#Sedimentary

ThePlanetaryGuy

As people are tucking into Easter eggs today, here's a list of some of the *absolute worst* substitutes for chocolate eggs that #geology can offer you. Consider yourself warned.A THREAD(1/n)

"Clinker", regionally referred to as "scoria" is a pyrometamorphic rock that is commonly used as a surfacing material. These rocks are all samples of clinker- look at the amazing variety!

Dr James D. Witts

~230 million years ago the UK was a harsh environment in the middle of the supercontinent of Pangea. Storms over mountains to the west caused flash floods, eroding sediment onto

Dr Clara Rodríguez

#SaltSaturday The geology offshore Mexico is fascinating. Let's change the perspective and look at the margin from the North . Salt was deposited in the middle Jurassic during the opening

too tired but spooky

I took one class of marine geology, I'm going to ace thishttps://twitter.com/angelsnuffbox/status/1321517610563895296 Metamorphic, sedimentary and igneoushttps://twitter.com/angelsnuffbox/status/1321517948083654656 NoneZeroNothingThey a

Brian Romans 🏔🌊

clasticdetritus

two days ago I shared a photo of an outcrop (https://twitter.com/clasticdetritus/status/1264301063676493826) and then I posted a slightly zoomed-out photo of the same exposure (https://twitter.com/clasticdetritus/status/1264522377402241024)

THREAD'Aliabad Sarai’ was one of the 14 Sarai's (halting stations) on the route between Lahore to Srinagar(Mughal Road). Emperor Jahangir got it constructed in the last leg of 16th century.

I hope that everyone complaining about learning pods/micro schools is also advocating HARD for universal preschool & childcare in the future. To be clear, I have huge concerns about the

Dr. James O'Donoghue

"How long has the moonAnd earth been together like this?"—Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago and then a Mars-sized object hit 100 million years later. It was from the Saturn-ring

Morgaine le Fee

I'm starting a #geology thread with #GlacialErratics I found in my region (Västerbotten, Sweden. Last glaciation: Weichsel, ended ca. 10ky ago).The first one is a porphyry.Found in: Umeå (esker)Probably from:

While yes it is possible for such a soup that appears such a way to contain Potatoes let me show you why in fact it is impossible for Emilia to

🇦🇷 Ale_Bortolus 🇪🇺

1/6 ROCKY MARSHESThe Patagonian #RockySaltMarshes develop on top of wave-cut platforms of sedimentary rock highly exposed to wave action and commonly dominated by a dwarf ecotype of the austral cordgrass

In economics there's this theory, the "Environmental Kuznets Curve," that argues that environmental degradation is strongly correlated with 'less advanced' economies, where activity is primarily industrial. As the econ

Carbon sequestration tl;dr outline pt 1 #EarthDay 1. CCU (the null case) – must be used properly2. Pumping underground – the OG, seems sketchy, ask a geophysicist3. Mineral carbonation –

THREAD to Bust Myths related to Sarasvati RiverMany modern indian historians, leftists have claimed the Sarasvati river 1) never existed or 2) if it did, it is the Helmand river

Making the moomin in my profile picture thread Here's Tove Jansson's original drawing. He's swimming downwards, see? And the plant has eyes. I love how dark some of these illustrations