As always, the answer is 'it depends'. :) Solid rock? Liquid rock? Gaseous rock? Plasma? :)
Wavelength? A nice light rock like calcite it probably isn't too tough to measure. Si02 is pretty easy too, I'm sure. For classic basaltic or feldspathic rocks, I suspect you are going to need something well outside the visible spectrum. At least in the first two phases. Not to mention the issues in a non homogenous rock. Bob the GeologyPhysics major. On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Chris Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/23/2011 3:23 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote: >> >> Hi again: >> >> What is the speed of light in rock? >> > Outside of a cave the answer is C. > Inside a cave, it's too dark to read my watch. > > (With apologies to Grocho Marx) > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
