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Trucks, Trains, Terns & Tractors; An Ordinary Rock & Its Amazing Value

Myron Cook Geology

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Source of Gangplank drawing; Structural geology of the Laramie Mountains, southeastern Wyoming and northeastern Colorado DLR Blackstone - 1996 - Wyoming State Geological Survey

United States History, Texas Aquifer, Kansas Aquifer, Nebraska Sandhills, Nebraska Sand Dunes, Transcontinental Railroad, Lincoln Highway, Interstate 80, Anorthosite, Ogallala Aquifer, Ogallala Formation, Geologic History,

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@myroncook Creator 2 years ago Pinned

Viewer stevenstart8728 has made me aware of the the Great Artesian Basin of Australia which has a much larger aquifer than the Ogallala! One of the benefits of doing these videos is learning from my viewers. Thank you, Steven.

@chrononaut-_-4823 1 year ago

This man is the Bob Ross of Geology. A true gem.

@georgefurniss6574 3 years ago

There is gold here. The gold is the guy with the hat and the whiteboard 😊. These videos absolutely sparkle. Thanks Myron!

@KevinFournier-xd3ub 3 years ago

It’s not a complete episode without the famous whiteboard! Thank you Myron.

@johnlord8337 3 years ago

Myron is a great story teller and shower - and fisherman. He brings in all separate and seemingly disparate items all together, puts the bait on the hook, throws it out, and then hooks and reels in the viewer to the reality of what is the amazing geology of the Wyoming, Rockies, and western Midwest areas.

@Dave-my1we 1 year ago

There isn’t much on YouTube that has actual educational value. This channel is one of the few. Well done, Sir.

@vudu8ball 2 years ago

These videos make me feel peaceful. The huge expanses of time involved makes the concerns of human life seem so unimportant. We are just like ants going about our lives with little or no appreciation of the bigger picture.

@inyobill 3 years ago

Well, Dr. Cook, we're pleased you're kind enough to be with us.

@LeoDomitrix 3 years ago (edited)

Granite is the "forever stone" for a reason. We use it to build! We don't need it for the gold. It's amazing for itself. IMHO. Our continental crusts have granite, so we're not sunk! And it holds my favorite mineral: Quartz! (Please talk about quartz. Everyone says it's boring but it isn't! I promise!)

@tomaskey6844 1 year ago

This video really helped fill in some gaps for me! I was a truck driver and drove I-80 hundreds of times and was always fascinated and curious about the geology of the area.

@alanclark639 3 years ago

Again Myron, for someone used to seeing about ten miles max from the ground here in England ( and most of it covered in plants) it's absolutely amazing to view your magnificent country and even more amazing how far little bits of the Rockies will travel left to their own devices for a few million years.

@dustman96 3 years ago

Uncle Myron with another fascinating look into the extraordinary ordinary.

@JeremyCirot 1 day ago

Another very interesting video from Mr Cook. Thank you so much!

@xNoiseComplaint 3 years ago

I am from far west Nebraska and have been watching your videos for a while now. I was hoping you were going to do something here. There are so many wonderful geological things to see around western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming. I would love to show you some interesting things around here some day!

@felipericketts 3 years ago

That is an awesome story you have told! You know how to get people's interest and open their minds and eyes to what is out there. The story is much grander than any one of us know, or will ever know. Thanks! 🙂

@angelokoljenovic6767 2 months ago

It’s good to have someone who understands what we the people should know about our national resources.thanks…

@richavic4520 2 years ago

Yours was the best description of the gangplank that I've heard.
Don't grow corn in the desert.

@Chris-ut6eq 3 years ago

The more of your videos I watch, the more I enjoy them. Love to learn new things and you explain them very well. Thank you for posting this and look forward to your next one!

@nitahill6951 3 years ago

Myron, you make my day every time you put up a new video! Thank you so much! I wish i had been fortunate enough to have a grandfather or uncle like you when I was a kid.

@victoriamccargar1813 1 year ago

I've been fascinated by the Gangplank since I read about it without having seen so much as a sketch What an amazing feature, a remnant of the Rockies' ancient burial. By the way, boatloads of anorthosite here in SoCal in the San Gabriel Mountains. It's mostly white and you can see miles of it along the Angeles Forest Highway. I've wondered if the planetary collision that created the moon bounced off Burbank.