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May 21, 2012
Monday Geology Picture: R/V Roger Revelle in Port in Woods Hole
I spent two months (early June – early August) aboard the R/V Roger Revelle during an expedition to the Ninetyeast Ridge in the Indian Ocean. Although the R/V Revelle is a Scripps Institution of Oceanography research vessel, during the summer of 2008 the ship spent some time in Woods Hole, MA on the dock owned by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. I was very happy to see the ship and the …
July 4, 2011
4th of July Rocks: Red, White, and Blue
Happy 4th of July, everyone! In honor of the 4th, here are some red, white, and blue rocks.Red sandstone: Red Standstone. Arches National Park, Utah, Fall 2005. Newly-deposited white travertine: Travertine forming in an alkaline pool. Oman, January 2009. And, last but not least, brilliant bright blue kyanite crystals: Blue kyanite. Image courtesy of Ian Stimpson’s Flickr stream.
