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WOGE#233

Posted by: Chris Arnott | December 6, 2010 | 8 Comments |

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As a first time WoGE winner, I am delighted to select and host the current one.

If you are new to Where on Google Earth (WoGE), an explanation of the game can be found here- http://geosociety.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/where-on-google-earth-219/

Find the location of the below target on Google Earth, include longitude/latitude and describe the geology you see. I have no idea if this will be an easy or a hard one but in the interest of helping out all other WOGE newbies I’ll envoke the Schott rule meaning previous winners need to wait an hour for each WOGE they have won before answering.

Posted 6th December 2010 11:45AM GMT

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Congrats to Felix who found the location and relayed its geological significance – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E2%80%93T_boundary

As promised in my response to Felix I have managed to locate the picture of me at the locality. I qualify this picture with the statement that we had spent many days in rural northern Tunisia and the head scarves were extremely useful during that time. shame we all looked like such a bunch of numpties!

Girls all on one side of the boundary and boys on the other (i’m the numpty in the white head scarf that didnt get this memo and/or am confused about my sexuality!). Perhaps if i’d listened more at university i might be able to advise which side if the boundary is which!!! But i didnt and so i cant. Sorry!

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Welcome to the Geoblogosphere, Chris! Subscribed!

   By: Ron Schott on December 6, 2010
at 2:28 pm

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at 6:34 pm

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   By: chris arnott on December 7, 2010
at 2:09 pm

8.62°E, 36.15°N Tunisia, Hammam Mellegque

At the 28th International Congress of
Geology (Washington, 1989), the El Kef
section (=Hammam Mellegue path section)
was selected as an international reference
section (stratotype) for the K-T boundary
interval.

A thin layer (1 cm thick), composed of a
rust-colored layer (1 to 2 mm thick), interbedded
between two gypsum levels. The rust-coloured layer,
rich in Iridium (3 ng/g; Robin et al., 1991 et 1992)*,
contains microscopic crystals of Ni-Cr rich spinel,
and iron oxides. This layer, totally devoid of fossil,
indicates the K-T boundary.

Hi Chris, this one was a tough one! I was everywhere. It could have been at nearly any place. But it sure is a geological highlight. As this is the official K-T boundary.

   By: Felix Bossert on December 7, 2010
at 7:19 pm

8.62°E, 36.15°N Tunisia, Hammam Mellegque KT_Boundary

test test test test

   By: Felix Bossert on December 7, 2010
at 7:24 pm

Congratulations Felix! Havgin spent so long trying to locate your WOGE#228 it is with a sense of trepidation that i pass on the mantle. PLease post here when WOGE#234 is available.

The site is indeed a world recognised section illustrating the k-t boundary, one i was lucky to visit in my finaly year field trip to Northern Tunisia with the now de-funct Staffordshire University, I believe i have a photo straddling the boundary somewhere which ill be sure to post if i can find it…….
EDIT: Original post updated with photo of our uni field trip to the site in what i think was 2004.

Felix, congratulations and over to you………..

Cheers

Chris

   By: Chris Arnott on December 8, 2010
at 7:02 am

WOGE#234 is here
Happy hunting.

   By: Felix Bossert on December 8, 2010
at 1:07 pm

Chris,

FYI, Ron Schott continuously updates a kmz file containing all previous WoGE wins, which is worth being checked before you post a new challenge. The same spot you have chosen here was already featured in WoGE#154. I’ve won that round about two years ago :)

   By: Peter L on December 8, 2010
at 4:04 pm

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