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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]