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January 4, 2021January 4, 2021Mineralogy, News

Kernowite, Cornwallite and Mineral Friends

In exciting Cornish geology news at the end of 2020, the Natural History Museum, London, announced the finding of a new mineral Kernowite. Named using the Cornish language word for […]

March 12, 2020December 20, 2020Natural hazards

Three countries, three volcanoes

Was lucky enough to take a little work break the last two months to spend travelling in Central America. In between the surfing, hiking the rainforests and lazing on the […]

November 22, 2019December 20, 2020Development

Linking geoscience with Sustainable Development Goal 3

Great to attend the annual Geology for Global Development (GfGD) annual meeting last week, all focussed around how geoscience can support the delivery of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good […]

May 18, 2017December 20, 2020Granite in Focus

A collection of Cornubian granite textures

Originally published on allaboutgranite.wordpress.com (previous blog) on the 18th May 2017. I was out of the office on fieldwork earlier this week looking at granite textures with researchers from the […]

January 28, 2017January 17, 2021Granite in Focus

There’s lithium in them there hills

Originally published on allaboutgranite.wordpress.com (previous blog) on the 28th January 2017. There has been lots going on with lithium in Cornwall recently, with the news that a new company (Cornish […]

December 10, 2016December 20, 2020Uncategorized

2016 – A round up!

Originally published on allaboutgranite.wordpress.com (previous blog) on the 10th December 2016. At the start of 2016 I was three months back into academia after working at a consultancy and enjoying […]

December 10, 2016December 20, 2020New Granite Research

A Granite Meeting in France

Originally published on allaboutgranite.wordpress.com (previous blog) on the 10th December 2016. A fortnight ago I had a great week because I went to a Sn-W workshop at the University of […]

November 26, 2016December 20, 2020History

Stone circles, Quarries & Mines

Originally published on allaboutgranite.wordpress.com (previous blog) on the 26th November 2016. Today I’ve been for a stroll on Bodmin Moor, which is a granite moorland in eastern Cornwall, SW England, […]

November 20, 2016December 20, 2020Granite in Focus

My Favourite Granite

Originally published on allaboutgranite.wordpress.com (previous blog) on the 20th November 2016. I couldn’t really start this blog without writing about my favourite granite! So what follows here is a bit […]

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