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April 22, 2019
Monday Geology Picture: Glass House Mountains, Australia
I have been terribly neglecting my blog this year. However, I have a good excuse: over the past few months I have accepted a new job working as a geologist for Anglo American… and I have moved my family to beautiful Brisbane, Australia. On top of that, I am mother to a young son (18 months old now) and I’m also studying part-time… so, I have my hands very full! …
January 7, 2019
Monday Geology Picture: Kangaroo Point Cliffs, Brisbane, Australia
Happy New Year! I’m going to try to keep up with my “Monday Geology Picture” posts in 2019. I did okay with these in 2018, although I missed some weeks here and there when I was very busy with work or family life. To start off a new year of pictures, here is a picture that I took during a recent visit to Brisbane, Australia. This picture shows a place …
September 30, 2013
Monday Geology Picture(s): Stunning Shots of Santorini
Last week I shared a lovely view of Santorini taken by my friends Patrick and Nia during their vacation back in June. This week I thought I’d share several more of their Santorini shots. Some of them are quite stunning. Enjoy! When Patrick and Nia sent through these pictures to me, my husband commented: Ah, a geologist’s nightmare. Photographs without scale! Except for the one with the boat… and the …
September 23, 2013
Monday Geology Picture: Scenic Santorini
Courtesy of my friends Patrick and Nia, here is a lovely picture of Santorini, a Greek island that is a the remnant of a volcanic caldera. Patrick and Nia were on vacation in Greece back in June. I’ll share a few more of their Santorini pictures for next week’s “Monday Geology Picture” post.
April 28, 2013
A Geology Song: Pompeii by Bastille
One of my favorite new songs is “Pompeii” by the UK band Bastille. I’m not sure how popular this song is in the USA, but in the UK and also here in South Africa it’s quite popular at the moment. If you haven’t heard the song yet, please take a listen. The song has a geological theme and makes reference to the famous eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, …
April 6, 2013
Plane Views: Amsterdam to Cape Town– Part II
Here is Part II of the views that I observed during a flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town back in September 2012. Part I is here. I believe that all of these shots were taken over Algeria. There are some stunning desert views. Although I grew up in relatively lush New England, I have always liked deserts. I think I first became enchanted by deserts when I was an exchange …
February 20, 2013
LASI V: Silica Flour Crust and Vegetable Oil Magma– Using Laboratory Experiments to Better Understand Ground Deformation, Magma Movement, and Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Dr. Olivier Galland, a senior researcher at the Physics of Geological Processes Center of Excellence at the University of Oslo, presented a talk, “Ground deformation associated with shallow magma intrusions” at the LASI V conference in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in October 2012. The article below is based on this talk and also an interview with Dr. Galland. Over a few weeks, I am highlighting some of the research …
February 5, 2013
LASI V: Fire and Ice– Antarctic Glaciovolcanism Provides Clues to Past Climate
Note: Dr. Sergio Rocchi, an associate professor at the University of Pisa in Italy, presented a talk, “Intravolcanic sills, lava flows, and lava-fed deltas (Victoria Land, Antarctica): Paleoenvironmental Significance” at the LASI V workshop in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in October 2012. The article below is based on this talk and also an interview with Dr. Rocchi. Over a few weeks, I am highlighting some of the research that was …
January 9, 2013
LASI V: Xeno-Pumice– Mysterious Floating Rocks of the Canary Islands
Note: Dr. Steffi Burchardt, a senior lecturer in Structural Geology at Uppsala University in Sweden, presented a talk, “Xeno-pumice erupted offshore El Hierro, Canary Islands: A tale of stoped blocks in magma chambers?” at the LASI V workshop in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in October 2012. The article below is based on this talk and also an interview with Dr. Burchardt. Over a few weeks, I am highlighting some of …
January 2, 2013
LASI V: Dr. Volcano in the Cave of Crystals, Naica, Mexico
Note: Dr. Dougal Jerram—aka “Dr. Volcano”— presented a talk, “When Shallow Intrusions Make Silver Mines—A Journey into Superman’s Cave, Naica, Mexico” at the LASI V workshop in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in October 2012. The article below is based on this talk and also an interview with Dr. Volcano. Over the next few weeks, I will be highlighting some of the research that was presented at the LASI V workshop. …