Mastodawn

Today: during #hedgewatch in the #Alps near the #Aletsch #glacier we found these glacial #striations. The scratches are probably from the #LittleIceAge .The glacier was much thicker. They are cut in by #rocks at the bottom of the glacier.
#PawForScale
#GeologyWithCats #geology #ice #landscape #geography

GeologistsCat Jul 13

Today is #InternationalRockDay 🙀 Most humans get it wrong, but as #Cats with #geologists we know better😽
Here, some of our favourite rocks fig1 a #rock with a footprint from a #dinosaur, fig2 a rock with #SphericalWeathering, fig3 a #lavaflow made of #obsidian fig4 #pillowlava

#geology #geologywithcats #rocks

GeologistsCat Jul 7

Today: during #hedgewatch in #Switzerland we found this deformed #rock. It underwent #ductil #deformation so that this #fold made of #quartz formed. During deformation material can move from the limbs to the hinge so that the hinge becomes thicker.
#PawForScale

#geologywithcats #geology #structuralgeology #rocks #nature

GeologistsCat Jun 28

Today is day 28 of #30DaysWild. The picture is from a #hedgewatch to the #Aletsch #glacier. The marking shows it's thickness at~1850/60 when a period called #LittleIceAge ended.
Nature changes constantly, but we should allow her to do it at her own speed
#IceAge #GeologyWithCats #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #climate #climatechange

GeologistsCat Apr 20

Today we wish all our friends #hedgewatch'er or not a wonderful #Easter 🐾😻 Be kind to each other and enjoy the day 🐾
Look something is special about our #Easter decorations 😹 and we got a beautiful postcard 😻

#CatsOfTwitter #geologywithcats #FroheOstern #HappyEaster #CatsOfMastodon

GeologistsCat Apr 13

Today #GeologyWithCats. We found during #hedgewatch many #quartz veins at the #Rosstrape. They formed when #silica rich fluids circulated in #fractures that formed during cooling of the Ramberg #pluton & are now remnants of a #geothermal system.
#PawForScale

#granite #geology #geologie #geolocation #landscape #CatsOfMastodon

GeologistsCat Mar 21

Today #GeologyWithCats! We found this #drillcore it's a #sandstone. The white layers had large pores with #water in it. When #sediment was accumulated the pressure was growing & finally the water was squeezed out upwards-its a water escape structure.
Humans #PawForScale
#geology #rocks #sedimentation #sedimentology

GeologistsCat Mar 14

Today is another special day🙀 2 a ago during #hedgewatch on #LaGomera's highest point during #sunset the "thing with the ring" happened 🙀
The #gemstone on the #EngagmentRing is a #sapphire a variety of the #mineral #corundum which is aluminium oxide #Al2O3

#GeologyWithCats #travel #travelphotography #canaryislands

GeologistsCat Mar 13

Today is a very special day 🐾 5 a ago Simba🌈🐾 moved in & our adventure started. It took him very long to feel home even though Ornella 🌈 helped a lot. Simba🌈 became #hedgewatch'er & was a pawsome family member 😻 We miss him😿🐾

#AdoptDontShop #CatsAreFamily #CatsOfMastodon #geologywithcats

GeologistsCat Feb 20

Today is #VolcanoThursday. Lately #earthquake swarms occurred on #Tenerife. Upflift since 2023 is 1 cm. That’s supawfast in #geology! The #volcano #PicoViejo on Teides W-shoulder erupted in 1798. Last #eruption was #ElChinyero in 1909. Paws crossed for NO bad news
#GeologyWithCats

#landscape #landscapephotography #travel #travelphotography #traveladdict #canaryislands