Monthly Archives: February 2008

Geopuzzle #7

Qu’est-que ce?

Categories: geology, geopuzzling

Napalm is not a good fire extinguisher

How not to look innocent when you’re accused of academic misconduct
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Categories: academic life, ranting

Mildy shook up

An earthquake in the UK? What’s that about?
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology

In Jo’burg, you can’t see the jungle for the trees

One of the biggest unknowns when I moved out here last year was Johannesburg itself, and one of the biggest surprises is illustrated in this picture, looking towards the city centre from outside my office:

Categories: bloggery

Mysterious magma mingling

I was particularly interested to hear everyone’s ideas about last Friday’s mystery outcrop, as I’m not entirely sure myself about precisely what’s going on. Here’s what I observed at the time: This locality is in the Johannesburg Dome – a … Continue reading

Categories: geology, geopuzzling, volcanoes