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The painful history of the Sõrve Peninsula, Saaremaa, Estonia

Mark Wilson July 6, 2011 1:06 pm

KURESSAARE, ESTONIA–This country has had the historical misfortune to lie between the Russians to the east and the Germans to the west with all their imperial ambitions in the last few centuries. The terrain is deeply glaciated and thus has … Continue reading →

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An intricate Silurian stromatoporoid reef on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia

Mark Wilson June 27, 2011 1:39 pm

KURESSAARE, ESTONIA–Stromatoporoids are extinct calcareous sponges that were very common in shallow water environments of the Silurian. They are especially abundant in the middle Silurian of the Baltic Region. Today we visited a site called Katri Cliff where a reef … Continue reading →

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A geological and historical tour of the Polish Jura

Mark Wilson June 23, 2011 3:44 pm

SOSNOWIEC, POLAND–A most memorable day traveling through part of the Polish Jura with Michał Zatoń and his delightful family of his wife Aneta and son Tomasz (4 and a half years old). The Polish Jura, also known as the Kraków-Częstochowa … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist in Poland

Mark Wilson June 20, 2011 2:12 pm

SOSNOWIEC, POLAND–I arrived today in Poland to work for a few days with my friend and colleague Michał Zatoń of the University of Silesia. We are going to study together some of of our favorite fossils (microconchids and other sclerobionts) … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist in … a library

Mark Wilson June 8, 2011 1:32 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.–And not just any library — The Library of Congress. I am in the Thomas Jefferson Building, the front of which is shown above. In the heart of the Jefferson complex is the Main Reading Room (see below), where … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists at the Siege of Lachish (2700 years later)

Mark Wilson May 30, 2011 11:59 pm

MITZPE RAMON, ISRAEL–Every time I visit the British Museum in London, I examine the fascinating relief from Nineveh showing The Siege of Lachish. The detail is extraordinary as the story is told in sequence through dozens of panels. It is … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists at the Center of the World

Mark Wilson May 30, 2011 11:44 pm

Our visit to Jerusalem was to meet geologists at the Geological Survey of Israel main complex in the western part of the city. Those discussions went very well and we met new people and learned much. Will and I also … Continue reading →

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Our base of geological operations: Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Mark Wilson May 22, 2011 1:19 pm

We have written many times about the geology of southern Israel in our blog posts over the past two years, and there is plenty more to come this week. We haven’t discussed the little town we stay in during our … Continue reading →

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Tree Rings and the Huna Tlingit People: A Wooster Student Geologist Talk

Mark Wilson October 31, 2010 2:19 pm

DENVER, COLORADO — The Wooster Geologists are very proud today of our own Sarah Appleton, who just gave a professional talk at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting this morning.  Her topic was sorting out a historical mystery about … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist in Virginia

Mark Wilson October 17, 2010 9:24 pm

MANASSAS, VIRGINIA–We’ve had several posts in this blog on the geology of battlefields (Leningrad, the Meuse-Argonne, Vicksburg, Bear River, Brice’s Crossroads). These places are almost always beautiful: peaceful green fields, quiet forests and grass-covered hills which belie the tragedies they … Continue reading →

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