Mignon Talbot (1869-1950)
This biography is part of the series Pioneering women in Earth Sciences – the link will take you to the […]
How to do things, Pioneer Women in Geology, Science in Context
How to do things
How to do things, Interpreting ancient environments, Planetary geology
Stratigraphy of the rocky planets
The rocky planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth (its Moon), and Mars Our knowledge and understanding of the Solar System and
How to do things, Interpreting ancient environments, Planetary geology
Martian stratigraphy – the framework
Martian stratigraphy – lessons from the Moon The universality of fundamental laws is firmly embedded in the scientific milieu; viz.
How to do things, In the field, Interpreting ancient environments
Rheology of soft sediment deformation
The rheology of soft sediment and weak rock. This post is part of the Lithofacies Series. See the companion post
How to do things, In the field, Interpreting ancient environments
Soft sediment deformation
Slump folds, slides, convoluted laminae, enterolithic folds, normal and thrust faults, glide planes, fractures, boudinage, ball-and-pillow, load casts, dewatering pipes,
Atlas of sediments & sedimentary structures, How to do things, Under the microscope
Atlas of cool-water carbonate petrology
This is the companion Atlas to the Cool-water carbonates – outcrop images. New Zealand cool-water carbonates are predominantly bioclastic, consisting
How to do things, Pioneer Women in Geology, Science in Context
Mary Lyell (1808-1873)
To say that Mary Horner Lyell’s life as a geologist was subsumed by her famous husband Sir Charles Lyell is
Atlas of sediments & sedimentary structures, How to do things, In the field, Interpreting ancient environments
Atlas of sequence stratigraphy
This category of Atlas images, is not intended as a comprehensive outline or set of definitions of sequence stratigraphy, but
Atlas of sediments & sedimentary structures, How to do things, In the field, Interpreting ancient environments
Glaciofluvial – periglacial deposits
The glaciofluvial-periglacial category refers to pretty well anything sedimentological, that is associated with glaciations, glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets.
Geophysics, How to do things, Pioneer Women in Geology
Inge Lehmann (1888 –1993)
Morning tea in Murchison, a small rural town in northwest South Island (NZ), was rudely interrupted on June 17, 1929,