PRESIDENT'S CORNER:
We had another great SDAG talk, with a very entertaining, knowledgeable, and dare I go out on a limb and say
energetic speaker in Norrie Robbins. Norrie is one of our own and it was my pleasure to ask her to present to
the group. Norrie has obviously spent a lot of time researching the research on how people got to the Americas
and how geological techniques can be used to aid us in looking for the evidence. As with everything, it's not as
simple as we may think. After all, some of the evidence points to intrepid sailors coming across the Pacific in
little more than canoes! Thanks for the talk Norrie, your energy is infectious.
We have another one stop wonder coming up Saturday, May 30. Dave Bloom, Monte Murbach, and George
Copenhaver (and others I am sure) lead us to an old feldspar mine that had its hey day in the early part of last
century. At one time it was one of the major if not most important sources of feldspar in the country. A trip to
the old mill at Cameron Corners was held as part of the 2005 field trip by my ghost writer, but now we get a
peek into the location of the raw material! Should be great.
Finally, next month will feature the venerable Dr. Pat Abbot who will be speaking on multiple multi-disciplinary
topics with regard to Antarctica. The meeting is early this month as it is our annual SDAG/SCGS joint meeting
at El Adobe in San Juan Capistrano on June 9. Sign up now, this should be an interesting ride!
Unfortunately, I will not be in attendance next month to see Pat's talk as my wife and I will be travelling to
Southern Africa for a month. I'll catch up with you all at the July meeting (TBA) and hope at some time in the
future to share some (hopefully) interesting stories with you from the journey.
-- All the best, Scott Snyder, SDAG Prez
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"One-stop Wonder" (OSW) to the Pacific Feldspar Mine, 30 May.
The mine provided the feldspar for the Campo Mill
which we visited on the 2005 field trip. The mine is described on pages 76
through 78 of CDMG County Report 3 (1963). The history of the mill itself
is described by Carl Calvert in the 2005-06 guidebook (pages 91 to 94).
George Copenhaver will be on hand to tell tales (and show samples) of a
highly radioactive rare earth element (REE) bearing pegmatite from the mine.
I plan to dig out my scintillometer for the occasion!
The particulars for the OSW:
The date: Saturday, 30 May 2009.
The time: meet at 9:45 at Cameron Corners, in the large dirt lot on Buckman
Springs Rd, just northwest of the intersection of Buckman Springs Rd and
Highway 94 (just north of the video rental store). Consolidate and leave in
4WD vehicles (required) at 10am. DO NOT COME LATE AND TRY TO DRIVE TO THE
MINE ON YOUR OWN. There is a locked gate at the head of Hauser Canyon.
The duration: approximately 1-1/2 to 2 hours?
After that: lunch at the finest restaurant in Cameron Corners or Campo?
I personally plan to fill some growlers at Alpine Beer Company on the way
back, but I have no formal plans other than that...
See ya!
Phil Farquharson
CALL FOR PAPERS:
"Mylonitization and associated low angle/detachment faulting in the northern Santa Rosa and southern San Jacinto Mountains, California."
To be published in association with the
2009 San Diego Association of Geologists Annual Field Trip
November 7th and 8th, 2009
Co-editors:
| Bryan Miller-Hicks, Vice President, SDAG |
Dr. Monte Marshall, Ph.D. |
| Independent engineering geology consultant |
Emeritus Professor of Geologic Sciences, SDSU |
| bryanmillerhicks@gmail.com 619-733-3724 |
mmarshall@geology.sdsu.edu 619-795-9871 |
SCOPE: Papers addressing topics related to mylonites, geology, structural geology, metamorphism,
metasediments, faulting, folding, meta-structures, biology, environmental issues, geography, native
American culture, and history of the Deep Canyon, northern Santa Rosa Mountains and southern San
Jacinto Mountains
TIMELINE: Email a statement of interest & topic to the co-editors as soon as possible
Manuscripts due: April 15th, 2009
Revised manuscripts due: July 1st, 2009
Target publication date: late September, 2009
For further information, contact bryanmillerhicks@gmail.com or mmarshall@geology.sdsu.edu
 "The Ocean, the Wine and the Valley"
An international symposium to honor the life and work of Antoine Badan
November 16-18, 2009. Ensenada, B. C., Mexico
Oceanographers, wine-makers and environmentalists are invited to submit contributed (oral or poster)
presentations for this unique, critical-discussion gathering. Main topics include: physical oceanography of the
Gulfs of Mexico and California, enology and viticulture related to the wines and vineyards of California and
Baja California, and environmental sciences with emphasis in the sustainability of the Guadalupe Valley.
Special consideration will be given to works related to two or all three of the above topics. Submissions will be
accepted until the end of August. Confirmed participants include:
P. Niiler, SIO/UCSD. A. Lugo Fernández, MMS. M. Hendershott, SIO/UCSD.
K. Brink, WHOI. C. Winant, SIO/UCSD. H. D'Acosta, Casa de Piedra.
A. Moore, UCSC. M. López, CICESE. E. Chassignet, COAPS/FSU.
M. Laví
n, CICESE. F. Martain, Cavas Valmar. A. Provenzale, ISAC/CNR.
Contact: JulioCandela(jcandela@cicese.mx), JulioSheinbaum(julios@cicese.mx) or
EdgarPavia(epavia@cicese.mx). http://www.cicese.edu.mx/
FOR LEASE
1250 FAYETTE STREET,
EL CAJON, CA 92020
- Four offices vary in size from 156 square feet to 360 square feet with 1,869 square feet of warehouse space.
- Owner is willing to offer one month of FREE RENT for every year the facility is leased!
- Contact Terry Cochran at 619-258-4905, ext. 110 or tcochran@sunbeltpub.com for more information.
A note from the secretary:
Please let me know if you paid for a corporate sponsorship and are not listed. Also, please let me know of any job openings or upcoming
events of interest to the Earth science community. E-mail is best: sdag2009@geology-guy.com is an
address I've set up.
Phil
Google Earth™ finally recognizes the other 70.8% of Earth's surface!
"SAN FRANCISCO - Google Earth unveiled the fifth official revamp of its service on Monday, taking virtual
tourists down to the bottom of the sea floor, to Mars, and back in time to explore the past through historical
data.
As expected, Google unveiled the complement to what Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic explorer-inresidence,
called "Google Dirt". Google Ocean not only highlights the surface of the sea and its wonders, but
also will map the sea floor, down to the Mariana Trench, five miles down.
"When you think about Google Earth and oceans in general, there's a problem: we don't know much about it,"
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said during a Monday press conference.
There is more biodiversity in the ocean than there is in the Amazon - a fact that Schmidt said he didn't know
until he was involved in the project.
Like Google Earth, virtually all of the content resides on Google's servers. Users who download the application
use the application as a viewer, loading data as the user needs it. About 50 million measurements were taken
to compile the undersea topography map, Google executives said.
For those invited to speak at the Google launch event, the new iteration of Google Earth appears to be a highprofile
way of putting the ocean's problems in front of the world's population." (lifted from the PC Magazine
website at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2340000,00.asp, "Revamped Google Earth Dives to Ocean
Floor", by Mark Hachman, 2/2/09)
So what does this mean to us in Southern California, you say? Well, to me (PF), it means that I now get true
indicated altitudes in Imperial County, which previously showed the Salton Sea at an altitude of 0 feet/meters, now
gives an altitude of -226 feet. However, my plug-in for USGS Real-time Earthquakes, which shows all earthquakes
in the last week all over the world, now makes the icons for shakers all at the same size - the dots formerly were
proportional to magnitude (picky, picky!).
And speaking of Google Earth, if you don't already know about it, check out Tony Carrasco's wonderful Google
Earth Geology pages at http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/localgeology/getour.html. The sub-title is "Google Earth Tour
of Geologic Features (KMZ/KML Files)" - you'll find plug-ins for all sorts of local and world geology, including the
Picacho Recreation Area, where the SDSU geo-alumni field trip is going.
SDAG Wear - Monte (Murbach) has a variety of shirts, hats, visors and even a nice vest with the SDAG logo. A small selection is available for purchase at the meetings; all SDAG wear can be ordered from Monte.
2009 SDAG Membership Please consider renewing for 2009. It is our active membership that makes SDAG able to do what we do: monthly presentations at dinner meetings, annual field trip, student scholarships, publications, education sponsorship, half-day and full-day field trips and other activities.
DO YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT?? Do you have an event, job opening, field trip or other announcement you would like to share with our members??
Just call or email our SDAG Secretary.
Wednesday seminars, 1 - 2 pm, SDSU in the Chemistry-Geology Building, room CSL-422. Check http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/seminars/ for details.
Department of Geological Sciences
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-1020
FAX (619) 594-4372 VOICE (619) 594-6394
*****Parking near campus is limited. There are two lots of meters on the SE side of campus off College, for example and it would be about a 5 minute walk from there. The first lot is meters, and the deeper lot is less expensive ticket machine. *****
The Gordon Gastil Endowed Scholarship Fund continues to seek donations of any amount. Gifts of $ 500.00 or more will be recognized on a plaque to be placed in the remodeled Geology Building. Donations can be sent through SDAG, or contact Pia or Marie, Department of Geological Sciences, SDSU, at (619) 594-5586.
Meetings are generally held the 4th Thursday of the month at 11:30AM at the Grand at Willow (check their website http://www.labgs.org/ for their newsletter, for more details, and to make a reservation). Reservations Are Essential.
The SCGS usually meets on the first Monday of every month, in Orange County. For more SCGS information, visit their website at: http://www.southcoastgeo.org, or contact this year's SCGS President, Tom Devine.
Check the West Coast Petroleum Technology Transfer Council website http://www.westcoastpttc.org/ for workshop date and location.
Our website manager, Carolyn Glockhoff, can create a link from any Corporate Sponsor's listing on the SDAG website to its company website, if one exists. Also, please send the URLs of your favorite geology sites to carolyn@caro-lion.com for listing on the Geologic Links page. These could be data resources, schools, useful government contacts, geologic software, contractors, laboratories, your own company's website, or anything you think would be useful to your colleagues.
DO YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT?? Do you have an event, job opening, field trip or other announcement you would like to share with our members?? Just call or email our SDAG Secretary, Phil Farquharson at (619) 224-8463 OR 2009 SDAG Secretary. Any news regarding upcoming events that may be of interest to the Association or news of your business can be submitted.
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