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Farrukh Qayyum Netherlands Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.76 Clarity of Response 9.73 Timeliness 9.76 Politeness 9.96 Total Questions 194	I can answer questions related to following disciplines mainly: geology, geophysics, general geomorphology, stratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy. I would like to answer Geophysical question too with keen interest specifically exploration related. I want to hear from users for their queries on exploration geophysics/geology. Especially, in the discipline of Reservoir Characterization from multi-discipline data. The questions related to basics and interpretational applications would be most welcome. I can not answer the questions related to astronomly, ecology/environmetal sciences, mineralogy and petrology/petrophysics. Such categories are not my discipline of experience.
Dr D.Venkat Reddy Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.69 Clarity of Response 9.31 Timeliness 9.90 Politeness 9.84 Total Questions 366	Engineering Geology,Mining geology,commercial petrology,Decorative and dimensional stones,Hydrogeology
Fraser Hamilton U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.70 Clarity of Response 9.70 Timeliness 9.84 Politeness 9.90 Total Questions 399	I have over 15 years of professional experience in the environmental geology field. I am well versed in general geology types of questions and answers. In addition I have a keen understanding of physical stratigraphy (especially in the Valley and Ridge of Central PA) and cycles.
George Ardies Canada Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.83 Clarity of Response 9.88 Timeliness 9.81 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 617	Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology - I am not an expert in igneous and metamorphic geology. I have completed a B.Sc. in Environmental Geology at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and a M.Sc. degree in Sedimentology at Queen`s University in Kingston, Ontario. I have about 12 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and development.
Keith Patton Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.88 Clarity of Response 9.73 Timeliness 9.91 Politeness 9.88 Total Questions 540	I can answer questions concerning physical and historical geology, environmental geology/hydrology, environmental consulting, remote sensing/aerial photo interpretation, G&G computer applications, petroleum exploration, drilling, geochemistry, geochemical and microbiological prospecting, 3D reservoir modeling, computer mapping and drilling.I am not a geophysicist.
Dr Thomas Bell U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.86 Clarity of Response 9.95 Timeliness 9.95 Politeness 9.97 Total Questions 353	I can answer questions regarding surface earth processes and the chemical transformations that sediments and rocks undergo with burial. I can also answer questions regarding deep time, the evolution of the elements, and the last 4.5 billion years of earth history. I specialize in metallic ore forming processes, the major geologic time periods when they were produced and what they tell us about the evolution of our planet. Learn more about my professional interests at Stratamodel.com.
Joe Norris U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.67 Clarity of Response 9.29 Timeliness 9.96 Politeness 9.96 Total Questions 130	I am an economic geologist. An economic geologist does mineral evaluations and appraisals of mineral or mining properties. I can tell you if your deposit has value - remember that a mineral deposit, no matter how good, only has value when mined. Any value assigned to a mineral deposit, in the ground, is only the speculative value that deposit.
Manoharan Kothandapani alias Manoharan India Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.65 Clarity of Response 9.53 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 33	questions fron hydrogeology and petroleum geology
Syed Tariq Hasany Kazakhstan Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.56 Clarity of Response 9.58 Timeliness 9.62 Politeness 9.83 Total Questions 303	I can answer about the Exploration of Petroleum , in Middle East, Pakistan and Central Asia. I can also respond the questions related to the Business side of the petroleum Geology and love to guide those who want to start studying geology or want to start petroleum career. I can not answer about hard rocks (Igneous and metamorphic rocks),Igneous and metamorphic petrography,Volcanic activity and its related petrology. Hard rock is not my main subject. Minerals and mineral exploration is also not my area of expertise.
C. Robert Reszka, Jr. U.S. On Vacation returns 11/23/2009 View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.84 Clarity of Response 9.93 Timeliness 9.52 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 1043	I can answer any general geology question (rocks, minerals, stratigraphy, geomorphology etc.). My expertise is in the geology of the Michigan Basin, PreCambrian, Paleozoic and Recent. I can answer questions concerning mining and petroleum exploration and production and the laws concerning those activities. I can also answer questions concerning stratigraphy of the Michigan Basin. I will also answer questions about mineral and rock collecting in the Basin. I won`t be able to answer many specific questions on hydrology, geophysics or geochemistry. I may be able to answer very general questions in those venues.

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2009-11-18 Geology--Earthquakes in Subduction Zones:

Think of the surface of the earth as pieces of flexible foam (continental plates)floating in a swimming pool. Now add a strong breeze. When one piece of foam hits another piece the heavier of the two

2009-11-17 Is this a Geode:

Lathrop, I think that what you have is more likely a concretion, which would be solid all the way through. Given the suspected fossil on the surface, the concretion theory is likely the best. It could

2009-11-16 Black smokers:

Dear Matt, Thanks or your follow up question, Black smokers are chimney-like structure above a marine hydrothermal vent. It is an underwater geyser at the crest of an oceanic ridge, which produces a

2009-11-15 petroleum geology:

Dear Abdul Mumin, It is really pleasure for me to answer a question to a student from beautiful Bangladeshi city of Dhaka. Structure traps formed due to change of state of the lithosphere and this

2009-11-14 petroleum geosciences:

Dear Nadia, Petroleum exploration activities directly related to oil price and global economic situation and so the job opportunities in Geoscience career are also related to the level of activity;