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Where on Google Earth #207

Quite exactly half a year after my last WoGE win, I finally managed to find one again: in the last WoGE, Simon (hosted by Jeromes Blog) has shown the mountain Tronfjell, a nice gabbro intrusion in the Norwegian Caledonides. I’d like to present a rather younger feature:

Posted 20.06.10 ⟨ fj | WoGE | Comments (5) ⟩

Now translated: nice fold in southern Bavaria

This is just a pointer to an old post about a nice fold which I finally managed to translate.
Follow this link or click on the image to find out more…

Posted 15.06.10 ⟨ fj | Geotops | Comments (0) ⟩

The case of the Ark and the missing dinosaurs

…has now been solved:
(By Bizarro; found at Pharyngula the other day.)
I’m quite happy that I didn’t yet have to discuss with students the creationst crap the cartoon makes fun of.

Posted 26.02.10 ⟨ fj | Everyday insanity | Comments (0) ⟩

First results of the geoblog survey 2009

I’ve waited so long for this, and now I’ve almost missed it: there are some first results from the geoblog survey 2009. Lutz Geißler presents a summary on geoberg.de (and a shorter German version on geonetzwerk.org). Also, there’s going to be a publication about it in a not-yet-known journal.
It’s interesting (similar to the first [...]

Posted 22.01.10 ⟨ fj | Internet | Comments (0) ⟩

“Modern art” – hydrogeology

Quite some time ago, I posted a colourful specimen of modern art and asked whether someone could tell what it is. One or two people seemed to like it, but couldn’t add anything to my suggestion of the “Purple Woman Holding a Large Fish”.
So now the picture in its complete context:

Posted 21.01.10 ⟨ fj | Hydrogeology, Sight and sound | Comments (4) ⟩

The Geologist and the Engineer, in the year 1928

Sometimes, leafing through old books yields little gems.
The hydraulic processes of groundwater in nature cause great difficulties for calculations. To date, the geologist usually tends to rely on imagination [impression? understanding? concept? How the hell do you translate „Anschauung“?] only, and to disregard calculations completely. The mathematically trained engineer, on the other hand, often lacks [...]

Posted 20.01.10 ⟨ fj | Everyday insanity | Comments (0) ⟩

Where on Google Earth #178

Dominion on her/his blog “The Couloir Times” has shown a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains where she/he grew up as WoGE #177.
Just in time before Christmas, I’d like to present the new snowy/icy WoGE #178:

Posted 22.12.09 ⟨ fj | WoGE | Comments (3) ⟩

Practical courses for students of secondary school

This month’s Accretionary Wedge (hosted by Magma Cum Laude) is about earth science outreach, so I’d like to write a bit about the practical courses our university (BTU – Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus) provides for secondary school students in 11th and 12th grade.

Our department (Environmental Geology) offers such practicals since 2007, but [...]

Posted 30.10.09 ⟨ fj | Uni | Comments (0) ⟩

Reminder: Take the geoblog survey

The new geoblog survey is online this month. This aims at getting a better picture of the geoblogosphere, and to find out what’s good, what’s bad, what’s missing.
However, participitation has been low yet. So if you own a geoscience-oriented blog, take this short survey!
The survey is open until 1st November.

Posted 24.10.09 ⟨ fj | Internet | Comments (0) ⟩

Where on Google Earth #174

David of Cryolgy and Co. has pulled us firmly into the Quaternary1 with the climate sequence from the Lac du Bouchet (some additional info about is in David’s follow-up post).
Here’s my new WoGE picture. I hope to attract some new players (or reactivate the old ones), so I choose something not too difficult.
Yes, it isn’t [...]

Posted 13.09.09 ⟨ fj | WoGE | Comments (7) ⟩
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