geology

What: "It's like those moving walkways at airports, a tectonic plate is like a moving walkway, appearing at one end and disappearing at the other, transporting whatever is on the surface."

Writer: EmmettBrown

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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated

Date: Sep 11 2010 3:18 AM

What: "A tectonic plate is like the hard shell on a boiled egg that has been cracked into pieces or plates!" The link has a nice discussion of tectonic plates. This file is large, so be prepared to wait if you have a slow connection.

Writer: Not Stated

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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated

Date: Sep 11 2010 3:24 AM

What: "A tectonic plate is like a patch of lithosphere. The lithosphere is like a cold crusty layer on the warm mooshy asthenosphere. It is crusty because it is cooler, mostly". A very clear explanation of the earth follows in the link.

Writer: DV (Avatar) ---> ?

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Date: Oct 5 2010 6:40 AM

What: "Our geology is like a craggy old sun-etched Wild West gunslinger in Hollywood - it would be impossible to cram more evidence of character and age into one face, that's us - and it makes our wines different. We call it the energy of memory. And when you can capture that spirit of place in a wine you strike something that resonates with authentic brilliance."

Writer: Bruce Jack

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Date: Apr 14 2013 2:53 PM

What: "Group called mica often occurs in rocks in sheet form. (some sheets held together by van de Waals bonds--very weak. These bonds can be peeled apart. Van der Waals bonds are like post-it notes)"

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: May 15 2013 9:58 PM