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Determining Spatial Orientation of Rock Layers with the Brunton Compass05:36

Determining Spatial Orientation of Rock Layers with the Brunton Compass

Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Most rock units exhibit some form of planar surfaces or linear features. Examples ...

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Using Topographic Maps to Generate Topographic Profiles07:13

Using Topographic Maps to Generate Topographic Profiles

Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Topographic maps are "plan-view" representations of Earth's ...

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Making a Geologic Cross Section08:55

Making a Geologic Cross Section

Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Geologic maps were first made and utilized in Europe, in the mid-to-late 18th century. ...

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Physical Properties Of Minerals I: Crystals and Cleavage07:33

Physical Properties Of Minerals I: Crystals and Cleavage

Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder The physical properties of minerals comprise various measurable and discernible ...

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Physical Properties Of Minerals II: Polymineralic Analysis07:16

Physical Properties Of Minerals II: Polymineralic Analysis

Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder The physical properties of minerals include various measurable and discernible ...

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Igneous Volcanic Rock07:28

Igneous Volcanic Rock

Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Igneous rocks are the products of cooling and crystallization of magma. Volcanic rocks ...

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Igneous Intrusive Rock09:26

Igneous Intrusive Rock

Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Igneous rocks are products of the cooling and crystallization of high temperature ...

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An Overview of bGDGT Biomarker Analysis for Paleoclimatology08:28

An Overview of bGDGT Biomarker Analysis for Paleoclimatology

Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst Throughout this series of videos, natural samples were extracted and ...

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An Overview of Alkenone Biomarker Analysis for Paleothermometry10:10

An Overview of Alkenone Biomarker Analysis for Paleothermometry

Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst Throughout this series of videos, natural samples were extracted and ...

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Sonication Extraction of Lipid Biomarkers from Sediment07:24

Sonication Extraction of Lipid Biomarkers from Sediment

Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The material comprising the living "organic" share of any ecosystem ...

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Soxhlet Extraction of Lipid Biomarkers from Sediment08:04

Soxhlet Extraction of Lipid Biomarkers from Sediment

Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst Every lab needs standards that track the performance, accuracy, and ...

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Extraction of Biomarkers from Sediments - Accelerated Solvent Extraction06:42

Extraction of Biomarkers from Sediments - Accelerated Solvent Extraction

Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The distribution of a group of organic biomarkers called glycerol-dialkyl ...

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Conversion of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters by Saponification for U<sup>k'</sup><sub>37</sub> Paleothermometry08:28

Conversion of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters by Saponification for Uk'37 Paleothermometry

Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The product of an organic solvent extraction, a total lipid extract (TLE), ...

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Purification of a Total Lipid Extract with Column Chromatography09:18

Purification of a Total Lipid Extract with Column Chromatography

Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst The product of an organic solvent extraction, a total lipid extract (TLE), ...

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Removal of Branched and Cyclic Compounds by Urea Adduction for U<sup>k'</sup><sub>37</sub> Paleothermometry07:52

Removal of Branched and Cyclic Compounds by Urea Adduction for Uk'37 Paleothermometry

Source: Laboratory of Jeff Salacup - University of Massachusetts Amherst As mentioned in previous videos, the product of an organic solvent ...

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