Hi everyone. I am a total newbie wanting to write his first book but I am also an Earth sciences specialist. I know a lot about the subject of geology, geomorphology, glaciers, volcanoes, tectonic, oceans ... So if you are stuck in your research and need some help on those subjects, just let me know.
Not sure if this fits into your area of expertise, but I've got a character who can mold/manipulate metal. I'm trying to see if I could break "metal" down a bit into more specific materials and saw something on "pure metals" vs. "impure metals." Thoughts?
I kind of do actually. I have a short story here titled "Alluvial Grounds" in the science fiction section that could really use a look from someone like you on the geology it incorporates. https://www.writingforums.org/threads/alluvial-grounds.161305/
Unfortunately my story takes place on an Orbital ring. So what is a geologists favorite music? Rock. (I'll see myself out).
Not research. Just curiosity. Why there's so many earthquakes so deep here. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/tectonic/images/emaustralia_tsum.pdf Do plates go deep or is magma moving so much or...?
About tectonic plates: assuming it's correct to say that mountain ranges like the Rockies are the result of uplift after two plates keep colliding for a good while, is it fair to say those two plates have essentially fused together once tectonic activity in the area cools down? I have it in my head that plates are fusing and breaking into separate plates as the planet cools, because on maps, the interface between the Pacific plate and the NA plate seems too far from the Rockies to have been the site of uplift. Do plates change direction? How often?
