Category: Under the microscope

June 25, 2019

Identifying detrital lithic fragments This post is part of the How To… series See also

June 25, 2019

Identifying detrital feldspar. This post is part of the How To… series Quartz may be

June 25, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series – quartz mineralogy in sandstones Classification

June 7, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series – how to classify sandstones using

May 23, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series What processes determine the size distribution

March 11, 2018

The magnifying power of clear glass and crystal was probably discovered by the early Greeks

August 11, 2017

What do you think of this analogy; sandstone, and a pile of garbage? I jest,

August 6, 2017

This is the second in a series on the geological world under a microscope Geologists,

July 30, 2017

This is the first post in a series on the geological world under a microscope

February 7, 2017

February in New Zealand is mid-summer and this means beaches, swimming, BBQs, and generally chilling