It had been a New Year's resolution to blog every day. At this blog and my other one. I still manage to do some roadside Geology in local construction zones, though they haven't yielded much. And I did visit a "granite dump" near Elberton, Georgia a few months ago. (It is a particular place that produces headstones and other things and they dump their waste rock "out-back".) Usually, asking permission at a nearby convenience store yields access. Zenoliths and examples of cross-cutting relationships (as below) are usually the best things, as well as some thin slabs of granite and sometimes gabbro.
This is a convenient hand-sample xenolith, suitable for classroom use. Don't find them this nice, too often.
This particular slab was too heavy to take home. The dike is about 1.5 inches wide.
My most routine science endeavors are usually engaging in nature photography, of wildflowers and birds.
A couple of months ago, my wife (who is also a history buff) and I spent a couple of days at Gettysburg Battlefield Park in Pennsylvania. It would have been grand to spend a couple more days there, but family obligations called us back. The geology of the battlefield (and the area) was quite fascinating.
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