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A catch-up round-up of the Geoblogosphere

If I were one for New Year’s resolutions, which, after decades of disappointing self-scrutiny, I’m afraid I’m not, I would probably resolve to try to manage my...

January 1, 2011 7 min read

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Piano bar

News stories are diverse and often strange – the mysterious appearance of a grand piano on a sand bar in Miami’s Biscayne Bay has received global media attentio...

January 1, 2011 2 min read

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A prominent role for a sandglass

I promise that I’ll get back to more serious topics shortly, but I’m still trying to catch up on catching up. Among recent distractions was the fact that on Tue...

November 1, 2010 3 min read

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Earth Science Week and Earth Science Literacy

Earth Science Week and Earth Science Literacy It’s Earth Science Week again, stimulated and coordinated by the AGI: Since October 1998, the American Geological...

October 1, 2010 10 min read

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Sunday sand: Brazilian gems

Sometimes, a sand just strikes me as beautiful in its own right – yes, of course it has geological stories to tell, but (although perhaps I shouldn’t admit this...

October 1, 2010 3 min read

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Sunday sand: glass beaches

The phrase “glass sand” would normally make you think of ultra-pure sand resources used in glass-making, such as the sands of Fontainebleau. But I was intrigued...

October 1, 2010 6 min read

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Sunday sand: more forams

Walking on a beach in Bali is, more often than not, a delightful experience, even idyllic. But occasionally it can be a challenge to the balance, a sensation of...

October 1, 2010 4 min read

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Sands of the San Francisco Exploratorium

When I bought my ticket for the Exploratorium, I asked, of course, where there were exhibits that used sand. After initially pointing to one close by, the guy b...

August 1, 2010 7 min read

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Accretionary Wedge: the Geoblogosphere

Dave Bressan (History of Geology and Cryology and Co.) has posted a call for a new Accretionary Wedge episode with the grand theme of the geoblogosphere, geolog...

July 1, 2010 7 min read

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Berms and bacteria: a couple more sources - one of them illustrious

Orrin Pilkey, Emeritus Professor of Geology at Duke University, author of hundreds of papers and books, doyen and uber-guru of all things coastal, has stated hi...

July 1, 2010 1 min read

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Limulus polyphemus: sand artist and one of nature's wonders

So OK, Jim Denevan is in a different league, but back in May, when the tides were high and the first full moon of the month was rising over Queens, New York, La...

July 1, 2010 8 min read