[Rockhounds] Volcanos, earthquakes and things

[Axel Emmermann]

> I love deadlines. They make a great whooshing sound as they 
> fly by.		;-}

In Belgium we have those boomerang-shaped deadlines... They make U-turns and
attack you from behind. ;-)))

> I hope you also saw my link to http://www.nmsr.org/eqlights.htm.

Yes I did... The idea of linking leprechauns and elves and even religious
events to geo-electric phenomena looked great when I came to me about 15
years ago. But now I read in that text that: "These and other
electromagnetic effects may explain some UFO sightings or reports of
supernatural illuminations at ancient sites ranging from Buddhist shrines in
China to Christian pilgrimage sites in Europe." 

> Lab measurements put the phase velocity of p-holes in rock at 
> 200 meters per second (+-50). Rock type and/or water content 
> don't seem to have a significant effect on the velocity at 
> the current level of accuracy in measurement if I understood 
> the publications correctly.

That is fast indeed... Is there any research done into the influence of the
ratio of Si4+ / Al3+ or Fe3+ in the rock?
 
> It only works on quakes 5.5 or stronger, and the quake must 
> be above 6.0 for it to be reliable. My 'amateur' working 
> group is trying to get three reporting stations up on an 
> accurate enough timebase to make reliable triangulations 
> (with almost no funding); we think we are on the right track 
> to turn hindsight into prediction. 

At least one civilian making himself useful ;-)))))
It would be a great achievement, to say the least.
 
I'll paste the link into my documentation... Perhaps I'll do something with
it later...

Cheers
Axel