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Tag: Cornwall

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 […]

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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