Geology Rocks

Tweeting little fantastic, absorbing, mind-boggeling, multi-faceted geological tid-bits

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We love it!

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Oh the astounding beauty nature can make

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Another brilliant read Jan Zalasiewicz's "The Planet in a Pebble" takes us on a journey through history of the earth from the viewpoint of a single pebble on the beach. Fantastic. #geologybooks #geologyreads
https://t.co/vqf1SR1pA8

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Need a good read? @RichardFortey has managed to write an entire book about #Trilobites, a small cockroach like creature that lived millions of years ago. If you can make take hard to put down: genius!
https://t.co/w1XGW8mvg0

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Hey! Who graffitied on the sandstones? #Petroglyphs #SegoCanyon # RockArt #Geology #Utah #Geologyrocks

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That's what I call #crossbedding! #Aeolian sanddunes @DinosaurNPS

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More spectacular #geology, high energy fluvial channel deposits, rapid deposition and tops dragged by strong currents > 400 Million years olds #Pinnacle #Grampiansnationalpark #HallsGap #sandstone #geologyrocks Read more: https://t.co/voRrip50A3

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This is not my fault, no wait, there is no fault, it's actually a marshmallow #alternativefacts. #Permian Cutler Group #Utah

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Saphires get their blue colour from iron and titanium impurities, a very famous saphire is the Star of India #funfacts #geology #gems

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#Iceland #Svartifoss in Skaftafell National Park.#geologypics

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If you haven't read it 'The map that changed the world' is an inspiring read #williamsmith #geologybooks

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Sensational supercritical flow ripples in the Moenkopi Formation #Utah #Goosenecks #Geology @CapitolReefNPS

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#Cretaceous fossil from #segocanyon #Utah, talk about excellent preservation! #geologyrocks

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Wow. So impressed. And boy do I wish I had a birthday coming up! #GeologyRocks #cake https://t.co/okBv3NtJhR

[The Geological Society @GeolSoc]

Thanks to everyone who submitted - not all from the challenge list but all nonetheless fabulous...#geobakeoff

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180 Million Year old fossil fern from #CurioBay #NewZealand #fossil

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Corundrum comes from the Sanskrit word 'kuruvinda' which means ruby

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I dreamed of lava....which can apparently symbolize violent pent up anger, yikes! #dreams #funfacts #geology

[EarthSky @earthskyscience]

Wind sculpted this frozen sand in Michigan this weekend.
http://t.co/34Fb3WMDAO

Photo: Joshua Nowicki

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Our famous anscestor Lucy was named after 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds', played often on the radio when she was found #funfacts #Lucy

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Yeah! Pls vote! RT @theAGU: Vote for the female geoscientist Lego set (includes lab & field) http://t.co/Fg9kuRPE8w