The Ask-A-Geologist project provides answers to general earth science questions.
Questions are randomly assigned to a pool of general scientists each day.
Answers are the reasonable efforts of USGS employees, retirees, and contractors, and are not guaranteed to be correct or complete.
Answers are not official policy of the USGS or the United States Government.
Answers are not reviewed for correctness or consistency with USGS or US Government policy.
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Maintained by: Rex Sanders
Last modified:
2004 December 7