PreambleI first heard about the Moine Thrust (northwest Scotland) during my undergraduate studies at Auckland
Category: The (really) Ancient Earth
Dalradian rocks and structures The Atlas, as are all blogs, is a publication. If you
Preamble A collection of late 19th century lantern slides made by Arthur Whinfield, a native
A chance encounter of a different kind. The 9th century Book of Kells is exhibited
[I had the opportunity to browse some of Ussher’s notes and scribblings during a visit
Stromatolites. The Precambrian is replete with them. In many ways they define the Precambrian, that
Shallow marine – estuarine – tidal flat – lagoon and coastal dunes This collection of
Aeolian dunes along coasts and in deserts Here are some examples of modern and ancient
My early geological education was very much New Zealand centered; the gamut of sedimentary, igneous
Analogies are the stuff of science. In geology, we frequently employ modern analogies of physical,