Geology On The Rocks

Episode 23 (S2E8) - This episode segues nicely from last episode's discussion about estuaries and the interface between freshwater and the open  seas. Our main topics dive deep into MarMars and all things Beaches, Lagoons, and Barrier Islands. There is another poem, a few tangents, and we forget how to say our words. We end our talk with a bit or nerdiness and close out the episode with our f...

Episode 22 (S2E7)  Better late than never!  Dr. Angela Osen joins us again to conclude our conversation we started last week. It may have ended a bit abruptly but we decided it would be good to break up the discussion into two parts so here we are. This episode includes talks about the Characteristics of Coastal Waters as it feeds into the larger Estuarine discussion. We then mix things...

Episode 21 : Season 2 - Episode 6 This begins our two part series with Dr. Angela Osen to discuss Coastal Processes and Estuaries. Seas the Day starts off with the Texas Snow Shut Down followed by NewNews. The meat and potatoes of the episode focuses on Coastal Settings, Coastal Processes, Depositional vs. Erosional Coast Lines, and how scientist can use science to do science when monitoring the e...

Episode 20 is the second part to us closing out the siliclastics. Our discussion here talks about that fancy word - Diagenesis. While we have talked about the deposition of sediments and the corresponding sedimentary rocks, this discussions dives deep into the processes that occur during deposition in subsiding basins regards to the physical and chemical responses in response to pressure and tempe...

Episode 19 is the first part of our final discussion concerning the siliciclastics. We dive deep into conglomerates and shale closing out this chapter in our Sedimentary Basin Journey. We continue with our time honored traditions of Intros and Hellos, New News, Triple Junction, and Mineral Minute. Part two is to come... Sorry for the delays but weather is a son of a bitch. Remember To Be Cool, Sta...

Episode 18 begins with the Intros and Hellos and we test out our new segment called 'the Triple Junction.' This is where we get a chance to talk about F anfare, F eedback and F ollow-Ups. New News never disappoints and includes Venomous Primates, Dialects of the Naked Mole Rat, Panda Kinks, and Wombat's Cubed Dooks.  The main discussion continues along with our broader conversation that we ha...

As we come out Covid Protocol, we bring to you another episode of Geology on the Rocks! This episode continues our discussion of Sedimentary Basins and we dive deep into all things Depositional Environments and Sedimentary Facies. When we talk about depositional environments, we are referring to a specific type of place in which sediments are deposited and these layers of sediment that accumulate...

Episode 16 Kick off the New Year the right way by listening to another Season of Geology on the Rocks! Season 2 will follow Bryan Baggins along with his Provenance Study and will focus on all things Basins. In this episode we will discuss all things basins, what they are, how they form, and how we study them. Between the bars we continue with another Mineral Minute; This week’s mineral is brought...

'Twas a few nights before Xmas and Our Season Finale premieres! Just in time to enjoy to enjoy the show between your Ears! As the holidays approach, your podcast gives to you, one final episode before season two!  James the Geologist and Bryan Baggins Spiders in Space in New News and talk Christmas goings-ons, while giving a little geologic context behind some of the most well known tradition...

Salty Brine and Rock Licker are back at it again. Episode Fourteen is a continuation of last week's discussion and examine two other vital resources used in the making of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Cobalt and Nickel. We kick things off with Stories by James about the mythical creatures that protect the magical mountain treasures by killing miners who dare to take them. However, with the advent of Geol...

Another episode for everyone's earballs to enjoy!! This week's topic was brought to us by one of our wonderful listeners, jo.z.mae, and she wanted to know about the impacts of lithium ore mining vs. fossil fuels. While there is no denying that we need to look towards renewable energy sources and shy away from fossil fuels, we took the opportunity to discuss all things Lithium and more importantly...

Happy Turkey Day from us here at Geology on the Rocks!  Episode 12 was another fun episode with special guest, Jason Young. Jason runs day to day operations at an engineering firm in DFW and has experience in all things mud and studied paleodebris flows in West Texas. This episode begins with some new news about the first dinosaur bones discovered in Ireland, Genetic Advancements of the Platy...

Bryan Baggins Begins with his adventure to the diamond mines in Arkansas and we try out a new segment, New News. We discuss Calcite Coated Leaf-Cutter Ants, Moon Rock Missions, and did you know there are more trees on planet Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way Galaxy? Say?! What?! Conversation this week covers the basic Geologic Principles and Unconformities. Things were cut short after Mi...

Live and in the flesh - James the Geologist and Bryan Baggins decided to celebrate their 10th episode by doing a live but socially distanced recording. The giggling intensifies.  This special episode starts at the Permo-Triassic boundary and begins with the 'Great Dying'. The stage is set by discussing the geology that was occurring  during the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. Our min...

Where to even begin? This week is a very musically inspired episode. From the very start JtG finds old music he wrote as heard in the Intro and is quickly followed up by unnecessary wanking. JtG and BB finally debut the much awaited 'That Freaking Rocks' theme song and JtG embarrasses himself making the intro to the newest of new segments, Mineral Minute.  This week's conversation is pulled b...

While Bryan Baggins and James the Geologist both had busy weeks, that doesn't stop them from talking a little geology. This episode is a journey that begins with the wonderful world of pegmatites. Minerals grow larger than life and while a few things may start off cloudy, at the center, it becomes crystal clear. The trek deflects to the right (in the northern hemisphere, anyways) when the story sh...

What do the rain forests of the amazon, the GDP, urban pressure, agriculture, the great lakes, blood-brain barriers, ozone depletion, carbon sequestration, and the moon all have in common? I guess you will just have to listen to find out. This week we have fun tackling a broad spectrum of questions from our listeners and offer some semblance of a holistic answer; perhaps stepping outside of our co...

This episode would be described as a magma with low viscosity while maintaining a high silica content because it is explosive compliments to the editing out 21 minutes worth of worth of plosives.  James the Geologist stumbles out of the gate and Bryan Baggins takes his GIT. The discussion ropes in and out as much as the texture of a pahoehoe lava flow, but is short and to the point like an aa...

Dr. Angela Osen, Professor of Geology, helps JtG and BB, the two Geologist on the Rocks, navigate the wondrous world of marine sediments. The journey begins with adventures from the Arlington Archosaur Site and prepping fossils at a museum. In this episode we break down what sediments are; much like weathering did to the sources of lithogenous sediments. Ooids and Manganese nodules battle for weir...

Minerals - This episode winds down the path of gentle musings from JtG and BB who took their geology on the rocks; one more than the other. Can you guess who it is? There is talk about what is a mineral and what a mineral is not - a healing tool. The talk quickly dives deep into the Bowen's Reaction Series. Things get a little in depth while trying to navigate the many different rabbit holes that...

We continue our conversation with Dale with stories from FOUND, how he approaches science to answer questions in his research, gives insight on the tools he uses to analyze basalt, and close it out with some THAT FREAKING ROCKS and talk about the music scene in Rapa Nui.  Have you ever seen the rain?

This week we dive deep into the first unifying theory in Geology - Plate Tectonics. It shows how science evolves and improves upon itself by the continued work and dedication by the people doing the research. Our guest, Dr. Dale Simpson, Jr. exemplifies this fact. He is an American Anthropological Archeologist who has dedicated his life's work researching the ancient interactions of the people of...

This episode includes an introduction to who we are, James the Geologist and Bryan Baggins, what we do, and how we came to talk about geology. We discuss our lives in the age of Covid-19, our favorite minerals, and how we go about rocking out on stage.