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Rich Taylor

@rockhoundrich.bsky.social

Geologist, Applications Development for geoscience microscopy, former Pom in Aus, sci-fi enthusiast, movie lover, video game junkie, views are my own. (he/him)

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Image of labradorite down a stereo microscope showing micro scale inclusions

Image of labradorite down a stereo microscope showing micro scale inclusions

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Who’s at #AGU25. Come and swing by our booth and take part in our geo photo competition. Take a photo with our booth stereo microscope and post in online using #ZeissMicroscopy

Sadly I don’t think I’m eligible to enter. But here’s a nice pic I just took of some inclusions in shimmering labradorite!

16.12.2025 22:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ooh. Sorry. I have been off socials for a while. Did you get an answer or solve your problem? I can ask around

14.12.2025 20:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Really lovely to see the 'Infinity of Ships' KS landing with supporters. Huge team effort to produce - @adamstation.bsky.social and @jamiegp.bsky.social the brains behind it all.

If you missed the Kickstarter…

You can preorder here…
72stations.com/products/an-...

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18.07.2025 11:05 — 👍 57    🔁 11    💬 4    📌 1

This is, quite literally, my pleasure. Excellent stuff. I am blown away by the sheer quality of it all, on top of all the awesomenesss!! 🤩

17.07.2025 22:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think I was so excited my sentences didn’t work properly 🤣

17.07.2025 12:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Having a massive nerd out to this glorious collection that just arrived in the posts. Thanks to @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social who’s glorious illustrations posts over the past years put me onto this kickstarter, and to @adamstation.bsky.social and the other involved in creating these beautiful things!

17.07.2025 12:19 — 👍 34    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Really looking forward to reading this!

15.05.2025 11:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fabulous workshop for the last two days at the University of Pisa. And have to admit, A massive travel bucket list item ticked off. What a great place for a short visit. Didn’t have a friend to take the classic “holding it up” photo, so had to improvise with a destructive selfie!!

15.05.2025 11:23 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Two hedgehogs mating noisily in my back garden!

Two hedgehogs mating noisily in my back garden!

Well well well. To add to the list of random things I know… I now know what this sounds like. So glad I popped out to check the garden before bed! #garden #wildlife #HedgehogLove

21.04.2025 21:26 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A beautifully gift wrapped book

A beautifully gift wrapped book

The next layer in a beautifully gift wrapped book

The next layer in a beautifully gift wrapped book

My new copy of Shadows Stars and Sabers. A Sci fi, fantasy and horror anthology

My new copy of Shadows Stars and Sabers. A Sci fi, fantasy and horror anthology

Absolutely loved my “unboxing” of Shadows, Stars & Sabers that arrived in the post this week. What a beautifully wrapped gift to get! Cant wait to tuck into the stories! @jendiagammon.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social @starsandsabers.bsky.social

22.02.2025 21:21 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

For those curious. That lovely rock forms one of the 16 40ft monolithic pillars supporting the portico of the Pantheon, transported all the way from the ancient Roman quarries of Egypt. Probably my favourite ever building, I have wanted to see since I was little. So amazing to have finally visited!

20.02.2025 13:03 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Respect for knowing where this lovely rock column came from. And where it is now! #UrbanGeology #rocks #holiday!

19.02.2025 07:14 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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A little something for the flight from @garethlpowell.bsky.social
Always happy when a new GLP book comes out in time for some travel!! #scifi #books

17.02.2025 14:01 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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We're giving away 5 copies of FUTURE'S EDGE by Gareth Powell!

To enter:
🌙 Retweet this post
🌙 Follow @titanbooks.bsky.social & @garethlpowell.bsky.social
🌙 Tag a friend

UK only, ends 23:59 GMT, 16th February

We are also giving away 10 copies in the US via Goodreads: tinyurl.com/msm7cww9

04.02.2025 11:30 — 👍 58    🔁 52    💬 28    📌 10
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Lovely little gift through the post today! So excited to read these stories after watching the author list grow last year!! 🤩🤩🤩 @jendiagammon.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social

25.01.2025 17:39 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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11 hours of talks and workshops finished. One more hour of talking still to go in the morning and then I can start the long journey home. Absolutely shattered. But it’s been great touring around this awesome country! Right now, time to chill with a drink and a book

27.11.2024 08:49 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Seems about time to start my Bluesky journey. So starting it with a big journey! Heading off for a two week, three state tour of Australia to do some seminars, workshops and department visits. Wish me luck. Think it’s going to be tiring!

18.11.2024 12:25 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Digital drawing on an iPad of some sci-fi drones.

Digital drawing on an iPad of some sci-fi drones.

Digital drawing on an iPad of some sci-fi drones.

Digital drawing on an iPad of some sci-fi drones.

An Infinity of Ships - Kickstarter promo image. Shows the book, the deluxe foiled hardcover, and the set of game cards. All featuring my spaceship illustrations.

An Infinity of Ships - Kickstarter promo image. Shows the book, the deluxe foiled hardcover, and the set of game cards. All featuring my spaceship illustrations.

D is for Drones…

A new stretch goal for An Infinity of Ships.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/72s...

07.11.2023 11:44 — 👍 53    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0