Category: Under the microscope

March 8, 2026

A series on clay and clay mineralogy – clay crystallography, identification, diagenesis, mudstone classification, and

February 17, 2026

A series on clay minerals – their crystal chemistry, identification, formation, diagenesis It has long

February 17, 2026

The transformation of soft sediment to hammer-ringing rock is driven by physical and chemical diagenesis

November 28, 2025

A series on clay minerals – their crystal chemistry, identification, formation Weathering of sediment and

November 28, 2025

A series on clay minerals – their crystal chemistry, identification, formation Sedimentary clays are tiny.

November 28, 2025

A series on clay minerals – their crystal chemistry, identification, formation Clays are a ubiquitous

November 28, 2025

A series on clay minerals – their crystal chemistry, identification, formation Clays belong to the

March 18, 2025

This is the companion Atlas to the Cool-water carbonates – outcrop images. New Zealand cool-water

December 13, 2023

Miller, and Miller-Bravais indices are the standard where every face on a crystal is given

January 20, 2023

Preview (opens in a new tab) Not really a CV, more a precis 1969 and