Category Archives: geology

The Chronologer’s Quest

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Chris Rowan

The story of how we finally calculated the Earth’s birthday (review)
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Categories: deep time, geology

Geological Basics: the difference between chronology and stratigraphy

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Or why there is no such thing as a single ‘geological column’ for the whole Earth
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Categories: basics, geology

Field photos (sadly, not mine)

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Chris Rowan

I’m being nagged, because I promised fieldwork photos and have yet to deliver. The truth is that my beloved Olympus camera is currently in for repair having rather selfishly decided to malfunction in the midst of all the moving frenzy. … Continue reading →

Categories: geology

Want to know about Monazite? Then phone a friend

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Chris Rowan

At the beginning of the week, I came across this story, about the new ‘Ultrachron’ machine (developed by Michael Williams and Michael Jercinovic at the University of Massachusetts), which seems to offer some exciting possibilities for extracting the detailed tectonic … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, links, rocks & minerals