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Category Archives: outcrops
Scenic Saturday: 101 Geo-sites
Following the lead set by Callan Bentley, the list of “101 American Geo-sites you’ve gotta see” (as published in a new book by Albert Dickas) has been circulating the geoblogosphere. While it seems a bit exclusionary to our non-USian geo-colleagues, … Continue reading
Scenic Saturday: a pilgrimage back to the grand granitic tors of Dartmoor
The high and rugged scenery of Dartmoor is as wild and untamed a landscape as you’re likely to find in the United Kingdom, and would seem to have more in common with the Scottish Highlands than the prim and proper … Continue reading
Scenic Saturday: from desert to verdant grassland in 10 miles (and 1000 m)
Why large climatic contrasts occur over short distances on Hawaii – and why this is scientifically important. Continue reading
Scenic Sunday: a hike across Hawaiian lava
Fortunately, the schedule for my recent trip to the Big Island of Hawaii included a couple of days of field excursions – I think the conference organisers realised that they would happen regardless, so they decided to make them official … Continue reading
New at Erratics: the mysterious iron ore of Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland
We’re pleased to welcome our latest contributer to Earth Science Erratics: Tim Sherry, a graduate student at McGill University. His first entry (cross-posted from Tim’s newly created geoblog, Up-Section), gives an account of a memorable stop on a recent field … Continue reading
