Basalt. It’s the fine grained igneous rock that makes up the sea floor and sometimes spews forth from volcanoes on the continents. End of story right? Wrong! That black rock sample I remember sitting in my classroom draw
Deep Time is the term used by scientists to describe the vast amount of time that has passed since the formation of the universe. It is an amazing.. 13,820,000,000 years long For many of us we can almost remember back to
The Permian period of time started around 299 million years ago when the Earth was in the deep freeze of an ice age. Most of the land on Earth was joined together into one huge continent that geologists call
G’day, Howdy and Hi, My name is Gary Lewis and I am an enthusiastic and passionate geoscientist. I grew up and studied in Australia and then moved to the USA in 2003. I have worked as a school teacher, in
Discover Hawaii’s Active Volcanoes February 2018 – a trip for all geology enthusiasts! 10-18 February 201 This nine-day (8 night) field trip on the Big Island of Hawaii will expand your knowledge in the field of plate tectonics, hot