9 October 2020
Posted by Callan Bentley
Looks like we’re sticking with the U.K. for Friday folds, for the time being…
This lovely beast comes to us from Torcross, via Danny Stubbs, who shared it on Twitter this past week.
That’s from the Meadfoot Group of slates, cross-cut by quartz veins.
In this follow-up image, Danny shares that sometimes the quartz veins have enjoyed some folding too:
Happy Friday to all.
Callan Bentley is Associate Professor of Geology at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. For his work on this blog, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers recognized him with the James Shea Award. He has also won the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, and the Biggs Award for Excellence in Geoscience Teaching from the Geoscience Education Division of the Geological Society of America. In previous years, Callan served as a contributing editor at EARTH magazine, President of the Geological Society of Washington and President the Geo2YC division of NAGT.
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Cool pics, thanks for sharing!