Thank you so much!

@@EarthandSpaceSciencesX thank you for facilitating it for me to use some of my gray matter, especially with the pronunciations of the jargon. It feels like learning a whole new language. 🥸

Awesome! And thank you for this uplifting feedback.

Glad I can help you enjoy the natural world a bit. Hope you enjoy my series of lectures!

That’s cool, and I’m 16 wanting to learn geology. I think it’s really cool

11-14? Age is now multiple choice too?

@@TKFKU no, its m age range, i'm no speaking m age online

@@TKFKU It's good that he's alert enough to protect his information by being vague.

you might be interested in another geology professor's online lectures. check out Nick Zentner videos on Washington state, USA on you tube.

Awesome! Thank you! Let me know what got you so interested in geology.

Glad to have you studying with me!

Ally C -- Great idea!

@@EarthandSpaceSciencesX -- Where can I find a Copy of that "Exact" same Geologic Time Scale Chart you used in the Video please?

Hi Ken! Thank you so much for the words of encouragement and support! It means a lot to me to know I have made an impact on you and please know your feedback makes an impact on me. Cheers!

Nick’s videos sure are great and I am a huge fan and I am thrilled you found me as well. Glad to have you join the geology family!

@@EarthandSpaceSciencesX thanks very much - I may be calling on some of you if I get stuck with my studies - shame I am not in USA - much more fascinating geology than where I am in Devon UK! it's all granite. with one erratic on one of our beaches!

@@Linandemma Hiya hope you've found your first year interesting! We've got our own geology in the UK - nothing like the PNW but still something to look at. Also, there's the Eifel volcanic region that's not too far away, and all the subduction zones around Italy and thrust faults in Greece. Sounds like a brilliant excuse for a weekend away :)

Hi serbia

Glad to have you study with me!

Will keep watching all your lessons. Thanks again!

Welcome aboard! I currently teach in Dallas. Would love to have you join my class.

You are so welcome!

You can do it!

Awesome!

Fantastic!

As I start this journey, please I might seek advice from you time to time.

The same about me:))

Same here!

@@MarkBrockman1956 Yup! Same here!

look at Nick Zentner's (Central Washington University) lectures on Washington state geology.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you like them! Mahalo!

I’m glad I could re-spark your interest in the topic! Thank you for the praise!

In my lectures, I treat the cryosphere as a hybrid between the hydrosphere and the geosphere. You're right though, others might separate it out as it's own "sphere."

Deebz270 wow good point man

I appreciate having you study with me!

@@EarthandSpaceSciencesX You want to hear a happy geology-related story? In my freshman year of college, waaaay back in the fall of 1993, I had to sign up for a science class but had absolutely zero interest in science. I ended up choosing the one class that fit best into my schedule - Geology. Turns out, that was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. I had this teacher... oh my goodness. To say he was eccentric was an understatement! He was completely wacko! BUT, he was passionate - completely in love with his chosen field of study. And that passion was infectious. Like it or not, I ended up never missing a single day of class. There were still a lot of things I didn't understand, so I only got a B in the class, but I didn't care. It was the best class I had ever taken. I loved it (and my professor!) so much, I ended up taking it AGAIN! There was no need to, of course, but for the first time in my life, I _wanted_ to take a science class. I've been in love with science ever since. Astronomy, marine biology, microbiology... and the list goes on. Some of my favorite realms of amateur scientific study are the deep sea habitats I get to see while watching livestreaming ROV dives. And, while deep sea fish are my primary interest, I find myself constantly distracted by the sheer beauty of deep sea geology. The steep canyon walls, the random boulder deposits (likely glacier-related), the eerily eroded sedimentary rock layers, I could go on and on. Another area of interest for me are people who explore abandoned mines. To see gargantuan slabs of rocks, intruding upon each other, to see literal faults sliced clean before your eyes, the sparkly minerals, the veins of ore that spread like spiderwebs... it's all so beautiful to me. Problem is this... I don't remember enough from that class I took (twice!) so long ago. I have many questions and a desire to learn. So, when I stumbled upon your channel today, it felt like I had hit the jackpot! I cannot attend school in any traditional manner right now, so your classes look to be the next best thing. I've already watched all of your virtual field trips. 👍 So, my great Geology story is that a class I had to take, because it was the only one that fit my schedule, with a wacky professor, sparked an almost 30-year love of science in me that grows stronger every day. How's THAT for a good story? 😁 PS - I am also from Southern California. 👍

Awesome, thank you!

Mahalo nui loa! I hope you have wonderful and safe travels!

You're so welcome!

Same here. Loving it so far.

@@ashleybailey1785 This sounds like a good start for your learning interest on geology. Gradually, you will like more info. on this subject to the point of an unexpected appreciation for our planet Earth. 🕊️🌎✌️

Stefania Ponitz -- I used to work in the Oilfield as a Driller (Drilling Rig Operator). I have worked with several Petroleum Geologists. For the Reasons you have described (terminology, etc.), I "assume" is the reason why Geologists are often unofficially called "Rock Doctors." LOL

You rock right back!

I realize this is old, but....I don't see the distinction, the beginning was the beginning. Expansion precludes us ever observing most of it, radio waves from the non-observable part can never reach us. So why are they different things, other than that from our vantage point?

Thanks!

I had the same choice 45 years ago. I choose geology because I couldn't handle dissecting animals, no surprise I became a veggie 32 years ago and vegan 11 years ago. I was sold on geology with my first week long field trip to the glorious Flinders Ranges in South Australia.

Glad it was helpful!

Alex T glad to have you with us.

Thank you for this wonderful feedback!

The situation on Maui is heartbreaking.

Gold be diamond

Many thanks!

The science is very big... The earth and sky were created not by an explosion, but by separation by water... Then the stars, planets and the sun were created by an explosion... Then the sun was in the shape of a spiral.

Sun temperature 5778 klv This result was found by scholars, but it is present in the Holy Qur’an The Noble Qur’an is the word of God and there is not a single error in it and it contains all the sciences

@@انصار_المهدي29م47 so 5778 Kelvin is in the Quran but Kelvin wasn't even alive until 1000 years after Islam became a thing? Quite a book you have there.

There are usually local prospecting clubs. Join one of them and you should meet people there who can train you.

I hope you enjoy my lectures then!

That’s pretty cool that he did that!

If you're not a bot blink twice.

@@gvid90 *blinkblink*?

I had to be sure

Did I though? Hum.

Thank you for your encouraging words!

Thank you Bruce! I love those topics also and indeed I would love to cover them in detail when I have the opportunity.

Thanks!

Alex T I believe he did support that hypothesis you stated. Bodies in the solar system were sometimes hypothesized to “fission” from other bodies in the solar system during his lifetime, so it wasn’t as bizarre an idea then as it is now. One common version of this had the moon fissioning from the earth, and that planets were spat out from the early-forming sun. Universally, these ideas are now rejected and replaced with sounder ideas.

it's indoctrination condemnation without investigation equals indoctrination

@@matta443 what exactly do you mean by it’s indoctrination?

I was told to have faith in the geologic record upon real radiometric dating results as a geology major. How many millions of years? We don't know what happened in 1500BC, but the preacher wants you to believe we know what happened millions of years ago. Explain iron age depopulation.

@@matta443 Sounds like you'd be happiest in divinity school. No hard questions or even contradictory claims as it all comes down to god's will/doing which, ironically, if free of any evidence whatsoever.

It's the point where crystals start to grow. Nucleation of a crystal occurs and then the rest of the crystal grows out from that spot.

Not for these lectures, though I am working on revising and improving them. When that happens, I may post a link to the notes. It’s a good idea.

@@EarthandSpaceSciencesX So happy to hear there is more on the way, I LOVE these.

I have a few questions... These lessons are for university/undergraduate level? And what book do you suggest for an undergraduate geology course covering an introduction to geology? Thanks!