@nougs.bsky.social
Northumbria Branch of the Open University Geological Society
Mind blowing rocks of Rosso Levanto: mantle peridototes that were carbonated and then weathered on the ocean floor of the Piemont-Ligiria ocean.
25.09.2025 15:37 — 👍 501 🔁 57 💬 10 📌 3
#FossilFriday: productid brachiopod sections in the Carboniferous Carlow Blue limestone from County Kilkenny, Ireland, flooring the V&A Dundee.
04.07.2025 16:47 — 👍 70 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
Fossiliferous flags at Uni of Newcastle for @pavementgeology.bsky.social
09.07.2025 12:12 — 👍 27 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
Hello and welcome to our new followers! 🙌 we are all about the geology of building stones and host the LondonPavementGeology.co.uk website which archives building stone data for the UK. Please check it out, and you can also submit locations near you
14.11.2024 10:29 — 👍 85 🔁 23 💬 6 📌 2![Comic. [two people in labcoats look at body pierced with blade draped over bench] PERSON 1: We found him lying uncomformably on the lab bench. I wonder if the iron-rich intrusion in his back is related. PERSON 2 with ponytail: It could be clastic. Maybe a rift opened in his body, and the intrusive material later fell into the hole. [caption] The Geology Department Investigates Their First Murder](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidexczuo22iq6o77sexfgdpvgx6baetimwtkzoeb7h7glon7enx4y@jpeg)
Comic. [two people in labcoats look at body pierced with blade draped over bench] PERSON 1: We found him lying uncomformably on the lab bench. I wonder if the iron-rich intrusion in his back is related. PERSON 2 with ponytail: It could be clastic. Maybe a rift opened in his body, and the intrusive material later fell into the hole. [caption] The Geology Department Investigates Their First Murder
Geology Murder
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Plagioclase peridotite from the Mariana Trench- a Rosetta Stone for decoding thermal history and oxygen fugacity conditions in the mantle. Photo by Dr Nick Dygert
This sample was taken at 6500m from the Mariana Trench using #ROVJason, owned by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
A excellent source of field guides from the Scottish Geology Trust.
geoguide.scottishgeologytrust.org
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It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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BGS 1:10 000 National Grid series, NH43SE, superficial, 2011
BGS 1:63 360 E&W old series, sheet 19, solid, 1873
Did you know that the BGS Maps Portal, provides access to over 45,000 maps, including 1:10 000, 1:50 000 and 1:63 360 scale maps of England, Wales and Scotland?
Users can view the collections for free and purchase high-res pdf copies through the BGS shop.
bgs.ac.uk/information-...
