Congratulations to Carlos for an excellent new JPet Letter script on magma genesis in the TVZ, New Zealand, just published:
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Subducted sediments and deep crustal processes drive volcanism in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: an alternative interpretation
Abstract. The Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) is a young volcanic arc producing large volumes of silicic magmas with crustal signatures that are traditionally at
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February 17, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Congratulations to Carlos for an excellent new JPet Letter script on magma genesis in the TVZ, New Zealand, just published:
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Petrological and Sedimentological Fingerprinting of Late Paleozoic Tianshan Accretionary Orogenesis from the Kangkelin Formation (Wushi, South Tianshan) #Tianshan #Geology #Petrology #Sedimentology #Tectonics #EarthScience #Lithosphere #Orogenesis #Paleozoic
Petrological and Sedimentological Fingerprinting of Late Paleozoic Tianshan Accretionary Orogenesis from the Kangkelin Formation (Wushi, South Tianshan) | Lithosphere | GeoScienceWorld
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February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Petrological and Sedimentological Fingerprinting of Late Paleozoic Tianshan Accretionary Orogenesis from the Kangkelin Formation (Wushi, South Tianshan) #Tianshan #Geology #Petrology #Sedimentology #Tectonics #EarthScience #Lithosphere #Orogenesis #Paleozoic
I'm in a petrology class and this thin section i looked at under a microscope the other day is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen.
February 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I'm in a petrology class and this thin section i looked at under a microscope the other day is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen.
You know you're a nerd when you're thrilled to find a hardcover edition of a book from the 1970s about geological phase diagrams #petrology @kaylaiacovino.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:45 AM
You know you're a nerd when you're thrilled to find a hardcover edition of a book from the 1970s about geological phase diagrams #petrology @kaylaiacovino.com
I’ve started asking questions during my microscope heavy petrology labs for when students need a break.
First up: best and worst bands? (Criteria up to the individual)
First up: best and worst bands? (Criteria up to the individual)
February 13, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I’ve started asking questions during my microscope heavy petrology labs for when students need a break.
First up: best and worst bands? (Criteria up to the individual)
First up: best and worst bands? (Criteria up to the individual)
In which I spread the good word of peralkaline igneous petrology to the New World, and finally get an American news corporation to print fun facts about aenigmatite. 🥌
Why do all Olympic curling stones come from one small island off Scotland’s coast? | CNN
Every single curling stone in the Winter Olympics is crafted from a special granite found only on Ailsa Craig, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:36 AM
In which I spread the good word of peralkaline igneous petrology to the New World, and finally get an American news corporation to print fun facts about aenigmatite. 🥌
I’m happy to say that no less than two of the five great women scientists on this list are in the #Petrology Group at the School of Earth Sciences @bristoluni.bsky.social!
Happy International Women in Science Day! #IWISD ♀️👩🏼🔬🥳
From deep time to earth-inspired solutions for radioactive waste and climate adaptation, I’m proud to work alongside so many brilliant women scientists at @bristoluni.bsky.social
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From deep time to earth-inspired solutions for radioactive waste and climate adaptation, I’m proud to work alongside so many brilliant women scientists at @bristoluni.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 6:35 AM
I’m happy to say that no less than two of the five great women scientists on this list are in the #Petrology Group at the School of Earth Sciences @bristoluni.bsky.social!
Sampling Precambrian core of eastern #NorthDakota basement, for geochemistry, petrology, and isotope age dating studies! At #NDGS core library in Grand Forks. #geology ⚒️🧪
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Sampling Precambrian core of eastern #NorthDakota basement, for geochemistry, petrology, and isotope age dating studies! At #NDGS core library in Grand Forks. #geology ⚒️🧪
I agree. Me and Ale studied at the same university and we went collecting rocks many times. He really is oassionate about petrology!
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I agree. Me and Ale studied at the same university and we went collecting rocks many times. He really is oassionate about petrology!
@radiofreeskaro.bsky.social And to think that people laughed in the late twentieth century when I told them that my specialty is coal petrology. Well, no one is laughing now.
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy buggy whips to revive horse&buggy industry.
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy muskets to revive musket industry.
Buggy whip and musket industries big donors to Trump.
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Trump to direct Pentagon to buy muskets to revive musket industry.
Buggy whip and musket industries big donors to Trump.
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Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White H...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
@radiofreeskaro.bsky.social And to think that people laughed in the late twentieth century when I told them that my specialty is coal petrology. Well, no one is laughing now.
Facies (Petrology 💎)
In geology, a facies is a body of rock with distinctive characteristics. The characteristics can be any observable attribute of rocks and the changes that may occur in those attributes over a geographic area. A facies encompasses all the characteristics of a rock including […]
In geology, a facies is a body of rock with distinctive characteristics. The characteristics can be any observable attribute of rocks and the changes that may occur in those attributes over a geographic area. A facies encompasses all the characteristics of a rock including […]
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February 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Facies (Petrology 💎)
In geology, a facies is a body of rock with distinctive characteristics. The characteristics can be any observable attribute of rocks and the changes that may occur in those attributes over a geographic area. A facies encompasses all the characteristics of a rock including […]
In geology, a facies is a body of rock with distinctive characteristics. The characteristics can be any observable attribute of rocks and the changes that may occur in those attributes over a geographic area. A facies encompasses all the characteristics of a rock including […]
I did not see this plot twist coming but I love it so much
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I did not see this plot twist coming but I love it so much
Hi, I'm a guy studying geology
Petrology🪨Volcanology🌋Mineralogy💎Geochemistry🧪 (and others geological topics🗻)!!
I'll share my passion with you!!
📍Vulcano(Eolian Islands), Sicily, Italy🇮🇹
#geology #volcanology🌋 #volcano #Italy
Petrology🪨Volcanology🌋Mineralogy💎Geochemistry🧪 (and others geological topics🗻)!!
I'll share my passion with you!!
📍Vulcano(Eolian Islands), Sicily, Italy🇮🇹
#geology #volcanology🌋 #volcano #Italy
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Hi, I'm a guy studying geology
Petrology🪨Volcanology🌋Mineralogy💎Geochemistry🧪 (and others geological topics🗻)!!
I'll share my passion with you!!
📍Vulcano(Eolian Islands), Sicily, Italy🇮🇹
#geology #volcanology🌋 #volcano #Italy
Petrology🪨Volcanology🌋Mineralogy💎Geochemistry🧪 (and others geological topics🗻)!!
I'll share my passion with you!!
📍Vulcano(Eolian Islands), Sicily, Italy🇮🇹
#geology #volcanology🌋 #volcano #Italy
Nevermind the jobs you had.
Tell me 5 classes you took in college.
🦴 Paleontology
💎 Crystallography
🪨 Field Geology
🗺️ Cartography
🔬 Igneous Petrology
Tell me 5 classes you took in college.
🦴 Paleontology
💎 Crystallography
🪨 Field Geology
🗺️ Cartography
🔬 Igneous Petrology
Nevermind the jobs you had.
Tell me 5 classes you took in college.
🔍 Semiotics
🇫🇷 French for Business (can't speak any French)
🗂️ Documentary Archiving (useless and mandatory)
🗣️ Language and Society
🌏 International Trade IV: China
Tell me 5 classes you took in college.
🔍 Semiotics
🇫🇷 French for Business (can't speak any French)
🗂️ Documentary Archiving (useless and mandatory)
🗣️ Language and Society
🌏 International Trade IV: China
Nevermind the jobs you had.
Tell me 5 classes you took in college.
🍆 Human Sexuality (aka dirty 230)
🇪🇸 Spanish Peninsular Film
♿ Disability Studies
🪨 Geology
🌠 Astronomy
👥 Sociology
Those were the more interesting ones I think 🤷♂️
Tell me 5 classes you took in college.
🍆 Human Sexuality (aka dirty 230)
🇪🇸 Spanish Peninsular Film
♿ Disability Studies
🪨 Geology
🌠 Astronomy
👥 Sociology
Those were the more interesting ones I think 🤷♂️
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Nevermind the jobs you had.
Tell me 5 classes you took in college.
🦴 Paleontology
💎 Crystallography
🪨 Field Geology
🗺️ Cartography
🔬 Igneous Petrology
Tell me 5 classes you took in college.
🦴 Paleontology
💎 Crystallography
🪨 Field Geology
🗺️ Cartography
🔬 Igneous Petrology
2026 #13
Not a light read, I needed a couple of other reference books to help me understand the more technical stuff, but rigorous, informative and I now know a lot more about the granite pluton that lies beneath me here. Something a bit lighter needed next.😳
⭐⭐⭐⭐
💡📚
#booksky
Not a light read, I needed a couple of other reference books to help me understand the more technical stuff, but rigorous, informative and I now know a lot more about the granite pluton that lies beneath me here. Something a bit lighter needed next.😳
⭐⭐⭐⭐
💡📚
#booksky
February 4, 2026 at 7:27 AM
2026 #13
Not a light read, I needed a couple of other reference books to help me understand the more technical stuff, but rigorous, informative and I now know a lot more about the granite pluton that lies beneath me here. Something a bit lighter needed next.😳
⭐⭐⭐⭐
💡📚
#booksky
Not a light read, I needed a couple of other reference books to help me understand the more technical stuff, but rigorous, informative and I now know a lot more about the granite pluton that lies beneath me here. Something a bit lighter needed next.😳
⭐⭐⭐⭐
💡📚
#booksky
Freie Universitat Berlin is hiring:
Research Assistant in Mineralogy-Petrology
Research Assistant in Mineralogy-Petrology
February 3, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Freie Universitat Berlin is hiring:
Research Assistant in Mineralogy-Petrology
Research Assistant in Mineralogy-Petrology
🚨Job Alert! 🚨 Professorship (W 2) for #Petrology at #Geosciences, Uni Potsdam. 🧪⚒️
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February 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
🚨Job Alert! 🚨 Professorship (W 2) for #Petrology at #Geosciences, Uni Potsdam. 🧪⚒️
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Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1: Survey of Science Fiction
2: Sedimentary Petrology
3: Biogeography
4: Organic Chemistry
5:.Philosophy of Science
1: Survey of Science Fiction
2: Sedimentary Petrology
3: Biogeography
4: Organic Chemistry
5:.Philosophy of Science
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Metaphysics: Identity, Time and Freedom
2. Forensic Anthropology of the Human Skeleton
3. Russia In Revolution (A History)
4. Death And Dying: An Anthropological Perspective
5. Criminology: Violence And Crime
1. Metaphysics: Identity, Time and Freedom
2. Forensic Anthropology of the Human Skeleton
3. Russia In Revolution (A History)
4. Death And Dying: An Anthropological Perspective
5. Criminology: Violence And Crime
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Music Theory and Aural Skills
2. Children's Literature
3. Introduction to Astronomy
4. 17th Century Colonial Narratives
5. Writing Process and Practice
1. Music Theory and Aural Skills
2. Children's Literature
3. Introduction to Astronomy
4. 17th Century Colonial Narratives
5. Writing Process and Practice
February 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1: Survey of Science Fiction
2: Sedimentary Petrology
3: Biogeography
4: Organic Chemistry
5:.Philosophy of Science
1: Survey of Science Fiction
2: Sedimentary Petrology
3: Biogeography
4: Organic Chemistry
5:.Philosophy of Science
Five classes you took in college
- Chaucer
- Jane Austen
- Carbonate Petrology
- History and Development of the English Language
- Music Appreciation
- Chaucer
- Jane Austen
- Carbonate Petrology
- History and Development of the English Language
- Music Appreciation
Five classes you took in college
- Fictional Languages
- Japanese Pop Culture
- History of Rock
- Planets, Asteroids, and Impacts
- Botany
- Fictional Languages
- Japanese Pop Culture
- History of Rock
- Planets, Asteroids, and Impacts
- Botany
Five classes you took in college
-News & Entertainment
-History of Journalism
-Media convergence
-Topics in Journalism and Society
-Fundamentals of Broadcast
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-News & Entertainment
-History of Journalism
-Media convergence
-Topics in Journalism and Society
-Fundamentals of Broadcast
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February 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Five classes you took in college
- Chaucer
- Jane Austen
- Carbonate Petrology
- History and Development of the English Language
- Music Appreciation
- Chaucer
- Jane Austen
- Carbonate Petrology
- History and Development of the English Language
- Music Appreciation
5 classes you took in University
1. Archaeology of the Living Dead (Monks)
2. Petrology and Mineralogy
3. Several Palaeontology modules (cladistics is mostly stats urgh)
4. Deir el-Medina (workers for Valley of the Kings)
5. Human Osteology (intensive course because module cancelled at my uni)
1. Archaeology of the Living Dead (Monks)
2. Petrology and Mineralogy
3. Several Palaeontology modules (cladistics is mostly stats urgh)
4. Deir el-Medina (workers for Valley of the Kings)
5. Human Osteology (intensive course because module cancelled at my uni)
5 classes you took in University. It was 40 years ago so it's taking time to pull some out of my memory
1. Anthropology of food and nutrition
2. Regional studies in Greek prehistory
3. A history of Archaeological Theory
4. Cartography
5. Early Modern Literature
1. Anthropology of food and nutrition
2. Regional studies in Greek prehistory
3. A history of Archaeological Theory
4. Cartography
5. Early Modern Literature
5 classes you took in university:
1. Imperial Leather : GB Empire
2. Foundations of Mdn Historical Thought
3. 20th Cen Fascism
4. Special Subject: France 1848-1852
5. Dissertation on a comparative study between Walter Greenwood’s ‘Love on the Dole’ and Salford/Manchester/UK during the Depression
1. Imperial Leather : GB Empire
2. Foundations of Mdn Historical Thought
3. 20th Cen Fascism
4. Special Subject: France 1848-1852
5. Dissertation on a comparative study between Walter Greenwood’s ‘Love on the Dole’ and Salford/Manchester/UK during the Depression
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
5 classes you took in University
1. Archaeology of the Living Dead (Monks)
2. Petrology and Mineralogy
3. Several Palaeontology modules (cladistics is mostly stats urgh)
4. Deir el-Medina (workers for Valley of the Kings)
5. Human Osteology (intensive course because module cancelled at my uni)
1. Archaeology of the Living Dead (Monks)
2. Petrology and Mineralogy
3. Several Palaeontology modules (cladistics is mostly stats urgh)
4. Deir el-Medina (workers for Valley of the Kings)
5. Human Osteology (intensive course because module cancelled at my uni)
Understanding the thermal history of our planet helps us learn about geological activity, resource distribution, and even the potential for life on other celestial bodies. Such insights can guide future exploration and impact various fields, including climate science. #Petrology #EarthScience
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Understanding the thermal history of our planet helps us learn about geological activity, resource distribution, and even the potential for life on other celestial bodies. Such insights can guide future exploration and impact various fields, including climate science. #Petrology #EarthScience
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
Vocal Performance
Reef Systems through Time
Archaeology
Field Methods
Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
Vocal Performance
Reef Systems through Time
Archaeology
Field Methods
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Physical Chemistry
Theater
Environmental geophysics
Oceanography
Invertebrate Paleobiology
Physical Chemistry
Theater
Environmental geophysics
Oceanography
Invertebrate Paleobiology
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Linear Algebra
Nuclear Physics (don’t ask)
Engineering Geology
Optical Mineralogy
Field Geology
Linear Algebra
Nuclear Physics (don’t ask)
Engineering Geology
Optical Mineralogy
Field Geology
January 31, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
Vocal Performance
Reef Systems through Time
Archaeology
Field Methods
Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
Vocal Performance
Reef Systems through Time
Archaeology
Field Methods
Nvm the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in uni:
-Structural Geology & Tectonics
-Adv. Mineralogy/Advanced Petrology
-Remote Sensing: Terrain Analysis
-GIS & Urban Planning
-Climate Change & Society
Bonus: my senior symposium was “Remote Sensing Investigation of Permafrost Signatures”
-Structural Geology & Tectonics
-Adv. Mineralogy/Advanced Petrology
-Remote Sensing: Terrain Analysis
-GIS & Urban Planning
-Climate Change & Society
Bonus: my senior symposium was “Remote Sensing Investigation of Permafrost Signatures”
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
- Historic Preservation
- Architectural History
- Calculus III
- Building Systems
- Sustainability Studio
granted I graduated 18 yrs ago and I dont remember what these courses were *actually* called but this was the general gist
- Historic Preservation
- Architectural History
- Calculus III
- Building Systems
- Sustainability Studio
granted I graduated 18 yrs ago and I dont remember what these courses were *actually* called but this was the general gist
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
- Historiography
- History of Modern China
- Bible As Story
- Arthurian Legend
- Forensic Anthropology
(Bonus: Oil Painting)
- Historiography
- History of Modern China
- Bible As Story
- Arthurian Legend
- Forensic Anthropology
(Bonus: Oil Painting)
January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Nvm the jobs you had, tell me 5 classes you took in uni:
-Structural Geology & Tectonics
-Adv. Mineralogy/Advanced Petrology
-Remote Sensing: Terrain Analysis
-GIS & Urban Planning
-Climate Change & Society
Bonus: my senior symposium was “Remote Sensing Investigation of Permafrost Signatures”
-Structural Geology & Tectonics
-Adv. Mineralogy/Advanced Petrology
-Remote Sensing: Terrain Analysis
-GIS & Urban Planning
-Climate Change & Society
Bonus: my senior symposium was “Remote Sensing Investigation of Permafrost Signatures”
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1) Optical Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
2) Structural Geology
3) History of the French Revolution
4) History and Lit of Renaissance England
5) Ballet
1) Optical Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
2) Structural Geology
3) History of the French Revolution
4) History and Lit of Renaissance England
5) Ballet
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1) Optical Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
2) Structural Geology
3) History of the French Revolution
4) History and Lit of Renaissance England
5) Ballet
1) Optical Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
2) Structural Geology
3) History of the French Revolution
4) History and Lit of Renaissance England
5) Ballet