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Category Archives: geology
Scenic Saturday: Pinnacle in the Piedmont
The peak of Big Pinnacle at Pilot Mountain State Park rises more than 450 m above the surrounding North Carolina Piedmont. Big Pinnacle is just the most eye-catching of series of peaks, called the Sauratown Mountains, that are a tectonic … Continue reading
The far-travelled ground
Be honest: when Evelyn asked the geoblogosphere, ‘what’s your favourite geology word?’, you all knew which word I was going to pick, didn’t you? Allochthonous. Allochthonous, the word that no-one can spell. Allochthonous, the word no-one can pronounce, it seems, … Continue reading
Not to scale
Like all geologists, I’m a great fan of scale bars. Except, it seems, on some of my figures… Continue reading
New at Erratics: What’s up with Cu?
Our goal in starting Earth Science Erratics was to promote and encourage new voices to take there first steps into the geoblogosphere. But we also want to make sure that people who have taken those first steps already, but have … Continue reading
The making of an angular unconformity: Hutton’s unconformity at Siccar Point
Photos and video from a geo-pilgrimage: an in-depth look at Hutton’s Unconformity, and the geological history that it represents. Continue reading

