QUT Earth Science Undergraduate Page

19/08/2020

For the next few weeks https://geology.com/rocks/igneous-rocks.shtml

20/07/2020

ERB101_2020 More updates made on BB. Please make sure you have closed in shoes when/if you attend prac. Prac is on Minerals - so if you are following in a text book - thats the chapter to read. Looking forward to seeing some of you tomorrow :)

Also a good resource

Learning mineral identification is like learning to cook. You begin by following step-by-step procedures and looking up a lot of things. Hardness Luster Color Streak Crystal Form and Mineral Habit Cleavage and Fracture Magnetism

20/07/2020

ERB101 2020 students. PRACs DO start this week. Groups 1 weds 9-12 and Group 2 weds 1 - 4. Groups 3 and 4 the following week

24/03/2020

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/03/ancestor-of-all-animals-identified-in-australian-fossils/126748?fbclid=IwAR2e9MktMjdPapevRi_w2BE56b-vf25tr-Yswj9jWS6qqRSbdzg9EBRs0SE

A team led by UC Riverside geologists has discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most familiar animals today, including humans.

23/03/2020

In between assessments

March 18, 2020 Last updated: March 22, 2020

22/03/2020

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/05/us/550-million-year-old-worm-scn-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3xVG6r0lztibT3wgmt_vJjcVm6ERfLVs_YL2JtER9G3QpTY0DcHyeV3TA

Who would've thought an ancient worm would fill in an important blank in evolution?

15/03/2020

When rocks attack
https://www.facebook.com/theCHIVE/videos/2762675573828170/?t=0

09/03/2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2015/12/18/geology-students-happiest-college-campus-study/?fbclid=IwAR25MOyQl_mOpjw6dh0bF-0uHDBvqdjNuSsdjd8NqyG_Kxkor6YAbshSN9Y

Geology students were the happiest with their degrees according to the National Student Survey.

29/02/2020

https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/hardcore-deepsea-crustacean-named-after-metallica/?fbclid=IwAR1MeAxIX9XBjsVJwPW4QYVvaNibOOdqbc8bfGHpqcInUXN7FBimyWABras

A previously unknown species of microscopic deep-sea crustacean discovered in the abyss of the northern Pacific has been named for the heavy metal band Met

11/04/2019

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12221130&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nzh_fb&fbclid=IwAR317Q1m68UeTqRwXJs2rjIr3KZ5rK4zO5WV0m2_-bATBuunZ2qxby_rEv8