Matt Brueseke
@matttg.bsky.social
Cubs fan. 🌋 & magma, mineral resources, tectonics, wilderness, pawpaws, outdoor gear, 🏝⛰🏕, Rectal cancer survivor. Views and opinions expressed are mine. #geology #earthscience #geoscience ⚒️
The high elevation plateaus around Yellowstone are really interesting. Pics are plateau at ~11.5k ft elevation across the valley from the Wind River range, in Absarokas. Flat surface on Eocene Absaroka volcanics, <10 ma local volcanism on that surface. Some kind of Yellowstone-related uplift also?!
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The high elevation plateaus around Yellowstone are really interesting. Pics are plateau at ~11.5k ft elevation across the valley from the Wind River range, in Absarokas. Flat surface on Eocene Absaroka volcanics, <10 ma local volcanism on that surface. Some kind of Yellowstone-related uplift also?!
I’ve always wondered what’s up with the high heat flow in southern-eastern South Dakota (and presumably NE) - like what’s the cause? Does this influence anything we are discussing? Like you said, lots of work still remains!
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I’ve always wondered what’s up with the high heat flow in southern-eastern South Dakota (and presumably NE) - like what’s the cause? Does this influence anything we are discussing? Like you said, lots of work still remains!
Kelpies are pretty awesome
November 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Kelpies are pretty awesome
Yesterday… all good!! (Esp the giant plate of fries for dinner)
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Yesterday… all good!! (Esp the giant plate of fries for dinner)
I ran out for 30 seconds.. will be able to enjoy tomorrow hopefully!
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I ran out for 30 seconds.. will be able to enjoy tomorrow hopefully!
Poor candy corn… Lewis Black has some thoughts on this; www.halloweenforum.com/threads/cand...
#halloweencandyreject
#halloweencandyreject
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Poor candy corn… Lewis Black has some thoughts on this; www.halloweenforum.com/threads/cand...
#halloweencandyreject
#halloweencandyreject
I’m a GSA fan for sure, but it’s really a better meeting- need the petrology community to accept that too. 100% more student - esp undergraduate- friendly
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I’m a GSA fan for sure, but it’s really a better meeting- need the petrology community to accept that too. 100% more student - esp undergraduate- friendly
Boxing up 1st generation USGS rock powder standards (for whole rock geochemical or isotope analyses). AGV-1! Etc. ⚒️
October 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Boxing up 1st generation USGS rock powder standards (for whole rock geochemical or isotope analyses). AGV-1! Etc. ⚒️
Lego mineral night! Will trade… for actual Sweet Home rhodocrosite 🧪⚒️
October 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Lego mineral night! Will trade… for actual Sweet Home rhodocrosite 🧪⚒️
Honestly, this was a blast & I am really glad I was able to participate. #geoCVD2025 @agu.org @geosociety.bsky.social @seismosocam.bsky.social 🧪⚒️
September 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Honestly, this was a blast & I am really glad I was able to participate. #geoCVD2025 @agu.org @geosociety.bsky.social @seismosocam.bsky.social 🧪⚒️
Actually started reading that this evening! @highcountrynews.org is the best and it’s an excellent article.
September 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Actually started reading that this evening! @highcountrynews.org is the best and it’s an excellent article.
⚒️🧪New paper on the Yellowstone Hotspot.. thanks @magmacanteenboy.bsky.social and @volcanojw.bsky.social for supporting the work! More related work on the way (the amount of data that we’ve generated is large)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
⚒️🧪New paper on the Yellowstone Hotspot.. thanks @magmacanteenboy.bsky.social and @volcanojw.bsky.social for supporting the work! More related work on the way (the amount of data that we’ve generated is large)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Another pic, perhaps better light. Guess what’s the blue mineral? ⚒️
August 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another pic, perhaps better light. Guess what’s the blue mineral? ⚒️
Blue (!) Granite… ya don’t see this every day. 🧪⚒️
August 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Blue (!) Granite… ya don’t see this every day. 🧪⚒️
That’s awesome people just went out there to see them! That upper left pic, the big one, is what blew my mind lol
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
That’s awesome people just went out there to see them! That upper left pic, the big one, is what blew my mind lol
Look at this basalt bomb!!! 🧪⚒️
July 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Look at this basalt bomb!!! 🧪⚒️
Just loving MS-word spellchecker today.. #trashybasalt ⚒️
June 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just loving MS-word spellchecker today.. #trashybasalt ⚒️
My little piece of Mt Dun- gifted by a student who visited years ago.
June 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My little piece of Mt Dun- gifted by a student who visited years ago.
Print HCN is the best item in the mail.
That glacier panna cotta looks amazing!!
That glacier panna cotta looks amazing!!
June 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Print HCN is the best item in the mail.
That glacier panna cotta looks amazing!!
That glacier panna cotta looks amazing!!
While across town, they highlighted exploding cybertrucks..
May 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
While across town, they highlighted exploding cybertrucks..
Better pic of the hex cross section
May 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Better pic of the hex cross section
May 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM