Comments on: Mystery Hot Spot near Santa Barbara http://geology.rockbandit.net/2005/07/11/mystery-hot-spot-near-santa-barbara/ The latest and greatest news in geology, from around the world. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:01:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jack http://geology.rockbandit.net/2005/07/11/mystery-hot-spot-near-santa-barbara/#comment-17 Jack Mon, 08 Aug 2005 04:15:06 +0000 http://geology.rockbandit.net/?p=55#comment-17 A friend of mine claims that he was told about Gov't vehicles dumping stuff out of 50 gallon barrells in that area. A friend of mine claims that he was told about Gov’t vehicles dumping stuff out of 50 gallon barrells in that area.

]]> By: Dave http://geology.rockbandit.net/2005/07/11/mystery-hot-spot-near-santa-barbara/#comment-15 Dave Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:45:30 +0000 http://geology.rockbandit.net/?p=55#comment-15 I'm not sure exactly where it is. <a href="http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_192210803.html" rel="nofollow">This</a> article says that it's about 15 miles north of Santa Barbara (which puts it quite a ways from Fort Tejon), in the Dick Smith Wilderness. That article also does a better job explaining the story than the article I linked to up above in the original post. One interesting thing to note from this article: "Mariner says it's definitely not a volcano. But one theory is that a recent landslide exposed a unique combination of rocks to the air, triggering a chemical reaction." Definitely interesting. Though I wonder what kind of rocks/minerals would do that sort of chemical reaction? I’m not sure exactly where it is. This article says that it’s about 15 miles north of Santa Barbara (which puts it quite a ways from Fort Tejon), in the Dick Smith Wilderness. That article also does a better job explaining the story than the article I linked to up above in the original post.

One interesting thing to note from this article: “Mariner says it’s definitely not a volcano. But one theory is that a recent landslide exposed a unique combination of rocks to the air, triggering a chemical reaction.”

Definitely interesting. Though I wonder what kind of rocks/minerals would do that sort of chemical reaction?

]]> By: Tony http://geology.rockbandit.net/2005/07/11/mystery-hot-spot-near-santa-barbara/#comment-14 Tony Sun, 31 Jul 2005 06:39:33 +0000 http://geology.rockbandit.net/?p=55#comment-14 Does anybody know the Latitude & Longitude of the hot spot or it's proximity to the fault or Fort Tejon? Does anybody know the Latitude & Longitude of the hot spot or it’s proximity to the fault or Fort Tejon?

]]> By: yorrike.com » Hotspot in Santa Barbara http://geology.rockbandit.net/2005/07/11/mystery-hot-spot-near-santa-barbara/#comment-7 yorrike.com » Hotspot in Santa Barbara Thu, 14 Jul 2005 23:55:47 +0000 http://geology.rockbandit.net/?p=55#comment-7 [...] I find it amusing that a a geoloical hotspot near Santa Barbara has been the cause of forest fires. Just a few metres down the temperature is a balmy 300 degrees celsius, which for those of you out there still stuck in fahrenheit-land, that’ll boil water three times over (580 degrees F). [...] [...] I find it amusing that a a geoloical hotspot near Santa Barbara has been the cause of forest fires. Just a few metres down the temperature is a balmy 300 degrees celsius, which for those of you out there still stuck in fahrenheit-land, that’ll boil water three times over (580 degrees F). [...]

]]> By: Paul http://geology.rockbandit.net/2005/07/11/mystery-hot-spot-near-santa-barbara/#comment-6 Paul Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:37:26 +0000 http://geology.rockbandit.net/?p=55#comment-6 Thanks for posting that article.. I've never heard of any such thing. Any ideas on what the cause could be? I lived there for a while and to my knowledge there isn't any hydrothermal or volcanic activity in that area. Thanks for posting that article.. I’ve never heard of any such thing. Any ideas on what the cause could be? I lived there for a while and to my knowledge there isn’t any hydrothermal or volcanic activity in that area.

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