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Finding an appropriately rock-orientated present for a geologist might seem a daunting task to the outsider. Raiding an outdoors shop can be risky, since they already seem to own more field gear than normal clothes; whilst buying them a pretty rock risks getting “Humph, it’s only quartz.” So, for those of you who are currently tempted to give up and give them a gift voucher, over the next few days I’ll be discussing a few possible options which would certainly go down well with my inner rock geek, so might also win you brownie points with the ones in your own life. The comments will doubtless provide agreements, disagreements and further suggestions from the rest of the geoblogosphere.
First up, there is the issue of liquid refreshment in the field, particularly the pressing issue of how the hell you’re supposed to get a decent caffeine fix when you’re away from civilisation. This is an especially serious problem if, like me, you consider instant coffee to be an abomination. In South Africa, I was eventually driven to taking my little Pyrex desk cafetiere with me on field trips, which was good for me, but not so good for the cafetiere, which at least had the courtesy to get me to the end of the Northern Cape trip in July before cracking up. Fortunately, somewhat more practical (and durable) options exist for field caffeination, in the form of toughened cafetiere mugs: once the coffee has brewed, you push down the plunger, and then drink straight out of them. I’ve looked enviously on ones like this before.
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