Most of the structure appears to be sand stone, but the stone in this image is a piece of the mined whinstone ( Basaltic Andesite) as with all the Whinstone boulders and cobbles and smaller pieces that remain in the quarry plantation, it attracts a magnet note the green, red, and pink magnets stuck to the stone.
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Stainton Quarry ( magnetic Whinstone)
Most of the structure appears to be sand stone, but the stone in this image is a piece of the mined whinstone ( Basaltic Andesite) as with all the Whinstone boulders and cobbles and smaller pieces that remain in the quarry plantation, it attracts a magnet note the green, red, and pink magnets stuck to the stone.
Location:Cleveland England
Stainton, Middlesbrough, UK
Monday, 27 February 2012
Radius possibly Cervidae
This radius was found at Maltby beck, during a search for the same Geological layers i have found in other areas of the south west area of Cleveland,
Location:Cleveland England
Maltby, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Fossil content of a 3 metre square section of the Stainton gravel beds.
More can be viewed regarding the Stainton gravel beds by clicking the link below.
Location:Cleveland England
Stainton and Thornton, Middlesbrough, UK
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Septarian Nodule dug from the Stainton gravel beds.
This piece was excavated from around 3 metres into the gravel bed just south of Stainton, there is lot of well preserved fossils on the surface.
More can be viewed regarding the Stainton gravel beds by clicking the link below
The Stainton gravel beds
Flint ( burrow ) Nodule Fossill slabs
Location:Cleveland England
Maltby, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
Thursday, 16 February 2012
New bones found in Stainton gravel beds.
This piece found close is the joint that the atlas vertebrae fits to at the rear of the skull.
Note the ever present shine to these bones dug from the Stainton gravel beds.
More can be viewed regarding the Stainton gravel beds by clicking the link below
The Stainton gravel beds
Location:Cleveland England
Maltby, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Blog
I post to inform anyone who follows my blog, that i am studying that many different things in the geology of the south west area of Cleveland ime finding the best way of recording what ime finding is to add it to the blog. And sometimes i don't have a lot of time for explanations, so please bare with me and i promise i will fill in the blanks and correct my mistakes ! Heath Barnes.
Magnetic carbon.
Below is a paper on the latest thoughts on magnetic carbon. Heath Barnes.
What Makes Carbon Magnetic?
Is carbon a magnetic material? Until very recently the answer to that question was a definite no. However, recent experiments have indicated that, in certain forms, carbon can show strong magnetic characteristics. Carbon is a vital element for life on Earth and shows remarkable versatility. The possibility that it can be coaxed into magnetic behaviour opens up a huge vista of potentially useful applications. In addition, it throws the conventional theory on strongly magnetic materials into some confusion. To date, the observation of ferromagnetic properties has only been observed as a small fraction of some carbon samples. Pure carbon can take many forms, ranging from graphite to diamond, alongside more recently discovered forms such as the fullerenes – C60. Ferromagnetic behaviour has so far been observed in pressure and light polymerised fullerenes and irradiated graphite, amongst others. These fullerenes form a series of one-, two- and three-dimensional phases. The ferromagnetic phase remains at room temperature, although magnetic domains were found to be diluted in a matrix of non-magnetic material.Magnetic Attraction
The FERROCARBON project brings together an array of European scientific talent from Italy, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Russia and the United Kingdom – all world leaders in this field. Their skills cover the broad competencies in theoretical and experimental chemistry and physics, plus material science and engineering, which are needed to achieve the challenging task of understanding how to produce magnetic carbon routinely and in bulk. There are a number of competing experimental and theoretical approaches to the production and understanding of magnetic carbon which the FERROCARBON project will need to evaluate, analyse, improve and synthesise to achieve its aims. These aims are straightforward: to discover how to control the magnetic properties of carbon-based materials; to understand the microscopic origin of ferromagnetism in these materials; and to discover new, useful magnetic carbon materials.
A systematic characterisation study of proton-bombarded graphite, bulk fullerenes and carbon-based polymers and thin fullerene films will be undertaken, in parallel with theoretical work on the introduction of ‘defects' in these materials. The productionmethods for fullerene polymers will be refined to improve the quality and quantity of the magnetic phase so that it can be characterised more precisely. In parallel, theoretical calculations will be used to investigate a variety of carbon structures to predict the effects of structural and chemical defects. The results of both the experimental and theoretical work will be a rational basis for new magnetic material design based on carbon.
Strong Points
The work will also explore the characteristics of other fullerene phases that show exceptional strength and hardness, as well as a wide variety of electronic properties and other magnetic properties such as magnetostriction (a change in physical dimension due to a change in magnetic field). These properties herald application opportunities in sensors, optics and spintronics. The prospect of being able to control the properties at nano-scale to produce, in effect, molecule-sized magnets is particularly exciting. This could lead to significant advances in data storage and security/identification. The discovery of a bio-compatible ferromagnetic carbon also opens up possibilities for magnetic control of drug delivery, contrast agents for MRI scans, and new approaches to cancer therapy. FERROCARBON also aims to make a considerable input to fundamental science. The existence of carbon-based magnetic material requires a root-and-branch rework of magnetic theory. The existing theory for magnetism in elements with only ‘s' and ‘p' electron orbits (such as carbon) is in an embryonic state and will develop rapidly in the next few years. Members of the NEST project team will be leading this new science and expect to point the way towards a single-phase bulk carbon magnet.
For more info and images regarding my research into other magnetic minerals please click the link below
The magnetic properties of the Cleveland dyke in t...
Monday, 13 February 2012
More magnetic rock
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Possible structure found above Stainton gravel beds.
Monday, 6 February 2012
Possible ancient structure
Location:Cleveland England
Stainton and Thornton, Middlesbrough, UK
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Professor Wegener's theory.
I quote. According to Professor Wegener the continents are really afloat. He considers the earth's crust to consist of (a ) a lower, heavier stratum, of which the average upper level is the sea bed; (b) an upper, lighter stratum, of which the continents are formed. His idea is that the continents float, like ice- floes, on and partly in, the lower stratum, They are not stationary, and they drift in tory movement. America, he says, has parted company quite recently from the old world and drifted west; he points to the parallelism of their Atlantic coasts. In Carboniferous times he sees an Antarctic continent which included parts of South America, South Africa, and Australia and New Zealand moved to the east, South America broke apart from Africa, and India drifted away to the north. The long ranges of mountains boardering continents(e.g., the Andes) he regards as crumplings which would be rucked up as the continental edge ploughed its way through the substratum
. RECENT LITERATURE WILL SUPPLY THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THIS THEORY. ( THE ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY BY MARY A. JOHNSTONE 1927 )
Most did not agree with professor Wegener and this statement was made only 85 Years ago !
. RECENT LITERATURE WILL SUPPLY THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THIS THEORY. ( THE ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY BY MARY A. JOHNSTONE 1927 )
Most did not agree with professor Wegener and this statement was made only 85 Years ago !
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Clay deposit close to the dyke.
The deposit rises at about the same angle as all the other exposures uncovered so far.
For more info and images regarding the Stainton gravel beds please click the l;ink below
Location:Cleveland England
Stainton, Middlesbrough, UK
Friday, 3 February 2012
New images of possible structure
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Ormesby beck deposits
The gravel bed contains the same material as found at Stainton, a limestone piece containing mainly gryphaea can be seen sat on the red clay.
This image shows that Ormesby beck is at an advanced stage in cutting through the red clay, than at the other beck locations.
More can be viewed regarding the Stainton gravel beds by clicking the link below
Location:Cleveland England
Marton-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, UK
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