Mixed grill

[kinzel]

Recent stuff:

Weather permitting I've been doing a nightly quick observation of Jupiter -- and saw three moons again last night with the binoculars.  An hour later I was thinking of taking the telescope out for a better look -- and the cloud cover was 100%. I guess there's a lesson there.  I'm somewhat lazy about these nightly observations -- if i can see it from the deck, that's best.  if I have to run around outside in the lawn in the dewy darkness the evening that the lawn-guy's been here -- that's less likely. I love having acres of trees on the property, but they do obscure much of the sky from here.

Sharon has news this morning:
http://rolanni.livejournal.com/597713.html

Oh, that cloud cover from last night? Still dripping here.

Projects being worked on besides Ghost Ship? A couple of proposals.

My brother and his wife just finished a vacation -- they came to Augusta and we had a great breakfast visit and  I also showed them the local Tim Horton's. Then they did a bunch of their geology touring -- fossils,minerals, plate tectonics! -- and ended up with snow showers near Lake Placid on their way home. Cool!

So what's your geology passion? Me, I like quartz, and perdiot, and subtle colored gems.  I am NOT a fan of augmented colored stones, no.

Comments

[keristor.livejournal.com]

I have never managed to see any of the big astronomical events (the Perseids and other meteor showers, solar eclipses, etc.), it's always been raining or at least cloud cover where I am. Or, on occasion, I've just slept through it.

I've always been partial to quartz[1], particularly the clear crystals, and to the regular metal minerals (galena for instance).

[1] that's British quartz, 20% bigger than the American ones because our pintz have 20 ouncez instead of 16 *g*.

[6-penny.livejournal.com]

I saw the Perseids in 1966 when I was in England. Impressive, It looked like about half the stars were crawling down the curve of the sky. And they were huge!

Geology: geodes, and chinese poets stones.

[trolleypup.livejournal.com]

I would lean towards geology in place...like this (http://www.sfpeaks.net/090821-redslatemtn/).

Now just don't make me choose between the purity and massiveness of granite and the colors and forms of metamorphics.

ETA: living close to the desert, I get to see one or another of the meteor showers most years.

[sraun]

Gems with light effects - opalescence, chatoyancy, etc. Stars, eyes, opals, fire opals.

[nephir.livejournal.com]

I like stones that are interesting to look at, so I have lots of quartz infused bits around my house but for gem stones I have a fondness for those that are flawed.

[dmellieon.livejournal.com]

Opals - any kind, any color.

[redpimpernel.livejournal.com]

Living with a hydrogeologist, we get far more then our share of all things geologic. Her TiVo is chock full of earth science & broadway shows. How's that for a mix?

I'm personally partial to volcanic eruptions, weird sink holes, earth quake cracks where the two sides slip dramatically sideways from each other, and that cavern in Mexico filled with huge, GIANT crystals, but it's so hot that scientists can only go in wearing specially cooled environmental suits, and even then can stay less then an hour.

[nlbarber]

I'm another hydrogeologist, but have never been much of a rock collector. The ones I do have are either mementos of a trip, or tell a little geologic story. Or both, like the cross-bedded sandstone I collected on a field trip in central Texas.

I guess my kitchen countertops count, too. They're a metaconglomerate from Brazil with a wide variety of rock types in the cobbles. I can spot metamorphic halos on some of 'em, there's a nice partial meltings that gives a "kissing rock"--lots of entertainment for rock hounds who come to visit.

How we look from Mercury

[joythree.livejournal.com]

Steve, I thought you might like this Nasa pic. It is the earth and moon as seen from NASA’s Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=45710&src=eorss-iotd

geology: wow, whats NOT to love? I guess my favorites are river rocks to hold, and quartz for beauty and variety.
My father used to polish slices of moss agate.
Granite bouldes are remarkable.
Joy