Natural Perfection .
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Post: @nowaminrals
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Moon rock collection: We are going back to the moon as there are so many open questions are left like how much ice exist on the south pole, how try is the crust, what is the inner structure, is part of the core still liqiud or is the lower mantle still liquid, etc. #geo#geology#moon#geowissenschaften#mineralogy#minerals#geoscience#minerals#mineralogy#goetheuni#earth#mond#rock#rocks
Notes on the Whin Sill (focus on Cauldron Snout)...
The Whin Sill is a spectacular quartz-dolerite sill that formed approximately 295 million years ago (Carboniferous period).
Today it creates some outstanding topography as it’s lithology is resistant to erosion, compared to the surrounding limestone, shale and sandstone formations. I recommend going to see it along with Hadrians Wall!
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A geological Fanboy moment. I finally made it to the field guide covershot location. A bit nerdy I know, but I have a soft spot for hard rocks. The rocks with the “chevron” folds in the foreground are part of the Narooma Accretionary Complex and are the result of tremendous pressure which has compressed the existing layered rock into a zigzag pattern. The large lump of rock in the background is one of the Glasshouse Rocks which are composed of Narooma Chert, originally formed from deposits on the bottom of the ocean. The second photograph shows more of the Glasshouse Rocks, whilst the the third picture shows the stone kangaroo which stands guard atop the chevrons. Geology Rocks!!!! #geologicalwonders #geologicalphenomenon
East Golds Clay Pit, Newton Abbot
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Lignites and clays of the Southacre Member of the Bovey Formation. Low-angle normal faulting is clearly marked. Recent river gravels overlie the clay.
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The Bovey Formation is the major source in England for ball clay – a highly plastic fine-grained kaolinitic sedimentary clay typically used by the pottery industry.
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Photo by britgeosurvey
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Fluorite
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Post: @geologypage
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Day in the North Pennines looking at the Whin Sill ⚒
Took my trusted rite in the rain geological notebook into the field! I have genuine love for
these notebooks for years now, especially how easy they make recording data for us geologists!
Thanks rite in the rain for the notebook!
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