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)
Where on Google Earth #328 – now with another hint
Christoph’s lovely view of fractal patterns in the Scheldt estuary took a while to find, but his hint made me think of European estuaries and I happened to start in the West…. I’ve given up guessing how hard my Where on Google Earth pictures are going to be to find so I’ve not much to… Continue reading Where on Google Earth #328 – now with another hint
A journey through the geology of mountains
This post is part of my journey into the geology of mountains. I’ve got a picture of Mount Everest to show you. It is gorgeous. I’ve got a plan to rhapsodise for a good while about its Geology, too. I’m going to make you wait though, so I can be sure that you understand what I’m… Continue reading A journey through the geology of mountains
Geology and myth
As a word, myth has taken on negative connotations. False modern stories are dismissed as “urban myths”, myths are seen as old superstitions to be ‘busted’ by scientific truth. There are geologists who take a different view. Taking myth in its original sense – the stories by which pre-literate societies make sense of their world… Continue reading Geology and myth