Geology News - May 5, 2017

--------------------------------------------------------------- Links to News and Information --------------------------------------------------------------- [Saturn*s Vortex and Rings]( May 5 | NASA [NASA Rover Samples Active Linear Dune on Mars]( May 5 | NASA [New Tool May Assist US Regional Sea Level Planning]( May 5 | NASA [Making Fertilizer Out of Natural Gas ??]( May 5 | Energy Information Administration [The Rapid Growth of Utility-Scale Solar]( May 5 | Energy Information Administration [Student Honors Thesis Leads to Article in Geology]( May 4 | Cornell College [Some Private Wells in Connecticut Test High for Naturally Occurring Arsenic, Uranium]( May 4 | United States Geological Survey [*Conflict Minerals* Entering Tech Supply Chains from Countries Beyond Africa]( May 4 | Mining.com [Video: Cassini*s Grand Finale]( May 4 | The Washington Post [Three Miles of High Pressure Hose for a Diamond Mine in Angola]( May 4 | Mining.com [Satellite Image: Band of Snow Spans Kansas and Nebraska]( May 4 | NASA Earth Observatory [Satellite Image: Fire Near Okefenokee Swamp]( May 3 | NASA Earth Observatory [Wastewater Injection Rates May Have Been Key to Oklahoma*s Largest Earthquake]( May 3 | Seismological Society of America on EurekAlert [Earthquake Early Warning System Nets $10M in Budget Deal]( May 3 | Los Angeles Times [May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington State]( May 3 | United States Geological Survey [US DoE Delivers Big Boost to Uranium Price]( May 3 | Mining.com [View All Recent News]( [Geology Tools]( - Rock hammers, field bags, hand lenses, maps, hardness picks, gold pans, UV lamps. [Waterproof Paper]( - PuffinPaper is perfect for preparing maps, forms and other documents for use in the field in all types of weather. [Rocks]( - Photo galleries and articles that feature rocks and their uses. [Minerals]( - Articles about minerals, their physical properties, and uses. [Gemstones]( - The geology and gemology of minerals and other materials used as gems. [Rock Tumblers]( - Discover the beauty hidden in rocks and minerals such as agate, jasper and petrified wood. Copyright © 2017 Geology.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted into a subscription to Geology.com News at our website. Our mailing address is: Geology.com 1040 Eberly Way, Suite 150Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania 15456 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( [MailChimp Email Marketing](