Yearly Archives: 2008

Larger than your average mica

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Ooh, and it’s shiny, too!
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Categories: geology, geopuzzling

Leopard vs Crocodile

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Remember the sign I saw on one of my sampling trips earlier this year? It was certainly brought to my mind by last week’s story about marauding Russian bears. Encountering a leopard or a crocodile would be pretty scary; however, … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

2700 million years in one outcrop

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Now this is what I call continental stablity…
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Categories: deep time, fieldwork, geology

Crackers and me

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Chris Rowan

I preface these comments with the following two disclaimers: (1) PZ Myers has the right to write what he likes on his blog, and he certainly has the right to dispose of items in his possession, be they (supposedly) edible … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, ranting

Geopuzzle #13

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Whilst I struggle to cope with the suddent onset of dementia in my beloved but aging laptop (which causes it to switch off 5 seconds after I switch it on, before it even gets to the stage of booting up), … Continue reading →

Categories: geopuzzling