Ask-A-Geologist
Do you have a question about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains,
rocks, maps, ground water, lakes, or rivers?
You can email earth science questions to:
- Before sending your question,
you should search USGS web sites
or check the USGS
Frequently Asked Questions,
or check the USGS Library FAQ.
- Each message goes to a different USGS earth scientist.
- Please include a return address
in the body of your message.
- You should receive a reply in a few days.
- We answer about 95% of all questions.
- Because we receive a lot of spam (junk email),
we don't reply to unanswered messages.
- We encourage students to send questions --
but we won't write reports or answer test questions for you.
Ask-A-Geologist is not a substitute for studying or library research.
- We can't answer questions about specific locations.
(For example, Is my home in a landslide area?)
- We can't answer questions with direct financial impacts.
(For example, How much gold is left in the Homestake mine?)
- We can't recommend products or companies.
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This page: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/ask-a-geologist/
Maintained by: Rex Sanders, USGS
Last changed: 2003 March 1