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Bored marbles, slate mines, and a castle in North Wales

Mark Wilson June 12, 2018 6:12 am

Aberystwyth, Wales — Let’s start with the castle as my tour of Wales with Tim and Caroline Palmer continues. Above is the storied Harlech Castle in North Wales. It was built of sandstone blocks by Edward I in the 13th … Continue reading →

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A narrow-gauge train trip in Mid Wales

Mark Wilson June 11, 2018 6:11 am

Aberystwyth, Wales — Caroline Palmer provided Tim and me a wonderful experience in a scenic Welsh valley on a perfect Welsh day. She is Trustee of the nearby Hafod Estate ( … one of the finest examples in Europe of a … Continue reading →

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A Wooster Geologist in Wales (continued)

Mark Wilson June 10, 2018 6:10 am

Aberystwyth, Wales — After the successful Larwood Meeting in Cardiff, I took a train to Carmarthen and met my friends Tim and Caroline Palmer for a delightful few days in Wales seeing building stones and geological sites. I’ve known Tim … Continue reading →

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A Smith Map in Wales

Mark Wilson June 9, 2018 6:09 am

Cardiff, Wales — Today Caroline Buttler and I met in the National Museum Wales and worked on an Ordovician bryozoan project together. There was nothing very picturesque going on until Caroline asked if I wanted to see their original William … Continue reading →

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Last day of the Larwood meeting: Museum collections and a coal mine tour

Mark Wilson June 8, 2018 6:08 am

Cardiff, Wales — On our last day of the Larwood Meeting, we finished up business in the morning and then had guided tours of the marine, mollusc, and fossil collections in the National Museum Wales (above). Highlights for me included … Continue reading →

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Climate Monday: NERSC Surface Pressure Observations

acrawford February 12, 2018 11:12 pm

Although we often care more about the temperature and precipitation when we talk about weather, the most basic weather observation we can make is atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure is really a measure of how much air is above you. That … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist/Historian on the San Andreas Fault

Mark Wilson June 17, 2017 10:45 am

Berkeley, California — Brandon Bell (’18) is a double major in geology and history at Wooster. He has a classic double-major thesis that combines both disciplines: the early history of modern seismology following the Great San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists visit Saint-Émilion in southwestern France

Mark Wilson June 8, 2017 6:08 am

La Barde, France — On our last full day in southwestern France, Independent Study student Macy Conrad (’18) and I had a cultural visit with our host Paul and Patricia Taylor to the ancient town of Saint-Émilion. This town, set … Continue reading →

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A Wooster Geologist on the Somme Battlefield

Mark Wilson May 30, 2017 5:30 am

Amiens, France — I had two days between the bryozoan meeting in Vienna and the fieldwork in southwestern France, so I decided to visit the World War I battlefields in the Somme Valley of northern France. It was a somber … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist in Vienna

Mark Wilson May 28, 2017 5:28 am

VIENNA, AUSTRIA — As is the tradition of Larwood meetings of the International Bryozoology Association, time is set aside for a guided tour of the most interesting parts of the host city. Given the incredible diversity of Vienna, we had … Continue reading →

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