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The Accretionary Wedge #60 – Momentous Discoveries in Geology Summary Post

I have to admit I have been a bit lax with the summary post for AW60.  I blame turkeys. It was the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend recently and what with school, the holiday and other things blogging slipped a little lower on my list of priorities that I would like. I also had to submit a paper recently so most of my October writing mojo went into getting that out. My apologies to the submitters to ...[Read More]

BaR
Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Science Snap (6): SEM images of a high-pressure experiment

Sorcha McMahon is a third year PhD student in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. Sorcha is investigating how strange igneous rocks called carbonatites may have formed, using both natural samples and high-pressure experiments. These back-scattered electron (BSE) images are a typical view of one of the high-pressure experiments that I run on the piston-cylinder apparatus, her ...[Read More]

GeoSphere

AW# 60 – Radioactivity: What’s the use?

AW# 60 – Radioactivity: What’s the use?

I am very excited to be hosting the 60th Accretionary Wedge at GeoSphere! Sorry my own contribution is so slow in coming…it has been a busy month PhD wise. In fact, I expect it will be a busy year PhD wise since I am hoping to submit in the Fall of 2014 and I have got a LOT of writing to do. Anyway, in the call for posts I said: For this wedge the topic will be momentous discoveries in geolo ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

Friday Photo (96): Landslides on the Jammu-Srinigar Highway

Professors from Jammu University assess a landslide on the edge of the Jammu-Srinigar Highway. This essential supply route links the mountainous Himalayan Region up with the rest of Jammu & Kashmir State. Landslides are a common problem along this busy road, used by lorries, business and the military, as well as forming part of an important pilgrimage route . (c) Geology for Global Development ...[Read More]

GeoSphere

The Accretionary Wedge #60 – Call for Posts – Momentous Discoveries in Geology

I am lucky enough to play host to the 60th edition of the Accretionary Wedge. First, I’d just like to highlight the fact that there have been 60 previous and excellent wedges and ! WOW.  This has to be one of the best blog carnivals out there, and here is to another 60 great AW’s in the future. There are lots of sayings out there about how science is a journey with many steps and paths ...[Read More]

BaR
Between a Rock and a Hard Place

PhD profile #6 – Sorcha McMahon

Sorcha McMahon – 3rd year PhD student “New insights into deep mantle melts and the carbonatite-meliliitite connection” 1) The Twitter challenge: Your PhD in 140 characters Investigating how strange igneous rocks called carbonatites may have formed, using both natural samples and high-pressure experiments

Geology for Global Development

Professionalism and Social Responsibility (6): Making the Most of Twitter

There are an ever-growing number of scientists using Twitter to disseminate their research, share articles and papers, and ask questions. Twitter, if used correctly, can be like an online conference, and participation can benefit your career in a multitude of ways. Professors and institutions that may be hard to approach in other circumstances are all easy to talk to on Twitter. Twitter can also b ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

Friday Photo (86): Wildlife in the Field – the Rock Hyrax

This little guy (can you spot him?!) is a Dassie, or “Rock Hyrax” – a familiar friend to many geologists in the field. These animals live in groups among large fallen blocks of rock, and will pop their heads up periodically to keep an eye on you as you go about your fieldwork. They can  cause problems as they have designated ‘toilet rocks’, and their urine can cover a ...[Read More]

GeoSphere

Geology Photo of the Week #36

The highlighted photo for this week comes from my last trip to New Zealand for the AMS12 conference a few years ago. They were taken at the end of a hiking trail in the Mount Cook area, it is behind the clouds looking straight ahead but you can kind of make out some small glaciers in the distance. However, the interesting stuff is all in the foreground. These pictures highlight two really interest ...[Read More]