Vaguely Informed Commentary From the Wide World of Earth Science
Chris Rowan is a geologist specialising in the dark arts of paleomagnetism, and getting people to pay him to travel to exotic destinations for fieldwork. Having drilled up New Zealand during his PhD, he is now a post-doc at the University of Johannesburg.
What the heck does 'Highly Allochthonous' mean?
September 19, 2008
Category: fossils
I really wasn't intending to leave Geopuzzle 14 hanging out unanswered on the interweb for as long as it has - and not just because my delay has apparently put my beer stash in jeopardy. The answer is actually both...
Posted by Chris Rowan at 7:53 AM • 6 Comments •
September 9, 2008
Category: geology
I'm not sure I'm really wise in jumping on this meme (started by Chuck and taken up by Hypocentre, Silver Fox and Callan), because I have a feeling I'm going to end up feeling a little inadequate; my heavy does...
Posted by Chris Rowan at 2:43 PM • 7 Comments •
September 8, 2008
Category: bloggery
Spending time in my home country has become a rather fraught affair in the last couple of years - because I don't live here, and my family and most of my friends still do, any visit back to British shores...
Posted by Chris Rowan at 12:51 PM • 1 Comments •
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