A Belated Introduction - Paul H.
From what I can find, it seems like that I have not introduced myself. I am a research geologist at the
Louisiana Geological Survey at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. I am with the geological
mapping section as discussed in:
http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/staff/staff.php?sectionID=5
Some of the 1:100,000 scale geological maps that I have coauthored / cocompiled can be downloaded from
http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/content/PUBLI/contentpage17.php .
Some of my publications can be found at:
http://lsu.academia.edu/PaulHeinrich and
http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/content/PUBLI/contentpage14.php .
Part of what I enjoy doing and still get paid for is answering questions about geology from the general public. Although I busy, feel free to contact me at my work email address with questions that I might be able to help you with. I will try to do the best that can to get back to you in a reasonable period of time.
Best wishes,
Paul H.
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Thursday, 1 January 2015
Saturday, 18 September 2010
New Paper on Lunar Impact Cratering History Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:27 AM
New Paper on Lunar Impact Cratering History
by Paul H.
The Hole Thing: Lunar Topographic Map Provides Rich
Record of Impacts on the Moon: Laser altimetry data from
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have provided a
comprehensive look at the cratering history of the inner
solar system, National Geographic, spet. 16, 2010.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lro-moon-craters
The paper is:
Head, J. W., III, C. I. Fassett, S. J. Kadish, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber,
G. A. Neumann, and E. Mazarico, 2010, Global Distribution
of Large Lunar Craters: Implications for Resurfacing and
Impactor Populations. Science. vol. 329, no. 5998,
pp. 1504-1506. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1195050]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/329/5998/1504
Other Papers:
Greenhagen, B. T., P. G. Lucey, M. B. Wyatt, T. D. Glotch,
C. C. Allen, J. A. Arnold, J. L. Bandfield, N. E. Bowles, K. L.
D. Hanna, P. O. Hayne, E. Song, I. R. Thomas, and D. A.
Paige, 2010, Global Silicate Mineralogy of the Moon
from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer. Science. vol. 329,
no. 5998, pp. 1507-1509. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1192196]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sci;329/5998/1507
Glotch, T. D. P. G. Lucey, J. L. Bandfield, B. T. Greenhagen,
I. R. Thomas, R. C. Elphic, N. Bowles, M. B. Wyatt, C. C.
Allen, K. L. D. Hanna, and D. A. Paige, 2010, Highly Silicic
Compositions on the Moon. Science. vol. 329, no. 5998,
pp. 1510-1513. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1192148]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sci;329/5998/1510
Yours,
Paul H.
The Hole Thing: Lunar Topographic Map Provides Rich
Record of Impacts on the Moon: Laser altimetry data from
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have provided a
comprehensive look at the cratering history of the inner
solar system, National Geographic, spet. 16, 2010.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lro-moon-craters
The paper is:
Head, J. W., III, C. I. Fassett, S. J. Kadish, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber,
G. A. Neumann, and E. Mazarico, 2010, Global Distribution
of Large Lunar Craters: Implications for Resurfacing and
Impactor Populations. Science. vol. 329, no. 5998,
pp. 1504-1506. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1195050]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/329/5998/1504
Other Papers:
Greenhagen, B. T., P. G. Lucey, M. B. Wyatt, T. D. Glotch,
C. C. Allen, J. A. Arnold, J. L. Bandfield, N. E. Bowles, K. L.
D. Hanna, P. O. Hayne, E. Song, I. R. Thomas, and D. A.
Paige, 2010, Global Silicate Mineralogy of the Moon
from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer. Science. vol. 329,
no. 5998, pp. 1507-1509. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1192196]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sci;329/5998/1507
Glotch, T. D. P. G. Lucey, J. L. Bandfield, B. T. Greenhagen,
I. R. Thomas, R. C. Elphic, N. Bowles, M. B. Wyatt, C. C.
Allen, K. L. D. Hanna, and D. A. Paige, 2010, Highly Silicic
Compositions on the Moon. Science. vol. 329, no. 5998,
pp. 1510-1513. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1192148]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sci;329/5998/1510
Yours,
Paul H.
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Archaeologists and Geoarchaeologists Studying Carolina Bays
According to the March 2010, “Newsletter of the Archaeological Geology Division of the Geological Society America, there is an ongoing research program concerning the Carolina Bays. This newsletter states:
“Over the last year, the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program (SRARP) has initiated a volunteer‐based research program investigating Carolina bays. The proposed research of Carolina bays involves utilizing dedicated avocational archaeologists and the interested public in an ongoing and systematic study of Carolina bay archaeology, geoarchaeology and geomorphology. This long‐term Carolina bay study by the SRARP addresses four basic research objectives. These are: 1) determining the age, origin, and evolution of Carolina bays;
2) delineating prehistoric cultural activities and site formation processes on Carolina bay sand rims; 3) determining the role of Carolina bays in prehistoric settlement systems; and 4) exploring linkages at Carolina bays between climate change, depositional processes, and prehistoric adaptations.”
For three Carolina Bays, they have already examined the archaeostratigraphy of the bay rims. Part of this examination include sampling for “grain size, soil chemistry, biogenic silica,
sediment bulk density, LOI, field water content, micromorphology and magnetic susceptibility. They are also delineating the internal stratigraphy of the bay rims using Ground Penetrating
Radar (GPR) surveys. Also, they sampled sediments comprising the rims of these Carolina Bays, including the basal bay rim deposits and archaeologically stratified deposits comprising the upper meter of the sand rims for high‐resolution single‐grain luminescence (OSL) dating.
Given that they are using single‐grain luminescence (OSL) dating, they will be able to unequivocally determine whether the OSL dates are apparent dates or true dates and provide definite dates concerning the age(s) of the Carolina Bays that can be used to reconstruct the geochronology of these Carolina ‘Bays.
Finally, the announcement states:
"Preliminary results will be presented at the upcoming joint Northeastern/Southeastern Geological Society of America Conference in Baltimore, Maryland."
The 2010 Newsletter can be found at:
http://rock.geosociety.org/arch/Newsletter/32/32_1.pdf
http://rock.geosociety.org/arch/GSA_news.htm
Best Wishes
Paul H.
“Over the last year, the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program (SRARP) has initiated a volunteer‐based research program investigating Carolina bays. The proposed research of Carolina bays involves utilizing dedicated avocational archaeologists and the interested public in an ongoing and systematic study of Carolina bay archaeology, geoarchaeology and geomorphology. This long‐term Carolina bay study by the SRARP addresses four basic research objectives. These are: 1) determining the age, origin, and evolution of Carolina bays;
2) delineating prehistoric cultural activities and site formation processes on Carolina bay sand rims; 3) determining the role of Carolina bays in prehistoric settlement systems; and 4) exploring linkages at Carolina bays between climate change, depositional processes, and prehistoric adaptations.”
For three Carolina Bays, they have already examined the archaeostratigraphy of the bay rims. Part of this examination include sampling for “grain size, soil chemistry, biogenic silica,
sediment bulk density, LOI, field water content, micromorphology and magnetic susceptibility. They are also delineating the internal stratigraphy of the bay rims using Ground Penetrating
Radar (GPR) surveys. Also, they sampled sediments comprising the rims of these Carolina Bays, including the basal bay rim deposits and archaeologically stratified deposits comprising the upper meter of the sand rims for high‐resolution single‐grain luminescence (OSL) dating.
Given that they are using single‐grain luminescence (OSL) dating, they will be able to unequivocally determine whether the OSL dates are apparent dates or true dates and provide definite dates concerning the age(s) of the Carolina Bays that can be used to reconstruct the geochronology of these Carolina ‘Bays.
Finally, the announcement states:
"Preliminary results will be presented at the upcoming joint Northeastern/Southeastern Geological Society of America Conference in Baltimore, Maryland."
The 2010 Newsletter can be found at:
http://rock.geosociety.org/arch/Newsletter/32/32_1.pdf
http://rock.geosociety.org/arch/GSA_news.htm
Best Wishes
Paul H.
Wednesday, 21 July 2004
Where Were You When It Happened 35 Years Ago?
Where Were You When It Happened 35 Years Ago?
Paul H bristolia at yahoo.comWed Jul 21 09:15:43 EDT 2004
Some 35 years ago, I was with my family at my
grandmother's house in Falmouth (Cape Cod), MA. There,
I watched the first step on the Moon with my whole
family, two parents and five kids, and my Mom's mother
gathered around the television. It was a bit surreal watching
the first step on the Moon live on television. (It was one
thing that science fiction writers apparently failed
to predicted.) Afterward, my grandmother talked about
how she felt when she first read about the Wright
Brother's flight. It was was weird to think about her
having seen it all from the Wright Brothers to Neil
Armstrong.
Before it, I had been following the entire space
program and watching almost every televised launch of a
manned- space vehicle and even launches of unmanned vehicles.
My mother would arrange with teachers to either let me
leave school for an hour or so to be home to watch a
manned launch or watch the launch at school on
television.
Yours,
Paul
Baton Rouge, LA
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