Category: Accretionary Wedge

This is my contribution to the ‘most important teacher’ Accretionary Wedge. I’ve had the privilege of learning from many excellent teachers. Choosing one single person to talk about is somewhat arbitrary. I’ve chosen someone who, of my teachers, is the most important figure in the wider world. Professor John Frederick Dewey is an major figure in geology.… Continue reading My most important teacher – John Dewey

On Twitter earlier today, Ron Schott of the Geology Home Companion Blog asked for volunteers to host future Accretionary Wedges. I’ve long been a fan of this geologically-themed blog carnival so I jumped at the chance. An interest in Geology, perhaps more than other subjects, is something that is often nurtured by good teaching. Geological learning is often… Continue reading Call for posts: Accretionary Wedge #44, “most important teacher”

This is my contribution to the Accretionary Wedge geoblog festival, number 43: My Favourite Geological Illustration. You can read all about it at In the Company of Plants and Rocks.  I was struggling for inspiration on this latest Accretionary Wedge, but this was solved by Matt Hall’s post over at Agile Geoscience, where he talks about a map he… Continue reading My favourite map

I have a busy suburban lifestyle which rather restricts opportunities for fieldwork. Consequently I make the most of the few opportunities that do arise. These might be a glacial erratic in a park or turbidites in the toilets but here it’s granites in shopping centres. These are found sometimes on counter-tops, but often as flags on… Continue reading Granite and green shoes (AW #42)