Yearly Archives: 2008

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

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Chris Rowan

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:

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Mysterious magma mingling

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Chris Rowan

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

What keeps the geoblogosphere awake at night?

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Chris Rowan

The Accretionary Wedge #6 is up at the Lounge of The Lab Lemming. Chuck challenged us to write about “things which makes us go hmmm”, and the answers range from head-scratching over particular outcrops to musing on a planetary and … Continue reading →

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