So it’s been a while since I’ve posted on here (seriously? A month already?) so I thought I’d write a quick post about what’s been going on recently. I’ve been both busy and lazy, so haven’t had a chance to do much worthy of putting up here.
Lab Work: I’m still working in the Lab, having [...]
I’ve spent the last week in the G-Mol Lab working on my summer project. The lab is great; brand new and with cutting edge analytical equipment.
The Accretionary Wedge for July is up, and it asks the following:
“So July’s topic is about your inspiration to enter geoscience. Was it a fantastic mentor? Watching your geologist parents growing up? A great teacher, or an exciting intro field trip? How did it happen?”
This is a difficult question for me to answer; mostly because [...]
In just a day and a half in the Borders we managed to visit fascinating geology ranging from the Ordovician through to the Quaternary. However, as you can see from these write ups it is painfully clear that we lacked the time to do it in any detail. We could have spent an entire day [...]
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On Wednesday afternoon we drove across to Troon, travelling via Moffat so that we could visit the Ordovician-Silurian GSSP at Dob’s Linn (55.4400°N 3.2700°W according to the SSI). The region is a truly lovely glaciated landscape, with U-shaped valleys, hanging valleys, waterfalls etc. The area to the west of Dob’s Linn is a National Trust [...]
Early (well…) on Wednesday we drove a couple of miles up the road to the Eildon Hills – a journey which in no way involved travelling along a road that was closed for maintenance. We parked by the reservoir to the West of the Eildons – probably the best spot to start a walk.
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After stopping in Eyemouth for a fish supper, and being attacked by Scotland’s biggest seagull, we drove up the coast to Siccar Point. Parking just outside the quarry we walked round to come at Siccar Point from the East (having driven right past the “proper” path). Making our way up from the East however let [...]
Earlier this week Hazel and Emma joined me down in the Scottish Borders for a look at some interesting geology. On the first day we drove down to the coast to engage in some fossil hunting. Parking in Burnmouth, we walked South along the beaches and cliffs. I’d liked to have gone down as far [...]
Since I bought my iPhone it has become more and more useful to me in the field (a use I never envisioned when I bought it). Below is a diagram of the many useful applications I use and how they can be used by a geologist in the field (click on the image to view [...]
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Gorgeous weather, in the west end on other business, and nothing better to do. That’s right; it’s time to give Fossil Grove another try.
This time we checked the opening times, made sure that there were no public holidays on (not even Glasgow City Council could use Oak Apple Day as an excuse surely) and even [...]
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