Happy Palentines Day, Geology Edition

I miss doing microscope work. Can we make a thread of our favourite thin section? This is mine

Actinolite Schist

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

“Did I not say that you would be a burden? That you would not survive in the wild? That you had no place amongst us?”

Derwentwater, Lake District, England by Peter Wilman

Bandon, OR

Jonah Reenders | Instagram

Running the FRANTZ to magnetically separate the garnet from my sample, all the stuff falling out is the less magnetic amphibole. For anyone curious I’m dating the Syros monolith

“Fresh greens of spring” | Yorkshire || baxter.photos

it is starting to bloom outside!!! smell like earth and worms!! the grass is tall and awake!!! flowers are here and scattered everywhere!!! it’s raining and humid and fresh!!! i know i say this every other day!!! i love!!! spring!!!

Église de Bertholène, Aveyron by thalie_o_brun

Psst NASA is currently running a poll to decide the name of the next Mars rover!

These are the nine finalists! The poll closes in five days, so go vote here! The winning name will be announce in March :)