Bits of North America that were left behind
How bits of ancient North America (Laurentia) were left behind in the Scottish Hebrides. The jigsaw puzzle of continents and […]
In the field
The Burrens: An understated beauty
The Celts must have known a thing or two about rocks. They certainly recognized the bare hillslopes of western County
The Moine Thrust: An idea that unravelled mountains
PreambleI first heard about the Moine Thrust (northwest Scotland) during my undergraduate studies at Auckland University. Our department structural geology
In the field: Mountain storms and surprise encounters, northern British Columbia
The interior of northern British Columbia is rugged, mountainous country. Roads, that tend to be quite rough were frequently opened
In the field: Yukon Wolves, Moose, and Diamond Tooth Gerties
The best field projects are those that last several seasons; the ones you kind of own or share with any
In the field: Windows into two billion year-old rocks
My early geological education was very much New Zealand centered; the gamut of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks (there are
In the field: from one extreme to another
Have you ever looked at some locale on a map or photograph and thought “that looks like an intriguing place
In the field: Beaches, sand dunes, and shellfish for lunch
Final exams over, a moment of tomfoolery, and I found myself disconsolate in a hospital bed, recovering from an operation