Re: KRS book: Geology

Eric Stevens wrote

It should by now be clear that I can't understand the reasons for your
insistence that Ojakangas should have shown more data points on his
triangle diagram than he did. I'm quite happy to accept that he showed
the coordinates for the composition of the KRS and those North
American Greywackes of a composition closest to that of the KRS.
I see no point in showing the composition of all those very many
materials of a more widely different composition.


Then you have a problem.

Last try.
Let's go back, up this sub-thread, to your post
dd Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:29:02 +1300,
which includes Michael Zalar's original post and
Daryl Krupa's reaction.
Start with rereading Daryl's comment, and then
your own.

My problem is the assumption in your comment
   "Ojakangas plotted six different types of greywacke
    on his particular triangle diagram and almost certainly
    *examined many more specimens he did not consider*
    *worth plotting*."

To put it boldly: It is not for him to decide what
is worth presenting or not.
If he examined all types of grauwacke from
every possible location of origin (and not only from
the Animikie basin), then it is his duty as a scientist
to present _all_ his results, and not only those that
point in a certain direction.
He can conclude that the krs-grauwacke probably
originated in the Animikie basin, but it must always
be possible for others to form an independent opinion.

Bear in mind that I do not say that Ojakangas withheld
information, only that you say he "almost certainly" did.
If I trust you, I must distrust him.

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