Category Archives: Geology

Sceptics, Gunshots, Meteorites & swarms of dykes.

Posted on 28 April 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

The moon has craters the earth does not. Present theories explaining the lack of craters do not seem credible One possibility is that we are missing the circular features (such as the area around Glastonbury) Another is that the meteorites … Continue reading →

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Why Volcanoes swell before an eruption

Posted on 27 April 2017 by Scottish-Sceptic

Current models explaining the swelling of a volcano before eruption point to explanations involving an expansion of the magma chamber and an increase in magma volume Simple calculations presented here show that thermal expansion alone is quite sufficient to explain … Continue reading →

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