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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Vending Machine, Dubai , on the site Georneys 1 week, 2 days ago
This week I’m continuing with sharing some pictures from my January 2012 trip to visit my friend Karima in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. One day we drove over to Dubai for some sightseeing. We drove around, […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture(s): A Geologist’s Dream Bathroom, Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi, on the site Georneys 1 week, 2 days ago
This week I’m continuing with sharing some pictures from my January 2012 trip to visit my friend Karima in Abu Dhabi. During our fancy lunch at the Emirates Palace Hotel, we went to the women’s bathroom, which […]
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Evelyn Mervine commented on the post, Accretionary Wedge #57: Seeing Geology Everywhere, on the site Georneys 1 week, 6 days ago
Maureen– you can post your submission on your own blog and then leave a link to your post in a comment here. Otherwise, you can email me your submission, and I’ll host it here on Georneys.
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Accretionary Wedge #57: Seeing Geology Everywhere, on the site Georneys 1 week, 6 days ago
I’m hosting this month’s Accretionary Wedge. For those of you who don’t know, the Accretionary Wedge is a monthly geoblog carnival which is hosted by various geology bloggers. The host proposes a topic and […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture(s): Golden Dessert at the Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi, on the site Georneys 2 weeks, 3 days ago
For this week’s “Monday Geology Picture” post, I’m continuing with sharing some pictures from my trip to the United Arab Emirates in January 2012. I’ve already shared some pictures of kayaking in Abu Dhabi and […]
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Evelyn Mervine commented on the post, Decorative Stones of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi – Part I, on the site Georneys 2 weeks, 5 days ago
I had a great visit, Karima! I hope Jackie and I can come visit you again sometime soon!
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Decorative Stones of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi – Part II, on the site Georneys 2 weeks, 5 days ago
After putting up my recent blog post Decorative Stones of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque – Part I, I decided to write to the mosque to inquire about the lithologies and origins of the various decorative stones. […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Decorative Stones of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi – Part I , on the site Georneys 3 weeks ago
UPDATE: See Part II for some more information on the decorative stones used in the mosque.
After sharing my mangrove kayaking pictures for this week’s “Monday Geology Picture” post, I thought I would share […]
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Evelyn Mervine commented on the post, Decorative Stones of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, on the site Georneys 3 weeks ago
I’ve written to the mosque to see if they can provide me with some information on the sources and lithologies of their decorative stones. If I receive a reply I’ll share that information here in a follow-up post.
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture(s): Kayaking Amongst the Mangroves in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on the site Georneys 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Over the next few weeks, I thought I would share some pictures from my trip to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates back in January 2012. I spend a few days in Abu Dhabi after attending a geology conference in the […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, The Big Pineapple in Bathurst, South Africa, on the site Georneys 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Back in early April I traveled from my home in Cape Town, South Africa to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. I went for a long weekend to visit my husband in Grahamstown. My husband periodically spends several weeks […] -
Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture: Mogolokwena Platinum Mine, South Africa , on the site Georneys 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Today’s Monday Geology Picture and description are courtesy of my husband Jackie Gauntlett, who is sharing another picture from his recent field trip as part of his masters degree in Exploration Geology at […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Weekly Geology Picture(s) #2: Barberton Mountainland, South Africa, on the site Georneys 1 month ago
To make up for missing the last two Monday Geology Picture posts, here’s another guest post by my husband Jackie Gauntlett. This post shares more pictures from his recent mining / exploration geology field trip in […] -
Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Weekly Geology Picture(s) #1: Chromitite in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa , on the site Georneys 1 month ago
So, I have been quite negligent recently and missed both last week’s and this week’s Monday Geology Picture. My apologies for that! Life has been very busy with things such as writing a paper and preparing for […] -
Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture: Table Mountain and Lion’s Head, on the site Georneys 1 month, 2 weeks ago
For this week’s geology picture, I thought I’d share a picture that I took during one of my regular evening walks / runs here in Cape Town, South Africa. This picture shows Table Mountain and Lion’s Head, one […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, A Geology Song: Pompeii by Bastille, on the site Georneys 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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 […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, South Africa Mining / Exploration Geology Field Trip: A Preview, on the site Georneys 1 month, 3 weeks ago
First of all, I want to apologize to my readers that blogging here on Georneys has been somewhat light over the past several weeks. There are a couple of reasons why.The first reason is that my work as a […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture(s): Petrified Trees , on the site Georneys 1 month, 3 weeks ago
My friend Ray recently visited Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona and was kind enough to send me some of his gorgeous pictures of the landscape, including the petrified trees. Ray says that these […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Reef City– Some Historical Views, on the site Georneys 2 months ago
This week I’m sharing the last pictures from my September 2012 visit to Gold Reef City, Gold Reef City, a gold mining themed amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. The amusement park is built on the […]
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Evelyn Mervine wrote a new post, Monday Geology Picture(s): Gold Reef City– Trains, on the site Georneys 2 months, 1 week ago
I have a few more pictures to share with you from my September 2012 visit to Gold Reef City, a gold mining themed amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Check out some of my previous “Monday Geology […]
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