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Joined April 2008

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What secrets lie within Olympic National Park’s forests, lakes, and skies? From tracking bats to uncovering ancient earthquakes, USGS scientists are working with the National Park Service to reveal how Olympic’s natural systems change, connect, and respond to emerging
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Aug 25
Every national park has a story written in rock, water, and wildlife. USGS scientists are helping tell it. Across many parks, USGS scientists study changing ecosystems, wildlife, water, and natural hazards. From tracking contaminants in aquatic food webs to monitoring glaciers,
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Aug 21
Your phone started as rocks. So did your laptop, your car battery, and the jumbotron displaying your favorite team’s score. Before any of that technology existed, the raw materials inside it (minerals!) had to be found and understood. Minerals are naturally occurring
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Aug 14
What’s the difference between a rock and a mineral? 🪨 We’ve all picked up an interesting rock at some point, but what looks like a single rock may be made up of several different minerals. Think of minerals as the pieces, and rocks as the puzzle they make. A mineral is a
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Aug 13
The Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative is a partnership between Geoscience Australia, the Geological Survey of Canada, and the USGS.
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Aug 12
New global mineral chemistry data is available through the Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative. Around 13,000 new data points will help researchers, governments and industry better understand critical mineral occurrence and future supply. Explore now 👉 bit.ly/4wr3NIT