Controversy About Naturally Occuring Asbestos, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada

Controversy About Naturally Occuring Asbestos, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada

People hunting meteorites in southern Nevada should read
the below article in the March Earth Magazine. it is;

Pratt, S. E., 2015, Asbestos found in Nevada and
Arizona: Roadblock and potential health hazard?
Earth Magazine. vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 32-39.
http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/asbestos-found-nevada-and-arizona-roadblock-and-potential-health-hazard

Other articles are:

In Nevada, a Controversy in the Wind by Deborah
Blum, New York Times, 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/science/a-controversy-in-the-wind.html

Asbestos controversy blows in Nevada wind
The Seattle Times-Feb 22, 2015
http://www.seattletimes.com/news/asbestos-controversy-blows-in-nevada-wind/

Rare cancer found in Nevada likely caused by asbestos
in nature, UH System Current News,February 12, 2015
http://www.hawaii.edu/news/2015/02/12/rare-cancer-found-in-nevada-likely-caused-by-asbestos-in-nature/

Mesothelioma in southern Nevada likely result of asbestos
in environment. International Association for the Study of
Lung Cancer, Science Daily, February 10, 2015
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150210155940.htm

The paper is:

Baumann, F., B. J. Buck, R. V. Metcalf, B. T. McLaurin,
D. Merkler, and M. Carbone, 2015, The presence of
asbestos in the natural environment is likely related to
mesothelioma in young individuals and women from
Southern Nevada. Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
Post Acceptance: February 7, 2015
doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000506
http://journals.lww.com/jto/Abstract/publishahead/The_presence_of_asbestos_in_the_natural.98978.aspx
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25668121

yours,

Paul H.

Alamo Impact Crate, Nevadar Recognized

Alamo Impact Crater, Nevada Recognized

On Monday Febraury 2, 2015, Count Deiro wrote,

"Sunday, the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper carried
a second page headline that mentions the recent paper published
in the current issue of Geosphere, the online mag for the
Geological Society of America, arguing the legitimacy of the
382 million year old "Alamo Impact" and doubling it's
diameter to between 69 and 93 miles."

Some articles are:

Alamo impact crater: New study could double its size
Geological Society of America, January 23, 2015
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150123102541.htm
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-01/gsoa-aic012215.php

New study ranks Nevada crater among world's largest
Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 31, 2015
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/science/new-study-ranks-nevada-crater-among-world-s-largest

150 Kilometer Diameter Crater In Nevada Result Of
Bolide Impact On Ancient Seafloor, January 25, 2015 21:09
http://www.ineffableisland.com/2015/01/150-kilometer-diamerter-crater-in.html

The papers are:

Retzler, A. J., L. Tapanila, J. R. Steenberg, C. J. Johnson,
and R. A. Myers. Post-impact depositional environments
as a proxy for crater morphology, Late Devonian Alamo
impact, Nevada. Geosphere, 2015; DOI: 10.1130/GES00964.1
http://geosphere.gsapubs.org/content/early/2015/01/14/GES00964.1.abstract

Retzler, A. J., 2013, Post-impact depositional environments
as a proxy for crater morphology, Late Devonian Alamo
impact, Nevada. Uynpublished MS thesis, Department of
Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.
http://geology.isu.edu/thesis/Retzler.Andrew.2013.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.

Tule Springs Fossil Beds, Nevada, Could Become National Park

Tule Springs Fossil Beds, Nevada, Could Become National Park

Tule Springs Fossil Beds Could Become National Park
By Brian Brennan and Kash Cashell, Channel 8 News,
November 21, 2013,
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/24039144/tule-springs

Tule Springs protection bill could see Senate vote by
2014 by James DeHaven, Las Vegas Review-Journal,
November 22, 2013, http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/centennial/tule-springs-protection-bill-could-see-senate-vote-2014

Tour offers Air Force close-up look at fossil-rich
flyover country by Henry Brean, Las Vegas
Review-Journal November 19, 2013
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/tour-offers-air-force-close-look-fossil-rich-flyover-country

S. 974: Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs
Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2013
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s974/text

Protectors of Tule Springs (Fossil Beds)
http://tulespringslv.com/

Paul H.

Alamo impact, Nevada, Theses (Online)

Alamo impact, Nevada, Theses (Online)

Some online publications about the Alamo
Impact in southeastern Nevada are:

Anderson, J., 2008, Reconstructing the Aftermath
of the Late Devonian Alamo Meteor Impact in
the Pahranagat Range, Southeastern Nevada.
unpublished MS thesis, Department of
Geosciences, Idaho State University, Moscow,
Idaho, May, 2008. 191 pp.
http://geology.isu.edu/thesis/Anderson_Julia_2008.pdf

Retzler, R. J., 2013, Post-Impact Depositional
Environments as a Proxy for Crater. Architecture,
Late Devonian, Alamo Impact Event, Nevada.
unpublished MS thesis, Department of
Geosciences, Idaho State University, Moscow,
Idaho, Summer 2013. 94 pp.
http://geology.isu.edu/thesis/Retzler.Andrew.2013.pdf

Sheffield, J. W. 2011, Reassessing Stratigraphic
Patterns of the Alamo Impact Deposits Using a
Relational Database and GIS Analytical Tools,
Lincoln County, Nevada. unpublished MS
thesis, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State
University, Moscow, Idaho, May 2010,
February 2011. 103 pp.
http://geology.isu.edu/thesis/Sheffield_Joseph_2011.pdf

Thomason, C. J., 2010, Recovery of the carbonate
platform and fauna in the aftermath of the Late
Devonian Alamo Impact, Hiko Hills Range,
Southeastern Nevada. unpublished MS thesis,
Department of Geosciences, Idaho State
University, Moscow, Idaho, May 2010. 257 pp.
http://geology.isu.edu/thesis/Thomason_Carrie_2010_ISU.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.

Pleistocene Wolf And Saber-Tooth Cat Fossils, Las Vegas, Nevada

Pleistocene Wolf And Saber-Tooth Cat Fossils, Las Vegas, Nevada

Saber-tooth cats found to be part of Las Vegas' past

Las Vegas review-Journal, December 4, 2102

http://www.lvrj.com/news/saber-tooth-cats-found-to-be-part-of-las-vegas-past-182101111.html

Saber tooth fossil found, WCSH Channel 6, Las Vegas, Dec. 6, 2012,

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/watercooler/article/224014/108/Saber-tooth-fossil-found

Fossil from ice age wolf unearthed in Nevada, Las Vegas Sun,
December 16, 2102, http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/16/nv-extinct-wolf-nevada/

Other web pages


America's Newest Fossil Beds National Monument Tule Springs

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/publications/papers/TuleSprings.pdf

Tule Springs fossils attracting paleontologists from

around world by Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal

http://www.lvrj.com/news/tule-springs-fossils-attracting-paleontologists-from-around-world-132906008.html


Legislation preserving fossil-rich area north of Las Vegas
as national monument expected this year, Las Vegas Sun,
March 20, 2012, http://www.lasvegass...l-rich-area-no/ <http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/20/federal-legislation-preserving-fossil-rich-area-no/>

Happy Holidays,

Paul H.

Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) (Includes Online Map)

Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) (Includes Online Map)

(click on image to enlarge)
Source: University of Arizona

Andrew C. Comrie Recent & Ongoing Research

Projects” at http://www.u.arizona.edu/~comrie/projects.ht

In “Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) Mohave desert
risk for meteorite hunters and rockhounders et al” at
http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2012-September/087421.html
Dirk wrote:

“Ran across this tidbit about an unknown (to me)
RISK FACTOR while Mohave meteorite hunting (in a
article about fossil bugs):
http://inyo.coffeecup.com/site/barstowfossils/barstowfossils.html “

You are quite right, Valley / San Jaoquin Fever is a risk
factor for a lot of people who hunt for meteorites, rocks,
fossils, minerals, gold, and other stuff within the southwestern
United States. Areas in which it is a serious concern can
be seen in a map showing the distribution of valley fever can
be found at http://www.u.arizona.edu/~comrie/map_color.gif .
It is part of “Andrew C. Comrie Recent & Ongoing Research
Projects” at http://www.u.arizona.edu/~comrie/projects.htm .

As people have noted in other posts, the inhabitants of
Tucson and Phoenix live and work in the middle of the
high risk area. However, valley fever in endemic to a good
chunk of Texas and parts of other states. Even outside of
the maps areas, i.e. Utah, it can be a concern.

A nice, general discussion and overview of valley fever
for a person, who is not a trained in medicine, to read is:

Fink, M. T., and K. K. Komatsu, 2001, The Fungus Among
Us: Coccidioidomycosis (“Valley Fever”) and Archaeologists.
in D. A. Poirier and K. L. Feder, eds., pp. 21 -30, Dangerous
places : health, safety, and archaeology. Bergin & Garvey,
Westport, Connecticut.
https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/catalog/bib_2173414

Although it is a risk to meteorite hunters and rockhounds,
archaeologists and paleontologists really have to be
careful about where they work within the southwestern
United States. For example, this paper notes that between
1954 and 1978 there were 12 known outbreaks that
involved multiple people at archaeological and
paleontological excavations. Also, valley fever is a problem
at Sharktooth Hill, a popular place to dig for Middle
Miocene vertebrate fossils near Bakersfield, California.

Some web pages about Coccidioidomycosis are:

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley / San Jaoquin Fever), California
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/healthinfo/discond/Pages/Coccidioidomycosis.aspx
http://ehis.fullerton.edu/OHS/InjuryAndIllnessPrevention/ValleyFeverInformation.aspx

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Arizona
http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/epi/disease/cocci/

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), Utah
http://health.utah.gov/epi/fact_sheets/cocci.html
http://health.utah.gov/epi/diseases/cocci/plan/Coccidioidomycosis%20Plan_03242011.pdf

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)
http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/coccidioidomycosis/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccidioidomycosis

Best wishes,

Paul H.

Outer Rim of Alamo Impact Crater, Nevada, Found ??

On October 9, 2011, in Session No. 69 Impact Cratering 
on the Earth, Moon, and Planets: Remote, Field, and 
Lab Studies. Minneapolis Convention Center: Room 
L100H-J, 1:30 PM-5:30 PM, geologists from Department 
of Geosciences, Idaho State University will argue that 
they have found the rim of the Alamo Impact crater.

It is:

Tapanila, L., J. Sheffield, C. Thomason, and R. Myers, 2011,
The Hiko Scarp: A Paleo-Topographic Boundary Marking 
the Outer Rim Fault of the Alamo Impact Carter. Geological 
Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No. 5, p. 189
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2011AM/finalprogram/abstract_194077.htm
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2011AM/finalprogram/session_28353.htm

Yours,

Paul H.

Football-Size Rock Crashes Through Roof and Lodges in Wall in Nevada

Paul bristolia at yahoo.com
Thu May 25 13:19:50 EDT 2006

'A LOT OF FORCE': Mystery object hits center
Substance to be sent to UNLV for analysis
By K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL, Las Vegas
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/May-24-Wed-2006/news/7572899.html

"On Saturday night, an unidentified object was sent hurtling
through the roof at Steven Gleicher's workplace.

Was the football-sized object a meteor or perhaps something
more common?

And perhaps just as puzzling: How could it rip through a thick pane
of fiberglass strong enough to hold a human being and then embed
itself into a wall?

"It could just be a large piece of asphalt because it is grey on the
outside and black in the middle," said Gleicher, an administrator
at Diagnostic Imaging Southern Nevada, at 3560 E. Flamingo Road,
near Pecos Road."

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