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Tectonics and Structural Geology

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Inverted River Channels in Alcaniz: Insights into Mars’ Fluvial History

August 16, 2024
Inverted River Channels in Alcaniz: Insights into Mars’ Fluvial History
Photograph showing roadcut view of an exposed inverted river channel in Alcaniz Spain

This edition of ‘Features from the field’ is brought to you by Faris Beg, a masters student on the EU Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s program in planetary geosciences—GeoPlaNet. This blog is a result of a geological field excursion carried out collectively in groups by students, organized by the GeoPlaNet consortium in Alcañiz, Spain. He will be talking about his observations and l ...[Read More]

Paris: From quarry to catacombs

February 2, 2018
Paris: From quarry to catacombs
The Notre Dame, almost entirely built from Parisian Limestone, from the Lutetian Age. Credit: Anouk Beniest

Paris, 2000 ya. Claude is sweating all over. It’s mid-July and the sun is burning on his skin. With his hammer and shovel he is digging up grey and white stones. The faults and fractures in the rock help him to get the rocks out easily. But still, it’s hot and humid and his shift isn’t over yet. Luckily he can’t complain about the view. Lutetia, one of the new Roman settlements lies right in front ...[Read More]