Tag Archives: mapping

A real-life geological map, no colouring in required

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Chris Rowan

There’s much more to geological mapping than colouring in, but a big part of the process of reconstructing the geological history of an area is spending a lot of time examining the exposed rocks to work out how to distinguish … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, structures

Scenic Saturday: a good place to map

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Chris Rowan

As part of Earth Science Week, yesterday was geologic map day – a celebration of the importance of maps in geology. This had me waxing nostalgic about the weeks I spent teaching mapping in the Cantabrians of northwest Spain, before … Continue reading →

Categories: fieldwork, geology, photos

Geological maps: still interesting even when there’s only one rock type

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Chris Rowan

The USGS, in collaboration with NASA, have just released a geological map of Jupiter’s ultra-volcanically active moon Io, based on images from the Voyager and Galileo probes. It is a thing of beauty. The sheer variety of different geological units … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, planets, volcanoes

Geology is destiny: globally mapping permeability by rock type

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

The first maps of the global distribution of the ease of subsurface water flow have been produced, and they are based on maps of rock type. Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geology, hydrology, paper reviews

An interactive map of UK geology

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Chris Rowan

The BGS have put up a nice interactive map of the UK’s geology (flash required). You can select and deselect rocks of different geological periods to see where they are distributed around Britain and Ireland, and if you hover over … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, links