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Available in sizes small-3XL.  READ MORE AIPG non-woven lunch bag AIPG This great lunch tote is made from 80 gsm non-woven polypropylene and thermal insulated to keep food fresh. The top features a name holder to keep your lunch clearly labeled in crowded office refrigerators and has a zippered side gusset pocket that is an ideal place for silverware or sauce packets. The carrying handles are securely attached and double stitched for additional reinforcement. It folds flat for easy storage.  READ MORE    INDUSTRY NEWS Geologists find rare earth element-bearing rocks in Mojave Desert Sci News Rare earth elements are a set of 17 chemical elements (atomic numbers 57-71) in the periodic table. They are essential in modern civilian and military applications, health care and medical devices, and "green" technologies. Although REEs have crustal abundances similar to common industrial-grade metals, large economically viable REE deposits are uncommon. The findings were published in the journal Geosphere.  READ MORE An automated method to generate and evaluate geochemical tectonic discrimination diagrams based on topological theory Minerals Discrimination diagrams can be used to distinguish different tectonic settings of igneous rocks. To improve the quality and efficiency of the design of discrimination diagrams, an automatic design and assessment method for discrimination diagrams is proposed based on topology theory.  READ MORE Incremental growth of layered mafic-ultramafic intrusions through melt replenishment into a crystal mush zone traced by Fe-Hf isotope systematics Frontiers in Earth Science Layered mafic-ultramafic intrusions are among the largest igneous bodies on Earth, and represent aggregations of large volumes of mantle- and some crustal-derived melts. Melts are emplaced over time-intervals of less than one million years, predominantly through multiple pulses of injections into pre-existing melt-crystal slurries.  READ MORE Geologists discover evidence of ice age in Torridon rocks The National Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and uncovered evidence of debris dropped from melting icebergs in lakes when analyzed rocks in the Torridon area. The rocks date from the period known as the Boring Billion, which took place from 1800 to 800 million years ago. The term is used by geologists to describe what was thought to be a relatively calm period in Earth's evolution, with little climatic upheaval.  READ MORE Evidence for the charge disproportionation of iron in extraterrestrial bridgmanite Science Advances Bridgmanite, MgSiO3 with perovskite structure, is considered the most abundant mineral on Earth. On the lower mantle, it contains Fe and Al that strongly influence its behavior. Experimentalists have debated whether iron may exist in a mixed valence state, coexistence of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in bridgmanite, through charge disproportionation. Here, we report the discovery of Fe-rich aluminous bridgmanite coexisting with metallic iron in a shock vein of the Suizhou meteorite.  READ MORE Precipitation and groundwater levels: It's a long-term relationship University of Madison-Wisconsin The traditional starting point for understanding water level variation requires knowledge of factors such as aquifer properties, land use, and the amount of water pumped out. However, in the Journal of Hydrology on Nov. 15, 2019, Robert Smail, a recent UW–Madison Ph.D., revealed a method to connect precipitation records and changes in the groundwater level that focused solely on two numbers: precipitation over the past month, and average monthly rainfall over the past 60 months.  READ MORE Rock glacier characteristics serve as an indirect record of multiple alpine glacier advances in Taylor Valley, Antarctica The Cryosphere The geomorphic record indicates that alpine glaciers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica, appear to advance during interglacial periods in response to ice-free conditions in the Ross Sea. Few records of these advances are preserved and/or subaerially exposed, complicating the interpretations of regional glacier response to climate changes.  READ MORE Rural water wells in High Plains Aquifer show large increase in nitrate levels Kansas State University via ScienceDaily Private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas State University study that revealed nitrate levels in shallow wells above U.S. Environment Protection Act standards. The Great Bend Prairie Aquifer, a part of High Plains Aquifer, was the focus of a 40-year comparison study of rural water wells recently published in the Hydrogeology Journal.  READ MORE AIPG eNews Connect with AIPG Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version  Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469-420-2601 | Download media kit Jason Zimmerman, Executive Editor, 469-420-2604 | Contribute news American Institute of Professional Geologists 1333 W. 120th Ave., Suite 211 | Westminster, CO 80234-2710 | 303-412-6205 | Contact Us  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063