Lake Superior agates and the fossils of the Carpathians

Today (14 December 2024), we start a four-part series on the geology and chemistry of Lake Superior agates, by Dr Wayne Sukow (USA), who these days is a retired physicist from the National Science Foundation in the USA.

Wayner wrote these articles a while ago for us, and provided some wonderful pictures. So even if the science appears somewhat formidable (it isn’t), the pictures are there to be enjoyed by all.

And next Saturday (21 December 2024), we start a three-part series on the fossils of the Carpathian Basin, in Eastern Europe by Gareth Dyke (UK) and István Főzy (Hungary). Together, the wrote a sizable tome – Fossils of the Carpathian Region – which, if you can get hold of a copy, is well worth having, particularly if you are going to Hungary or Romania for whatever reason.

And, from everyone at Deposits, may you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Jon Trevelyan
(Editor)