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Some earth sciences teaching resources and musings for non-specialists by Brian Ricketts.
Geological Digressions
17h ago
Syntectonic deposition This category is a bit different to the other Atlas collections. It does not refer to a specific […]
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17h ago
Soft sediment deformation Deformation of sediment while it is soft or semi-consolidated, is common. The rock record is replete with […]
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3d ago
Submarine fans and channels: Beyond the slope (continental slope or delta slope) is the deep ocean floor, at depths usually […]
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4d ago
Marine slopes are bona fide geological settings in themselves, but from a geotectonic perspective they are the region where continental […]
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4d ago
The term ‘shelf’ is used here loosely – it covers a range of submarine settings, mostly shallower than about 300m, […]
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6d ago
Volcanoes and the products of volcanism Volcanoes shape our earth: landscapes, the air we breathe, the oceans. From day one […]
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1w ago
The Dalaradian, a 15+km-thick sequence of metasediments and metavolcanics occupies a broad swath through central Scotland. This is the Grampian […]
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1w ago
This collection of images from various modern and ancient fluvial deposits, includes meandering (high sinuosity) and braided (low sinuosity) rivers. […]
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1w ago
Shallow marine – estuarine – tidal flat – lagoon and coastal dunes This collection of images spans the shallowest marine […]
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1w ago
The Atlas, as are all blogs, is a publication. If you use the images, please acknowledge their source (it is […]
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