Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Still alive…

In case you were wondering. My little trip to Namibia has also involved cars breaking (I wasn’t driving, before you start making scurrilous accusations) and difficult drilling, as well as lots of cool geology. Some good photos too, by the … Continue reading

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Gone drillin’ (redux) and an open thread

Yes, after a stupidly short turn around time I am once more off into the field, this time for three weeks in Namibia. The target this time is the Proterozoic-Cambrian boundary, with a possible side-visit to a Snowball Earth cap … Continue reading

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Lusi: two methods of holding back the mud

The latest from Lusi The new, government approved method: Under the new scheme proposed by Japanese scientists, double-walled cofferdams will be built to fence in the mud so it serves as a counterweight to the mudflow… So that’s what “inverted … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards, geology, Lusi

Philosophia Naturalis #10

Lots of physical science blogging goodness over at Daily Irreverence. Check it out. Next month’s edition will be held right here on Highly Allochthonous. Given that I am away for the beginning of June, you can help me out by … Continue reading

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Fieldwork photos

Here are a few snaps from my sampling trip. I didn’t take many, because the light wasn’t great for photography, and also because my camera was also being a little bit badly behaved. A view of the river I was … Continue reading

Categories: fieldwork, geology, outcrops, photos