Sulfur dioxide emissions and nickel mineralisation early during Noah’s Flood
A lecture by Prof Marco Fiorentini hosted by the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Exploration Targeting caught my attention. It’s entitled “Sulfur dioxide degassing during Archean and the genesis of komatiite-hosted nickel-sulfide mineralisation”. Before I describe why I noticed … Continued
Ormiston Gorge, Central Australia
The spectacular geology and landforms of the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia are graphically revealed in Ormiston Gorge, which cuts some 300 metres deep through a high ridge, around 135 km west of Alice Springs. The gorge exposes thick strata … Continued
Noah’s Flood: Fact or Fiction
This little book answers questions about the reality of Noah’s Flood and the Ark. Could Noah have built an Ark that big? How could all the animals fit? How could Noah collect all the animals? Were dinosaurs on board? Weren’t … Continued
Aronofsky’s Noah will stimulate biblical geology
In March 2014, Darren Aronofsky’s blockbuster film Noah opened in cinemas around the world (figure 1). Aronofsky says he has been long fascinated with the biblical Noah and dreamt for years of producing a film on this theme. He has … Continued
A brand new issue of Journal of Creation with lots of geology articles
The latest issue of Journal of Creation is hot off the press again. I’ve had the privilege of seeing one of the first copies. Journal of Creation 28(1) April 2014 features Mars on its cover and has many excellent articles … Continued
Whales buried in desert graveyard in Chile as waters of Noah’s Flood receded
The remarkable whale fossils found in the desert in Chile are in the news again (e.g. BBC News) following a paper published in Proceedings B of the Royal Society, by Nicholas Pyenson and 13 other authors.1 These whales are one … Continued
Geological maps show geological history of the Gold Coast, Australia, and relation to Noah’s Flood
This geological map (figure 1) of the Gold Coast area in Queensland has each geological unit marked in a different colour. The legend on the map signifies what each colour refers to, and is arranged with the youngest rocks at … Continued
Mount Warning, New South Wales, erupted late in Noah’s Flood
Mount Warning (figure 1) with its distinctive bulbous flank rises 1156 metres above sea level in northern New South Wales. Lieutenant James Cook named the mountain on 17 May 1770 as he sailed up the east coast of Australia. The … Continued
Folded strata forming anticline, Castlemaine, Victoria
This upward facing fold, called an anticline, is a nice example of how the gold-bearing strata in the Victorian goldfields are folded. This is 40 km south of Bendigo at Castlemaine, which was also bustling with miners during the goldrush … Continued
Gold in Victoria, Australia, formed as Noah’s Floodwaters were rising
In January 2014, I visited Bendigo in Victoria, one of the towns made famous when gold was discovered in 1851. During the ensuing gold rush to the region, the Australian population tripled in just ten years. The gold in the … Continued