South America is the world’s leading source of copper
Copper, known as the Red Metal, developed in tandem with civilization, and its use remains critical today for our technological
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GEOLOGY
The Sands of Chile
Or more specifically, the beach sands of Chile are what we have collected as part of a larger suite of
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28 Geology posts by James M. Wise and a Geopuns booklet
While we are having extra time sitting down at home while on quarantine, we decided to make a compilation of
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Dike modes of the western continental margin of South America
ABSTRACT This summary presents a regional compilation and mapping of dikes for the western margin of South America,
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The Milodón- the Giant Sloths in South America
Milodón is the Spanish word for an unusual extinct animal by today’s standards- the giant sloth. Giant sloths were once
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#Mining #Exploration #Geology
This post is a listing of observations, sayings, rules of thumb, beliefs, value statements, and even stereotypes that all integrate
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On the preservation and nature of paleo-surfaces and their associated deposits along the Pacific Flank of the Peruvian Andes
The westward-tilted erosion surfaces along the Pacific slope have a significantly greater amount of preserved volcanic deposits to the south
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Peru’s Andean flora at 4,800 meters in the Cordillera Occidental
The Peruvian Andes has very distinct biozones that vary by elevation in the Andes. Peru encompasses the hyper-arid Sechura Desert
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Raimondi- the Man of Peru
Antonio Raimondi (1824-1890) is Peru’s foremost geographer who was known for his extensive travels through the country documenting many aspects
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