The Gneiss, the Bad, and the Schisty
Introduction
When I first learned of my brother’s excursion around the world I was extremely excited. Admittedly I wanted to jump on board in the most Tookish of ways and travel along for the adventure. However circumstances of my health at this time won’t permit me to partake in his journey.
As an avid geologist… more
Find out about the Scottish landscape’s journey from the Southern Hemisphere to the glaciers that carved out its beautiful landscape and the wondrous game of golf. Buried deep in its past, Scotland had a King and dikes that intruded their way into Scotland’s history, but it wasn’t their fault.
The White-ish Cliffs of DoverFrom chalkboards to big huge cliffs…what’s the deal with all that chalk? Find out how the Cretaceous got its name and why something so small takes so long to make such sizable cliffs.
BrusselsHere I talk briefly about the capital of Belgium and the north flowing river that got built over. It also talks about the massif geology and the other rocks that got stuck onto it to make Belgium.
“All Lands” and the Pond in between.
This section briefly details the relatively (geologically speaking) new theory of plate tectonics and how America came to be so far away from everyone else.
Goodness gracious! There’s no way I pulled this all out of my head, I got lots of info and facts and pictures and….well you know, they helped.
