Monday, August 4, 2014

Geologic Concept: Natural Gas Seep

NATURAL GAS SEEP
Natural Gas seeps occur when there is a fissure in the rock and natural gas can escape.  The definition for gas (Dictionary of Geological Terms- Revised Edition by American Geological Institute (1976) pg 178) is: Naturally occurring gaseous hydrocarbon produced in association with petroleum or as marsh gas. 

I went to the Eternal Flame Falls and thought this was a great example of that.

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