Do you often see minerals attached to the fossils, or it just coincidental?

It's only allowed on the list if everyone promises the Tolkien Family Trust to pronounce it correctly.

Sorry to hear that. Getting standard definitions is hard work. I've seen people almost come to blows over a definition (should it be a trough or a trench?)

I'm currently grappling with definitions of 'technique' compared with 'method' (or 'principle' versus 'procedure' if you follow the VIM...)

Ward Beach in the northeastern corner of the South Island, New Zealand. A dramatic, rocky, wind-swept coast with concretions, the end of dinosaurs at the K-T boundary and sidling past grumpy fur seals napping amongst the outcrops... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Be...

I once described a period of low tectonic activity and peneplain development in a regional geological history as 'nothing much happened' to a prominent sedimentologist. I was promptly and permanently corrected.

Yes! I should have inserted a 4th step - a high school geography teacher that leaned strongly in the 'physical geography' of maps, landscapes and volcanoes part of the curriculum. Love a good map!

And amazingly written. I read it years ago, but there are still parts that randomly float into my awareness from time to time.

Annals of the Former World by John McPhee is a great read. It brings together descriptions of field trips (and the geologists!) plus local history to weave a story how the geology of North America has shaped its people and history, and how the story of geology itself has grown.

My sedimentology contrariness would ask 'why is the specimen rounded?' 😀

Nice! Molybdenite was one of the first metal ore minerals I saw 'in the wild' and I was also rather chuffed at spotting it.