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Lavernock 2021

Posted on May 24, 2021

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Field trip to Caistor St Edmund quarry, 1st August 2020

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A mineralogical tour of Ireland (Part 2): Munster

Stephen Moreton (UK) In the second part of our tour of Ireland, we head for Munster, which occupies the southwest corner of the island. Geologically, the rocks are mostly inland Carboniferous shales and limestones, with Devonian sandstones forming the coastal peninsulas. All host mineral localities of note. Starting in County … Read More

Geojunkets: a geologist returns to Fairbanks, Alaska (Part 1)

Jesse Garnett White (USA) “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society” Jiddu Krishnamurti My Great Grandfather and his son both gave me some advice at a very young age. “Never trust anyone that won’t look you in the eye when they shake … Read More

A mineralogical tour of Ireland (Part 1): Leinster

Stephen Moreton (UK) The island of Ireland has much to offer the mineral collector, but is relatively unknown to most. This may in part be due to a lack of published information, although, for years, the troubles in the north also served to deter visitors for many years. This series … Read More

Plate tectonics (Part 5): A simple key to identifying rocks in the field

Helen Gould (UK) Following on from my articles on plate tectonics and the rock cycle, the tables below will hopefully be useful as an aide-mémoire to identify rock samples on your field trips. Further reading Introducing Metamorphism, by Ian Sanders, Dunedin Academic Press Ltd, Edinburgh (2018), 148 pages (Paperback), ISBN: … Read More

A Guide to Fossil Collecting on the East Dorset Coast

After having favourably reviewed the first two books in this three part series, I must admit I was very much looking forward to the publication of this last one. And, of course, I wasn’t disappointed. This is the third in a series of guides to safe and responsible fossil collecting along (this time), the East Dorset coast from the Chalk cliffs at Bat’s Head, across what are some of Dorset’s more remote coastal locations, to Hengistbury Head.

Los Angeles’ fractured and filled landscape: a field trip to the sites

$Los Angeles’ fractured and filled landscape: a field trip to the sites$

Deborah Painter (US) The Los Angeles Times reported on 5 April 2021 that a magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck around 4:15a.m., followed by a magnitude 4.4 quake 29 minutes later. Several aftershocks followed. Seismologist Lucy Jones of the Lucy Jones Center reported that two quakes were 19.31km deep, with an epicentre … Read More

Plate tectonics (Part 4): More on the rock cycle

Helen Gould (UK) In Plate tectonics (Part 3): The rock cycle, I presented an overview of the relationship between the rock cycle and plate tectonics, and then went on to look more closely at igneous rocks. This time, I want to discuss sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, and review the occurrence … Read More

Plate tectonics (Part 3): The rock cycle

Helen Gould (UK) What is the rock cycle? Usually, the first thing that budding geologists learn about rocks is that there are three kinds: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. These three major kinds are divided up into many different types of rock. For example, marble, slate and metaquartzite are all metamorphic … Read More

What’s in a fossil name?

Dr Paul D Taylor (UK) There’s a small Cambrian trilobite (Fig. 1) that is collected in copious quantities from a site in the Wheeler Amphitheatre of Utah. Sold just as it is or mounted in jewellery, this trilobite lacks a common name and goes by its scientific name. In its … Read More

Plate tectonics (Part 2): A closer look

Helen Gould (UK) As we saw last time (Plate tectonics (Part 1): What are they?), the Earth is a pretty dynamic place, with tectonic plates moving about on the surface, driven by convection cells in the upper mantle. But producing a workable theory, which combined most of the observations of … Read More

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Help with teeth identification please - Highcliffe beach Dorset
Help with identification
Crab piece?
Seatown, could it be a bit of a paddle ?
Is this a fossilised tooth?
Fish scales in flint?
Fossil sea mouse or urchin?
Fossilised shin bone of something?
Any ideas on what this is???
Mouth shaped feature - ID help please

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The sun captures this beautiful crystallised Citrine Mineral and makes it shine bright.

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Back in stock... Specimen: Nautilus

Mixed Gastropods on Matrix gazing in the beautiful sunshine. #fossil #fossils #gastropods #gastropod #matrix #gastropodsonmatrix #ukgeltd #discussfossils #fossilizedgastropods

Oldest UK Plants in 'Rhynie Chert'

This tall beautiful Selentine Crystal shows it’s true beauty in the sunlight. #minerals #crystals #mineral #crystal #healing #healingmineral #healingcrystal #healingminerals #healingcrystals #selenite #selenitecrystal #selenitemineral #whitemineral #whitecrystal #calmingstone #deeppeace #meditation #clearsconfusion #deeperpicture #highvibrationenergy #higherrealms #realms #transformation #chakra #crownchakra #transparentcrystal #transparentmineral

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