Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
As a St. Patrick’s Day treat, here’s a great photo of one of Ireland’s most famous geologic locales, Giant’s Causeway. Formed from a Paleogene (40-50 mya) basaltic lava flow, rapid [...]
Ten Thousand
Today will go down in the history books: Adventures in Geology has reached 10,000 views! Ok, maybe your typical history book doesn’t cover website view counts…but on this occasion my personal notepad [...]
Diamonds in the Lake
Daivik Diamond Mine may be in the middle of a lake with no road access, but that didn’t stop Canada’s largest diamond mine from starting out as an open pit reaching hundreds of meters below the water’s surface.
Oregon’s Electrifying Volcano
Geothermal project to utilize Newberry Volcano in central Oregon as source.
Google Salutes Geologist
Google Doodle celebrates Nicolas Steno’s 374th B-Day!
