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I've been away for a bit, but am interested in trying to get back into the swing of things here so please bear with me. This is a paper from late last year that I haven't mentioned before.
Drumheller, S. K., M. R. Stocker, and S. J. Nesbitt. [...]
The next up on the Drunk on Geology series is the Lithology Beer by the Lithology Brewing Company from Long Island, New York. This beer is unique in my Drunk on Geology series because it is not an established brewery. Yet. This is [...]
We're headed on a blog adventure through the most dangerous kind of plate boundary in the world. To make things clear, the boundary we are exploring is not currently the most dangerous in the world, although it is certainly very hazardous. As [...]
Tomales Bay just might be the most
contradictory places in all of California. On the one hand, it is one of the most peaceful and serene places in the state, a largely undeveloped fifteen-mile long bay, protected from the worst of Pacific storms [...]
The view from Muir Beach Overlook, midway between San Francisco and Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes National Seashore: Is it land's end, or ocean's end? From a human point of view, it is the former. This is the far west of North America, [...]
Our fossil this week is one I don’t share with my Invertebrate Paleontology classes until they’re ready for it. Those of us who grew up with Paleozoic fossils think we recognize it right away. Surely this is a solitary rugose coral? It [...]
Selenium is sulfur’s sober mate,
Not lost to vapor bubbles of the mind
In rock or water, should one saturate
They stay together, besties of a kind.
Se cannot be photosynthesized
To form selenate in anoxic seas
From fractionation, we [...]
We did have to wait until after lunch today to find the get on the bus and get underway but eventually the people at the Sri Lanka customs service gave way and we were able to make our way [...]
I’m visiting Australia at the moment and will have a few blog posts to write up once I’m back at home. For now, though, here’s a sneak peek at some geology in Sydney. I took this picture close to Bondi Beach. There are some lovely [...]
Good news for the late birds – the abstracts deadline for the Colloquium on “Historical Earthquakes of the Rhine Graben and Interplate – Intraplate Continental Deformation: From archives to comparative seismotectonics” has been postponed [...]