Geochem & Petrology
This is the most abundant element in the Earth's Crust.
Oxygen
This famous actor likens himself to a stone and has been seen in Penny Hall at the start of the new semester.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
This is the current geological period.
Quaternary
Found deep underground in geodes this purple crystal is used to make spyglasses and tinted glass in Minecraft.
Amethyst
In 79 CE this volcano destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Mt. Vesuvius
This radioactive isotope is used for radiometric dating for samples up to 60,000 years old.
Carbon-14
This geology movie is so bad that it has been shown in GEOL107 as extra credit, presumably to make up for the brain cells watching it kills off, where the magnetosphere need to be restarted via nukes.
The Core
Dinosaurs have lived in these two geologic eras.
Mesozoic and Cenozoic
In Phasmophobia, this mineral is effective for tracking the movement of ghosts.
Halite
This is where does the US gets 40% of its water from.
Karst Aquifers
This member of the pelitic aluminosilicate trio is Delaware's state mineral.
Sillimanite
This 2015 action movie stars a certain rock trying to save his daughter during the after math of an immense California earthquake.
Trees are geologically younger than this group of animals commonly found as fossil teeth.
Sharks
This blue metamorphic rock can be used to make dyes and enchantments in Minecraft.
Lapis Lazuli
This US nearby state became the first to mandate Climate Change education as part of its Next Generation Science Standards in 2020.
New Jersey
This geochemist discovered the age of the Earth through U-Pb dating and invented the first cleanroom.
Clair Patterson
Professor Adam's celebrity look-alike in Breaking Bad has this hobby in common with him.
Mineral Collecting
The oldest animal fossils are from this geological eon.
Proterozoic
In Clash of Clans these troops are made from living rock.
Golems or Lava Hounds
As a cultural icon of wealth, diamonds are mined from these types of volcanic vents.
Kimberlite Pipes
The father of modern Geochemistry had this winning first name.
Victor (Goldschmit)
In Jurassic Park only two of the dinosaurs shown were actually from the Jurassic Period. This is one of them.
Brachiosaurus or Dilophosaurus
Pangea began to rift apart causing this Mass Extinction Event.
Triassic-Jurassic or End-Triassic
Lava in Elden Ring's Volcano Manor is can be seen creating this basalt texture, as seen in this image.
Pahoehoe
This part of the United States Department of the Interior provides science about natural hazards, mineral resources, ecosystem health, and more.
United States Geological Survey