{"id":3130,"date":"2007-06-15T10:05:51","date_gmt":"2007-06-15T10:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2007\/06\/six-things-i-have-learnt-from-my-namibian-fieldwork\/"},"modified":"2007-06-15T10:05:51","modified_gmt":"2007-06-15T10:05:51","slug":"six-things-i-have-learnt-from-my-namibian-fieldwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2007\/06\/six-things-i-have-learnt-from-my-namibian-fieldwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Six things I have learnt from my Namibian fieldwork"},"content":{"rendered":"

1) Never let yourself be talked into using a Mahindra<\/a> as a field vehicle. They may almost look the part:<\/p>\n

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but they’re about as tough as a chocolate teapot in a blast furnace.<\/p>\n


\n2) Conversely, magic putty is not just good for fixing paleomag gear, but is also of great help in patching clutch hydraulic lines which are routed too close to hot engine parts.<\/p>\n

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Sadly, it is of less use when the whole engine explodes and strands you 400 miles from both the nearest qualified mechanic and the closest 4×4 rental agency.
\n3) Never pass up an opportunity to stock up on petrol, camping gas, food or any other equipment , because more often than not the next town on your map of Namibia is still waiting for its horse. And, in one case, houses and people too.
\n4) I am apparently much better at finding Precambrian fossils than post-Cambrian ones.
\n5) Sampling thinly bedded, flat lying sediments for paleomag is a right pain in the posterior*
\n6) Compared to American postgrads, my coffee addiction is fully under control. Which, since said postgrad students kept on drinking it all, is a good thing.
\nThe last three weeks have been great – there’s nothing like getting out there amongst some cool geology to re-enthuse you – and I have lots of interesting and photogenic things to share with you in the next week or so. Stay tuned.
\n*technically, I knew this one already, but there’s nothing like a hard-earned reminder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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