I'm a PhD student at @UniofOxford and I think I'm living in a fairytale :-)
Foxes playing around in the snow at Magdalen College this morning โ absolutely magical!
Finally I got the picture ๐ฎ
Snowy Durdle door in Dorset
One of my most memorable moments, capturing this very rare image. The fact that we never really get snow down south and especially at such an iconic tourist attraction such as Durdle Door!
My 2025 A3 wall calendar is now available!
โจA Year in a Geologistโs Sketchbook, rocks from Scotland and further afieldโจ
Paintings from some of my favourite geosites I have visited in the past year! Please share with anyone you think might like it๐ฅฐ
https://t.co/X81zBeBCF9
@CharnwoodGeo โAsk a geologistโ is in full swing. Lots of people bringing along rocks to be identified and learning about the collection of local rocks and those bought by the volunteers @josh_NFM@ignim_bright@guidzoe. Were hear till 3pm, so still time to visit! ๐ชจ
Have you ever seen such a deliciously beautiful Museum?!
Our head of vertebrate paleontology, the phenomenal @Dr_EmmaNicholls is not only mother of dinosaurs, but is also queen of cakes!
Have you ever baked a cake or dessert inspired by us? We'd love to see it!
We are saddened to hear the news about the passing of Prof Jack Zussman who only recently reached his 100th birthday. Prof. Zussman is best know for his contribution to Crystallography and as author of 'An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals'
Now that's a gneiss map!
Earlier this year BGS' mental health & wellbeing team invited staff to create the 'beadrock' geology of the UK out of craft beads.
Based on the UK & Ireland map published by BGS in 2017, it features 176 individual beaded squares, all assembled by staff.
Looks like this amphibole is trying to tell me something! Unfortunately, it is pointing right toward the edge of the thinsection...
#ThinsectionThursday
๐ Join us on September 7th, for a very special 'Ask A Geologist' event at Bradgate Park!
๐ Get hands on with specimens, bring along your own samples for ID, and learn about what makes the Geopark so special!
๐ Find out more on our website: https://t.co/pmrAKTe3Yz
We've made geological maps in Minecraft! Download our 3D geology models as Minecraft worlds and learn how geology can influence the landscape.
These maps have been recreated using real geological data and are free to download and play.
https://t.co/WpMSGuTn6L