" at

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/clubs/louisiana.shtml

Baton Rouge Gem & Mineral Society
40443 Sycamore Ave
Gonzales, Louisiana 70737
Meeting Place: Marriott Hotel - Baton Rouge
Meeting Time: 4th Tuesday, 7:00PM
Primary Contact: Ray Duplechain
rayduplechain[at]hotmail.com
Phone: [225] 978-0031

Gem and Mineral Society of Louisiana
P.O. Box 51527
New Orleans, Louisiana 70151
Meeting Place: University of New Orleans,
Geological Bldg., Room 1000, Lakeshore Drive, NOLA
Meeting Time: 7:30 pm - Second Monday of each Month, except July
Primary Contact: Levette Carlos
E-Mail: ljcarlos[at]gmail.com
Phone: [985] 643-6610
Secondary Contact: Mary Lou Shannon-Fuerst
E-Mail: jerseydevil1974[at]yahoo.com
Phone: [504] 285-2950

Some Informative Web Pages

Louisiana Gravel Fossils and Agates
http://la-gravel-fossils.blogspot.com/

Also, a person can search the "Fossil Forum" for posts
about Louisiana fossils at http://www.thefossilforum.com/ .

Finally, there is the "Louisiana Fossil Page" at:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110910005442/http://members.cox.net/pyrophyllite/lafossil1.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20110711151310/http://members.cox.net/pyrophyllite/lafossil1.html

If you have any specific questions, you can contact
the geologists at the Louisiana Geological Survey at
http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/content/GINFO/contentpage5.php

Best wishes,

Yours,

Paul H.

New Article About Alleged Louisiana Tektites

Sat Jun 27 17:25:02 EDT 2009

Dear Friends,

There is an article, “Reevaluation of Tektites Reported from
Rapides Parish, Louisiana,” about Dr. King’s 1970 report of
tektites having been found in Louisiana. This article is in
the Summer 2009 (vol. 19, no. 1) issue of the “Louisiana
Geological Survey News Insights.”

The link to the PDF file can be found in “06/22/2009 - The LGS
Summer 2009 Newsletter is out!” at:

http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/content/NEWS1/newsitems.php

The PDF file of this newsletter and the article that it contains
can be directly downloaded from:

http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/uploads/Summer_09_LGS_Newsletter.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.