Category Archives: outcrops

Scenic Saturday: a pilgrimage back to the grand granitic tors of Dartmoor

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Chris Rowan

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 →

Categories: geomorphology, outcrops, Palaeozoic, photos, rocks & minerals

Scenic Saturday: from desert to verdant grassland in 10 miles (and 1000 m)

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Chris Rowan

Why large climatic contrasts occur over short distances on Hawaii – and why this is scientifically important. Continue reading →

Categories: geomorphology, outcrops, photos, volcanoes

Scenic Sunday: a hike across Hawaiian lava

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Chris Rowan

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 →

Categories: outcrops, photos, volcanoes

New at Erratics: the mysterious iron ore of Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Chris Rowan

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 →

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