Category Archives: geology

Mildy shook up

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Chris Rowan

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

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 plate tectonics doesn’t tell you

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Chris Rowan

How the past may be the key to the tectonic present
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Categories: geology, tectonics

Geopuzzle #6

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Chris Rowan

This weeks mission, should you choose to accept it, is to work out what’s going on in this rather strange outcrop:

Categories: geology, geopuzzling

Into the Bushveld #3: Filthy mineral lucre

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Why your car cares about the Bushveld complex.
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Categories: geology, volcanoes