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Urban geology: The Worsley Park wall game, Manchester
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Urban geology: The Worsley Park wall game, Manchester

17/04/2018

Stephen K Donovan (The Netherlands) Wall games are a very geological form of light entertainment and education. I certainly have amused myself by identifying rocks and their features in walls since my days as an undergraduate and before. I was introduced to the name for the wall game (obvious, I … Read More

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Jamaica’s geodiversity (Part 2): Highlights from the Neogene
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Jamaica’s geodiversity (Part 2): Highlights from the Neogene

12/10/2017

Stephen K Donovan (The Netherlands) and Trevor A Jackson (Trinidad) This is the second and concluding part of our introduction to Jamaica’s geodiversity. Here, we are concerned with more Neogene ‘highlights’ dating from the Middle or Late Miocene, about 10mya, when the island became, once again, sub-aerially exposed. The glossary … Read More

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Jamaica’s geodiversity (Part 1): Introduction and some older highlights (Cretaceous to Miocene)
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Jamaica’s geodiversity (Part 1): Introduction and some older highlights (Cretaceous to Miocene)

03/10/2017

Stephen K Donovan (The Netherlands) and Trevor A Jackson (Trinidad) With a length of only about 240km, Jamaica cannot be considered a large island. It is also relatively ‘young’ geologically, the oldest rocks being only about 140myrs old. This might sound old enough, but contrast it with, for example, rocks … Read More

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Jamaican fossil crabs
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Jamaican fossil crabs

20/12/2016

Stephen K Donovan (The Netherlands) and Joe SH Collins (UK) Decapod crustaceans (crabs) are among the most attractive of fossils. Yet, the beautifully preserved specimens seen in museum displays and dealers’ catalogues are in stark contrast with the usual haul of the collector, that is, scraps, commonly claws or (more … Read More

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