Author Archives: Nina Fitzgerald

Nina Fitzgerald

About Nina Fitzgerald

With a nod to John Prine, Nina Fitzgerald is currently “swinging the world by the geological tail, bouncing over a white cloud, killing the blues.” A few years ago she left a 20-year sucking-the-life-out-of-me career, obtained a BS in geology, and has been loving life ever since. She lives in the geological paradise of southwest Utah and is currently on a mission to continue working as a seasonal park ranger for the National Park Service. Nina has her own blog at Watch for Rocks.

Cu – The Finale

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Nina Fitzgerald
Nina Fitzgerald

(NOTE:  I would like to thank Chris @ Highly Allochthonous for giving me this opportunity to cross-post a favorite sedimentary-stratigraphy class project (from 2007) on Earth Science Erratics.  All mistakes are mine and I welcome comments.  ESE is a great … Continue reading →

Categories: Ore geology, Rocks & minerals

Still Wondering About Cu?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Nina Fitzgerald
Nina Fitzgerald

(NOTE:  This is the second in a series of three posts on copper mineralization in skarn.) As a geology student several years ago, I had wondered why copper (chemical symbol Cu) shows up where it does.  I had wondered how … Continue reading →

Categories: Ore geology, Rocks & minerals

What’s Up With Cu?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Nina Fitzgerald
Nina Fitzgerald

Since returning two weeks ago from my four-day hiking extravaganza in southern Nevada and northwest Arizona, I have been doing a lot of thinking about mining and its long history in that part of the country.  In Arizona, in particular, … Continue reading →

Categories: Ore geology, Rocks & minerals