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Erratic rocks in fields and beaches of the Isle of Wight
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Erratic rocks in fields and beaches of the Isle of Wight

27/06/2017

 Stephen K Donovan (The Netherlands) The Isle of Wight is a marvellous place for the geologist on holiday, but there must be a suspicion that it has all been done before. When I first visited the island in 1999, my late wife Trina said that, of course, I would want … Read More

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An alternative view on climate change
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An alternative view on climate change

11/05/2017

Joe Shimmin (UK) Before you start shouting at your magazine, don’t worry, you’re not going to read that I think climate change isn’t happening or that human beings aren’t contributing to it. However, I am going to try to show that the version of climate change that we are always … Read More

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A Palaeocene lagerstätte in France
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A Palaeocene lagerstätte in France

11/08/2016

Dean Lomax (UK) A Lagerstätte is a sedimentary deposit that exhibits exquisite fossil richness, detail and/or completeness, often preserving fine details, including soft parts, which wouldn’t normally be found as fossils. There are two main types of fossil Lagerstätten: concentration Lagerstätten, which simply consists of large concentrations of fossils found … Read More

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