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Was the Little Ice Age Triggered by Massive... →
shychemist: Gifford Miller collects vegetation samples on Baffin Island. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Gifford Miller, University of Colorado) A new international study may answer contentious questions about the onset and persistence of Earth’s Little Ice Age, a period of widespread cooling that lasted for hundreds of years until the late 19th century.   The study, led by the University of...
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Earth's history →
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You might be a geologist if...
trustisafragilething: instead of finding change in the bottom of the washing machine, you find a fossiliferous carbonate that you happen to toss in your pocket while out in the field. Happened to me with a bunch of biotite mica this year.
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Continental Riff: Fish Canyon Tuff →
continentalriff: Exploring another volcanology topic today. The Fish Canyon Tuff. This, like yesterday’s post, is about a very specific volcanic occurrence, not a broad topic. Tuff, for those non-geologically inclined, is a type of rock that is formed by volcanic ash as it compacts and welds itself…
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