Re: Daryl Krupa: Geology Question (KRS related)
"Steve Marcus" wrote...
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> "Eric Stevens" <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:8262u15a4hhv7ppek3q366ubp7v22n94o9@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:14:55 -0500, "Steve Marcus"
>> <smarcus_spamout_@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>> It is noted that the tombstones are from
>>>>> a geographical area stated in the text to
>>>>> average 17 inches of rain per year more than
>>>>> falls in Kensington (although tabular data
>>>>> in the book states that the average is
>>>>> 17 inches of *precipitation*,
>>>>
>>>> A minor flaw, perhaps resulting from
>>>> an assumption that precipitation in Maine
>>>> is mainly plain rain.
>>>
>>>You would have thought that; I certainly did, until the authors noted
>>>that
>>>they hadn't obtained any below ground samples from the tombstones because
>>>the ground was frozen and covered in a foot of snow.
>>
>> I know you were discussing the difference between rain and snow as
>> precipitation but just to correct any misapprehension arising from
>> your final paragraph, on p39 the authors also stated that:
>>
>> "Subsequent below-grade studies have not been performed due to the
>> difference in pH of the soil in Hallowell, Maine and the Kensington
>> Rune Stone discovery site".
red herring; has nothing to do with collecting samples. a smoke-screen to
justify not collecting samples is to discount the integrity of the samples
or the presupposed results of an analysis.
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