Caribbean Geology: December 2025

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

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Thursday, December 25, 2025

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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https://www.youtube.com/@valls_geoconsultant?sub_confirmation=1 Чтобы посмотреть другие видео о геологии, геохимии, искусственном интеллекте и многом другом, посетите наш канал и подпишитесь бесплатно здесь: Золотые капли — https://shorturl.at/fetV1 Geovoices — https://tinyurl.com/m23pp4pb Новости о геологии — https://tinyurl.com/3979urhy Это видео раскрывает скрытый секрет полевой геологии, объясняя, почему профессионалы используют латексные презервативы в качестве одного из многих современных методов исследования в геохимии. Этот метод служит формой полевого обогащения, обеспечивая абсолютное сохранение химических параметров in situ и исключение посторонних аналитов, эффективно обходя ограничения химического разбавления. репрезентативность. Временная метка 0:00 – Вступление: необычное название и цель видео. 0:30 – Типичные проблемы геолога в полевых условиях (влага, грязь, пыль). 1:10 – Объяснение «секрета»: зачем геологу презерватив в поле. 1:50 – Защита оборудования: телефоны, GPS, блокноты, датчики. 2:30 – Примеры при отборе проб в ручьях и на заболоченных участках. 3:10 – Как пользоваться этим лайфхаком правильно и безопасно. 3:50 – Другие нестандартные, но полезные приёмы полевой геологии. 4:30 – Ошибки начинающих геологов и как их избежать. 5:20 – Советы по организации полевой сумки «умного геолога». 6:10 – Когда такой подход действительно спасает данные и оборудование. 7:00 – Заключение, короткий вывод и приглашение подписаться. Мост между академией и промышленностью! P. Geo. Рикардо А. Валлс, магистр наук и Geo Gadfly Valls Geoconsultant ORCID ID- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5421-0914 Scopus Author ID: 7003369619/35335510700 ResearcherID: S-6604-2018 Если вам понравился этот контент, пожалуйста, «купите мне кофе» https://www.buymeacoffee.com/goldendroplets #valls_geoconsultant #FieldGeology #Geochemistry #HeavyMinerals Некоторые ссылки Доэрти, М. Э., Арндт, К., Чанг, З., Келли, К., и Лавин, О. (2023). Геохимия осадочных отложений рек в разведке полезных ископаемых: обзор мелкой фракции, глинистой фракции, золота, выщелаженного из объемных отложений, концентрата тяжелых минералов и химии индикаторных минералов. Геохимия: разведка, окружающая среда, анализ, 23(4). https://doi.org/10.1144/geochem2022-039, Falck, H., Day, S., Pierce, K. L., Cairns, S., & Watson, D. (2015). Геохимические, минералогические и индикаторные минеральные данные для русловых иловых отложений, концентратов тяжелых минералов и вод, район реки Флэт, Северо-Западные территории (NWT GMRTC. (2024, 11 марта). Геохимия разведки полезных ископаемых: методология отбора проб почвы. https://gmrtc.com/2024/03/11/ssgc01en/ Layton-Matthews, D., & McClenaghan, M. B. (2022). Современные методы и применение минеральной химии в разведке полезных ископаемых; примеры из оледенелой местности: обзор. Minerals, 12(1), 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12010059, Lett, R. E. (2007). Геохимические исследования дренажа: отложения ручьев, отложения озер, моховые ковры, тяжелые минералы. Министерство энергетики, горнодобывающей промышленности и нефтяных ресурсов Британской Колумбии; Ассоциация прикладных геохимиков. Летт, Р. Э., Фриске, П. В. Б., и МакКленаган, М. Б. (2022). Данные по тяжелым минералам и геохимические данные, полученные в результате детального отбора проб русловых отложений, русловых вод и мхов в северо-западной части Британской Колумбии (GeoFile 2022-10). Геологическая служба Британской Колумбии. Лайман, Г. (2023). Статистическая теория отбора проб твердых частиц. Минералы, 13(7), 905. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070905, Макванди, С., Паже, П., Тремблей, Дж., и Жирар, Р. (2021). Разведка минералов платиновой группы в моренных отложениях: новый подход к извлечению, подсчету, идентификации минералов и химической характеристике. Минералы, 11(3), 264. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11030264, Мейер, В. Т., Теобальд, П. К., мл., и Блум, Х. (1979). Геохимия русловых отложений. В П. Дж. Худ (ред.), Геофизика и геохимия в поиске металлических руд (Отчет по экономической геологии 31, стр. 411-434). Геологическая служба Канады. Моулз, Н., и Чепмен, Р. (2019). Золото как индикаторный минерал и его интеграция с другими методами разведки. Геологическая служба Финляндии. Вальс Альварес, Р. А. (без даты). Эффективность спектрального анализа руд в геологических исследованиях: методологические аспекты. Revista Universidad Eafit, (84), 65-75. Вальс, Р. (без даты). Практика «безопасной геологии» в полевых условиях [Видео]. YouTube. Винклер, Э. (1999). Отчет по оценке технологии SimulProbe: SimulProbe Technologies, Inc. Центр энергоэффективности и возобновляемых источников энергии, Массачусетский университет в Амхерсте.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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